Sci-fi/horror author H.P. Lovecraft has always been an enigma to all but his most dedicated fans. Focusing his most popular stories on the idea that the worst horrors known to man would come from outer space, Lovecraft intended to weave together the genres of horror and science fiction. A renowned anglophile, Lovecraft wrote in a dated form using archaic vocabulary and spelling. That method, combined with Lovecraft's strong racist beliefs that appeared frequently in his prose doesn't make his work a "light read." Throw into it his inability to create a single redeeming female character in any of his stories, and Lovecraft ends up seemingly less influential than most give him credit for. This is probably why far more people tend to drop Lovecraft's name rather than actually try and pick up one of his books.
Fantastic films such as "Re-Animator," "Hellboy," "Evil Dead 2," and "Castle Freak" were all either inspired by Lovecraft or are as close to direct adaptations as one could find. For a science-fiction author backed by a rabid fan base of hardcore nerds who've (claimed to have) read all of his work and praise the man devoutly, little is known about Lovecraft personally. The fact that little has been produced about the man is odd, considering the number of films and documentaries devoted to lesser-known icons of science fiction and horror.
The fact that most nerds have a disposable income (still living with your mom makes that possible) has lead to the creation of a plethora of never-ending crap for them to waste their money on. From officially licensed "Lord of the Rings" swords to cuddly plush Cthulhus donning Santa hats, these fans will buy anything. The sad fact is that all of these dorky trinkets will be tossed into a Dumpster when they die childless and alone in the bedroom they grew up in. They'll be found dead in their bed amidst a pile of empty Funyuns bags and shredded "Magic the Gathering" card packs. The TV will be on, the main menu for the DVD of the second made-for-TV "Ewoks" movie "The Battle for Endor" repeating itself in an endless loop. Ironically, this may be similar to the way its owner lived his sad, little life as he still breathed from his saliva-encrusted lips. If only he had used that excess of funds to leave behind something other than a mountain of collectible garbage, perhaps he could have left some sort of a legacy to his undersexed brethren.
Some sci-fi fans may think the reported ten-thousand-dollar budget wasted on "Lovecracked! The Movie" may have been better spent. Those people would have wasted it buying a hundred and sixty official "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" replica urns (I wish I were joking of their existence). At least the creators of "Lovecracked" tried to create a film as homage to one of their heroes. Too bad cranky ol' Howard Phillips himself would have hated it.
"Lovecracked! The Movie" is a collection of nine short films, all reportedly inspired by Lovecraft's macabre writing. Intercut with the internationally made shorts are scenes featuring a bumbling investigative journalist (writer/director/producer/editor/cinematographer/etc. Elias) who is looking for the truth of Lovecraft's past. While a couple of the short films are extremely enjoyable, most of them, along with surname-less Elias's interjections are just awful, some even borderline unwatchable. All of the moments featuring the journalist are best left to your fast-forward button. If you supplied your funniest friend with a super VHS camera, three random discs from "The Complete Monty Python Flying Circus" DVD set, and your dad's old dress shirt, he could come up with better material than anyone involved in this mess.
Along with skipping all moments involving the journalist, keep that fast-forward finger ready for the unbelievably self-absorbed "History of the Lurkers," which is easily the worst of the nine segments. The rest of the "films" are generally ignorable, with only a few exceptions. Ashley Thorpe's "The Remain" is extremely effective stop-motion tale of a painting commanding its artist to kill. But the two shining gems of the lot are by Swedish filmmaker Tomas Almgren, who wrote and directed the stunning "BugBoy" and scripted the simplistic yet brilliant "Chaos of Flesh" for director Grady Granros. "BugBoy" is a Kafkaesque tale as seen through a Lynchian lens, while "Chaos" is an excellent, straight-up horror yarn.
