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VeryInnocuousPerson t1_j7v43l0 wrote

Reply to comment by volchonokilli in Shoggoth by Departedart

Yeah I’ll admit I had to look up the plot to that one because it’s been a decade or so since I read it. That’s probably a better candidate for adaption than most. Dunwich Horror is another one that has a more conventional plot.

The new Del Toro Netflix horror anthology adapts a couple Lovecraft stories, Pickman’s Model and Witch House. They had to add a lot of filler to get to the ~60 min run time. The anthology is decent but those episodes are sort of muddled in my opinion.

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volchonokilli t1_j7uzsxv wrote

Reply to comment by VeryInnocuousPerson in Shoggoth by Departedart

How about The Dream-Quest of Unknown Kadath? I've read it recently, and it seemed to be pretty focused around the character. Although original story is a bit hard to follow at times leaving much of descriptions up to imagination, with adaption it could really fit well into a movie in my opinion

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whitecatwandering t1_j7uwub3 wrote

I didn't notice that the "hear no evil" girls hands were under her hair and all I could think of was the SNL skit with tiny hands and in my head she was singing, "I'm only allowed upstairs".

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VeryInnocuousPerson t1_j7uwnl7 wrote

Reply to comment by volchonokilli in Shoggoth by Departedart

I’ve read most of lovecraft’s stuff. He’s one of the most influential horror writers of all time. I’m certainly not putting him down.

It’s just that his stories are hard to adapt because they are more focused on concepts than narratives or characters. And that issue persists even in Lovecraftian stuff that isn’t by him, mainly because it’s hard to have a relatable human drama set in the shadow of Cthulhu. The themes of alienation and human inconsequentialness kind of just squash all the other stuff.

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