What follows is different to most Lovecraftian tales of horror, there is no Elder God, nor a sign of an Old One. This time though it is a tale within a tale, as an unnamed narrator is being told the story by a local of the ‘blasted heath’. The Colour Out of Space takes place after the actual events and is told, like most of Lovecraft’s tales, as a first-person narrative. Before we can talk about this new entry into the pantheon of Lovecraft adaptations, we must first look at the original short story that inspired it and then question why Lovecraft is so hard to adapt.įirst published in 1927 and by all accounts was Lovecraft’s personal favorite tale of his. Which makes Stanley the right man for this job. Lovecraft’s The Colour Out of Space was his all-time favorite tale. In interviews for the movie, Stanley has told about how his mother would read him, Lovecraft, as a child. And in a way, he is the perfect choice for a Lovecraft adaptation produced by the same guys who released Mandy (which has similarities to cosmic horror). But, don’t let that put you off, he also wrote and directed Hardware and Dust Devils, plus a whole lotta short films. Moreau, the one with Val Kilmer and Marlon Brando. The Return of Richard Stanley Director Richard Stanley on set of Color Out of Spaceįor those who don’t know, Richard Stanley is a South African writer/director who most famously was fired after one week of shooting on The Island of Dr. It begins to mutate everything in its vicinity into vibrant monstrosities. They find themselves at odds with a beautiful infection that’s not of this world. When a meteorite strikes the farm of Nathan Gardner ( Nicolas Cage) and his family. If so, then perchance Richard Stanley’s 2020 adaptation of Lovecraft’s 1927 short story, The Colour Out Of Space, could be the exception to the rule. Lovecraft is unfilmable? Or could it be that the right mind mixed with the perfect team and a particular vision had to come together at the right time to make one? Some, like Stuart Gordon’s Re-Animator, are cult favorites. And this comes from the fact that the beasties of his creation are never described because they are unimaginable and the human mind cannot fathom them.īut, there have been countless films adapted or inspired by his works. Yep, but that last one causes problems.įor many a fan, they claim that his particular brand of weird tales is unfilmable. His works have been adapted for comics, music, radio, audio dramas, and movies. Lovecraft, what can we say about the man that hasn’t already been said? Creator of Cthulhu.
This is exactly what Richard Stanley did perfectly in Color Out Of Space.
What makes something Lovecraftian is the universe not giving a shit about us.
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