Lovecraft: Fear of the Unknown

Lovecraft: Fear of the Unknown
Lovecraft: Fear of the Unknown
	Caitlin R. Kiernan; Andrew Migliore; Robert M. Price; Peter Straub
Cinematography	Don Spiro
Release date	July 24, 2008 (Comic-Con);
Running time	90 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Lovecraft: Fear of the Unknown is a 2008 documentary film about American writer H. P. Lovecraft.

Summary

The film examines the life, work, and mind of the creator of the

Caitlin R. Kiernan, Ramsey Campbell, Stuart Gordon, S. T. Joshi, Robert M. Price

, and Andrew Migliore.

Release and reception

The film was released on Blu-ray and DVD in the United States on October 27, 2009.

Johnny Butane of the website Dread Central gave the film a score of 4 out of 5, calling it a "solid documentary that’s sure to appeal to everyone from casual Lovecraft readers to the most hardcore of his fans".^[4]

Awards

The film won Best Documentary at the 2008

Fantasia Festival 2008; Erie Horror Film Festival 2008; Buenos Aires Rojo Sangre Festival 2008; Shriekfest Horror Film Festival 2008; The H.P. Lovecraft Film Festival 2008; TromaDance 2009 and Porto Alegre

, Brazil's Fantaspoa Festival 2009.

References

^ "Lovecraft: Fear of the Unknown". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. 2016. Archived from the original on 7 March 2016. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
^ Burchby, Casey (3 November 2009). "Lovecraft: Fear of the Unknown". DVD Talk. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
^ Sammons, Brain M. (14 July 2010). "Cthulhu Eats the Movies: Lovecraft: Fear of the Unknown". Innsmouth Free Press. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
^ Butane, Johnny (30 August 2008). "Lovecraft: Fear of the Unknown (2008)". Dread Central. Retrieved 1 November 2016.
^ "Lovecraft: Fear of the Unknown (Free Documentary)". Open Culture. 13 January 2011. Retrieved 1 November 2016.

External links

Lovecraft: Fear of the Unknown – full documentary at Arkham Trailer Park YouTube channel
Lovecraft: Fear of the Unknown at
IMDb

Lovecraft: Fear of the Unknown at AllMovie

[NYT-1] "Lovecraft: Fear of the Unknown". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. 2016. Archived from the original on 7 March 2016. Retrieved 15 August 2020.

[2] Burchby, Casey (3 November 2009). "Lovecraft: Fear of the Unknown". DVD Talk. Retrieved 15 August 2020.

[3] Sammons, Brain M. (14 July 2010). "Cthulhu Eats the Movies: Lovecraft: Fear of the Unknown". Innsmouth Free Press. Retrieved 15 August 2020.

[4] Butane, Johnny (30 August 2008). "Lovecraft: Fear of the Unknown (2008)". Dread Central. Retrieved 1 November 2016.

[5] "Lovecraft: Fear of the Unknown (Free Documentary)". Open Culture. 13 January 2011. Retrieved 1 November 2016.

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