The only other short subject worth mentioning is the rather jarring inclusion of a scene from the porno flick " Re-Penetrator." It arrives at the tail end of "Lovecracked," and without much warning the audience is "treated" to an edited pornographic spoof of the classic "Re-Animator." While all of the "penetration" shots have been cleverly blocked or cut, the vision of a blood covered Joanna Angel oozing green goo after a raunchy sex scene with co-star Tommy Pistol (playing Dr. Hubert Breast) may be too much for the more-timid viewer.
Fantastic films such as "Re-Animator," "Hellboy," "Evil Dead 2," and "Castle Freak" were all either inspired by Lovecraft or are as close to direct adaptations as one could find. For a science-fiction author backed by a rabid fan base of hardcore nerds who've (claimed to have) read all of his work and praise the man devoutly, little is known about Lovecraft personally. The fact that little has been produced about the man is odd, considering the number of films and documentaries devoted to lesser-known icons of science fiction and horror.
The fact that most nerds have a disposable income (still living with your mom makes that possible) has lead to the creation of a plethora of never-ending crap for them to waste their money on. From officially licensed "Lord of the Rings" swords to cuddly plush Cthulhus donning Santa hats, these fans will buy anything. The sad fact is that all of these dorky trinkets will be tossed into a Dumpster when they die childless and alone in the bedroom they grew up in. They'll be found dead in their bed amidst a pile of empty Funyuns bags and shredded "Magic the Gathering" card packs. The TV will be on, the main menu for the DVD of the second made-for-TV "Ewoks" movie "The Battle for Endor" repeating itself in an endless loop. Ironically, this may be similar to the way its owner lived his sad, little life as he still breathed from his saliva-encrusted lips. If only he had used that excess of funds to leave behind something other than a mountain of collectible garbage, perhaps he could have left some sort of a legacy to his undersexed brethren.
Some sci-fi fans may think the reported ten-thousand-dollar budget wasted on "Lovecracked! The Movie" may have been better spent. Those people would have wasted it buying a hundred and sixty official "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" replica urns (I wish I were joking of their existence). At least the creators of "Lovecracked" tried to create a film as homage to one of their heroes. Too bad cranky ol' Howard Phillips himself would have hated it.
"Lovecracked! The Movie" is a collection of nine short films, all reportedly inspired by Lovecraft's macabre writing. Intercut with the internationally made shorts are scenes featuring a bumbling investigative journalist (writer/director/producer/editor/cinematographer/etc. Elias) who is looking for the truth of Lovecraft's past. While a couple of the short films are extremely enjoyable, most of them, along with surname-less Elias's interjections are just awful, some even borderline unwatchable. All of the moments featuring the journalist are best left to your fast-forward button. If you supplied your funniest friend with a super VHS camera, three random discs from "The Complete Monty Python Flying Circus" DVD set, and your dad's old dress shirt, he could come up with better material than anyone involved in this mess.
Along with skipping all moments involving the journalist, keep that fast-forward finger ready for the unbelievably self-absorbed "History of the Lurkers," which is easily the worst of the nine segments. The rest of the "films" are generally ignorable, with only a few exceptions. Ashley Thorpe's "The Remain" is extremely effective stop-motion tale of a painting commanding its artist to kill. But the two shining gems of the lot are by Swedish filmmaker Tomas Almgren, who wrote and directed the stunning "BugBoy" and scripted the simplistic yet brilliant "Chaos of Flesh" for director Grady Granros. "BugBoy" is a Kafkaesque tale as seen through a Lynchian lens, while "Chaos" is an excellent, straight-up horror yarn.
The only other short subject worth mentioning is the rather jarring inclusion of a scene from the porno flick " Re-Penetrator." It arrives at the tail end of "Lovecracked," and without much warning the audience is "treated" to an edited pornographic spoof of the classic "Re-Animator." While all of the "penetration" shots have been cleverly blocked or cut, the vision of a blood covered Joanna Angel oozing green goo after a raunchy sex scene with co-star Tommy Pistol (playing Dr. Hubert Breast) may be too much for the more-timid viewer.
