The Call of Cthulhu (2005)

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Andrew Leman Director

Film based on the classic horror tale by H.P. Lovecraft.

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Ramón Allen Jr. Louis
Leslie Baldwin Greta Johansen
Daryl Ball Officer Cassidy
John Bolen The Listener
Aidan Branney Swamp Boy
Sean Branney Pub Man
Andra Carlson Nurse
Mike Dalager Guerrera
Erin Emmalee Nancy
Chia Evers Cultist
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While considered a classic horror story, The Call of Cthulhu was for many decades considered to be unfilmable. H.P. Lovecraft's tale of eldritch horror is not merely one story, but a series of stories within other stories, and as such contains a hard-to-define plot.
 
However, breaking with traditional thought, the H.P. Lovecraft Historical Society nonetheless decided to bring The Call of Cthulhu to the screen. They chose to film the tale as a black & white silent movie, as if it had been made in the 1920s when the story was originally written. The choice paid off, and the resulting short is one of the most faithful Lovecraft adaptations ever filmed.
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Name The Call of Cthulhu
US Release Oct. 1, 2005
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Runtime 47
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