Sci-fi/horror author H.P. Lovecraft has always been an enigma to all but his most dedicated fans. Focusing his most popular stories on the idea that the worst horrors known to man would come from outer space, Lovecraft intended to weave together the genres of horror and science fiction. A renowned anglophile, Lovecraft wrote in a dated form using archaic vocabulary and spelling. That method, combined with Lovecraft's strong racist beliefs that appeared frequently in his prose doesn't make his work a "light read." Throw into it his inability to create a single redeeming female character in any of his stories, and Lovecraft ends up seemingly less influential than most give him credit for. This is probably why far more people tend to drop Lovecraft's name rather than actually try and pick up one of his books.
Fantastic films such as "Re-Animator," "Hellboy," "Evil Dead 2," and "Castle Freak" were all either inspired by Lovecraft or are as close to direct adaptations as one could find. For a science-fiction author backed by a rabid fan base of hardcore nerds who've (claimed to have) read all of his work and praise the man devoutly, little is known about Lovecraft personally. The fact that little has been produced about the man is odd, considering the number of films and documentaries devoted to lesser-known icons of science fiction and horror.
The fact that most nerds have a disposable income (still living with your mom makes that possible) has lead to the creation of a plethora of never-ending crap for them to waste their money on. From officially licensed "Lord of the Rings" swords to cuddly plush Cthulhus donning Santa hats, these fans will buy anything. The sad fact is that all of these dorky trinkets will be tossed into a Dumpster when they die childless and alone in the bedroom they grew up in. They'll be found dead in their bed amidst a pile of empty Funyuns bags and shredded "Magic the Gathering" card packs. The TV will be on, the main menu for the DVD of the second made-for-TV "Ewoks" movie "The Battle for Endor" repeating itself in an endless loop. Ironically, this may be similar to the way its owner lived his sad, little life as he still breathed from his saliva-encrusted lips. If only he had used that excess of funds to leave behind something other than a mountain of collectible garbage, perhaps he could have left some sort of a legacy to his undersexed brethren.
Some sci-fi fans may think the reported ten-thousand-dollar budget wasted on "Lovecracked! The Movie" may have been better spent. Those people would have wasted it buying a hundred and sixty official "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" replica urns (I wish I were joking of their existence). At least the creators of "Lovecracked" tried to create a film as homage to one of their heroes. Too bad cranky ol' Howard Phillips himself would have hated it.
"Lovecracked! The Movie" is a collection of nine short films, all reportedly inspired by Lovecraft's macabre writing. Intercut with the internationally made shorts are scenes featuring a bumbling investigative journalist (writer/director/producer/editor/cinematographer/etc. Elias) who is looking for the truth of Lovecraft's past. While a couple of the short films are extremely enjoyable, most of them, along with surname-less Elias's interjections are just awful, some even borderline unwatchable. All of the moments featuring the journalist are best left to your fast-forward button. If you supplied your funniest friend with a super VHS camera, three random discs from "The Complete Monty Python Flying Circus" DVD set, and your dad's old dress shirt, he could come up with better material than anyone involved in this mess.
Along with skipping all moments involving the journalist, keep that fast-forward finger ready for the unbelievably self-absorbed "History of the Lurkers," which is easily the worst of the nine segments. The rest of the "films" are generally ignorable, with only a few exceptions. Ashley Thorpe's "The Remain" is extremely effective stop-motion tale of a painting commanding its artist to kill. But the two shining gems of the lot are by Swedish filmmaker Tomas Almgren, who wrote and directed the stunning "BugBoy" and scripted the simplistic yet brilliant "Chaos of Flesh" for director Grady Granros. "BugBoy" is a Kafkaesque tale as seen through a Lynchian lens, while "Chaos" is an excellent, straight-up horror yarn.
The only other short subject worth mentioning is the rather jarring inclusion of a scene from the porno flick " Re-Penetrator." It arrives at the tail end of "Lovecracked," and without much warning the audience is "treated" to an edited pornographic spoof of the classic "Re-Animator." While all of the "penetration" shots have been cleverly blocked or cut, the vision of a blood covered Joanna Angel oozing green goo after a raunchy sex scene with co-star Tommy Pistol (playing Dr. Hubert Breast) may be too much for the more-timid viewer.
Fantastic films such as "Re-Animator," "Hellboy," "Evil Dead 2," and "Castle Freak" were all either inspired by Lovecraft or are as close to direct adaptations as one could find. For a science-fiction author backed by a rabid fan base of hardcore nerds who've (claimed to have) read all of his work and praise the man devoutly, little is known about Lovecraft personally. The fact that little has been produced about the man is odd, considering the number of films and documentaries devoted to lesser-known icons of science fiction and horror.
The fact that most nerds have a disposable income (still living with your mom makes that possible) has lead to the creation of a plethora of never-ending crap for them to waste their money on. From officially licensed "Lord of the Rings" swords to cuddly plush Cthulhus donning Santa hats, these fans will buy anything. The sad fact is that all of these dorky trinkets will be tossed into a Dumpster when they die childless and alone in the bedroom they grew up in. They'll be found dead in their bed amidst a pile of empty Funyuns bags and shredded "Magic the Gathering" card packs. The TV will be on, the main menu for the DVD of the second made-for-TV "Ewoks" movie "The Battle for Endor" repeating itself in an endless loop. Ironically, this may be similar to the way its owner lived his sad, little life as he still breathed from his saliva-encrusted lips. If only he had used that excess of funds to leave behind something other than a mountain of collectible garbage, perhaps he could have left some sort of a legacy to his undersexed brethren.
Some sci-fi fans may think the reported ten-thousand-dollar budget wasted on "Lovecracked! The Movie" may have been better spent. Those people would have wasted it buying a hundred and sixty official "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" replica urns (I wish I were joking of their existence). At least the creators of "Lovecracked" tried to create a film as homage to one of their heroes. Too bad cranky ol' Howard Phillips himself would have hated it.
"Lovecracked! The Movie" is a collection of nine short films, all reportedly inspired by Lovecraft's macabre writing. Intercut with the internationally made shorts are scenes featuring a bumbling investigative journalist (writer/director/producer/editor/cinematographer/etc. Elias) who is looking for the truth of Lovecraft's past. While a couple of the short films are extremely enjoyable, most of them, along with surname-less Elias's interjections are just awful, some even borderline unwatchable. All of the moments featuring the journalist are best left to your fast-forward button. If you supplied your funniest friend with a super VHS camera, three random discs from "The Complete Monty Python Flying Circus" DVD set, and your dad's old dress shirt, he could come up with better material than anyone involved in this mess.
Along with skipping all moments involving the journalist, keep that fast-forward finger ready for the unbelievably self-absorbed "History of the Lurkers," which is easily the worst of the nine segments. The rest of the "films" are generally ignorable, with only a few exceptions. Ashley Thorpe's "The Remain" is extremely effective stop-motion tale of a painting commanding its artist to kill. But the two shining gems of the lot are by Swedish filmmaker Tomas Almgren, who wrote and directed the stunning "BugBoy" and scripted the simplistic yet brilliant "Chaos of Flesh" for director Grady Granros. "BugBoy" is a Kafkaesque tale as seen through a Lynchian lens, while "Chaos" is an excellent, straight-up horror yarn.
The only other short subject worth mentioning is the rather jarring inclusion of a scene from the porno flick " Re-Penetrator." It arrives at the tail end of "Lovecracked," and without much warning the audience is "treated" to an edited pornographic spoof of the classic "Re-Animator." While all of the "penetration" shots have been cleverly blocked or cut, the vision of a blood covered Joanna Angel oozing green goo after a raunchy sex scene with co-star Tommy Pistol (playing Dr. Hubert Breast) may be too much for the more-timid viewer.
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