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Cthulhu Mythos In Popular Culture
This article provides a list of cultural references to the work of author H. P. Lovecraft. These references are collectively known as the Cthulhu Mythos. For works that are ''stylistically'' Lovecraftian, including comics and film adaptations influenced by Lovecraft, see Lovecraftian horror. Film Films based on, or inspired by, the writings of H. P. Lovecraft include the following. *''The Haunted Palace'' (1963), directed by Roger Corman, starring Vincent Price, and with Lon Chaney Jr. Marketed as "Edgar Allan Poe's ''The Haunted Palace''", the film is actually based on ''The Case of Charles Dexter Ward'', and also includes elements taken from ''The Shadow over Innsmouth'' and "The Dunwich Horror". *''Die, Monster, Die!'' (1965), directed by Daniel Haller, and starring Boris Karloff and Nick Adams. An adaptation of "The Colour Out of Space". *''Curse of the Crimson Altar'' (1968), directed by Vernon Sewell, and starring Boris Karloff and Christopher Lee. Released in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christopher Lee
Sir Christopher Frank Carandini Lee (27 May 1922 – 7 June 2015) was an English actor and singer. In a long career spanning more than 60 years, Lee often portrayed villains, and appeared as Count Dracula in seven Hammer Horror films, ultimately playing the role nine times. His other film roles include Francisco Scaramanga in the James Bond film '' The Man with the Golden Gun'' (1974), Count Dooku in several ''Star Wars'' films (2002–2008), and Saruman in both the ''Lord of the Rings'' film trilogy (2001–2003) and the ''Hobbit'' film trilogy (2012–2014). Lee was knighted for services to drama and charity in 2009, received the BAFTA Fellowship in 2011, and received the BFI Fellowship in 2013. He credited three films for making his name as an actor, ''A Tale of Two Cities'' (1958), in which he played the villainous marquis, and two horror films, ''The Curse of Frankenstein'' (1957), and '' Dracula'' (1958). He considered his best performance to be that of Pakistan' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
From Beyond (film)
''From Beyond'' is a 1986 American Science fiction film, science-fiction List of body horror media, body horror film directed by Stuart Gordon, loosely based on the From Beyond (short story), short story of the same name by H. P. Lovecraft. It was written by Dennis Paoli, Gordon and Brian Yuzna, and stars Jeffrey Combs, Barbara Crampton, Ken Foree and Ted Sorel. ''From Beyond'' centers on a pair of scientists attempting to stimulate the pineal gland with a device called the Resonator, with the unforeseen result of their perceiving creatures from another dimension. The creatures drag the head scientist into their world, returning him as a grotesque shape-shifting monster that preys upon the others at the laboratory. Plot Scientist Dr. Edward Pretorius has developed the Resonator, a machine that allows whoever is within range to see beyond normal perceptible reality. His assistant, Dr. Crawford Tillinghast, activates the machine and sees strange creatures in the air. He is bitten ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Herbert West–Reanimator
"Herbert West–Reanimator" is a horror short story by American writer H. P. Lovecraft. It was written between October 1921 and June 1922. It was first serialized in February through July 1922 in the amateur publication ''Home Brew''. The story was the basis of the 1985 horror film ''Re-Animator'' and its sequels, in addition to numerous other adaptations in various media. The story is the first to mention Lovecraft's fictional Miskatonic University. It is also one of the first depictions of zombies as scientifically reanimated corpses, with animalistic and uncontrollable temperaments. Plot Lovecraft originally serialized the story in ''Home Brew'' Vol. 1 #1–6, an amateur magazine published by his friend George Julian Houtain. From the Dark The narrator recounts his history with the title character, who has recently disappeared. He details his time as a medical student at Miskatonic University, which is when the narrator became fascinated by West's theories, which pos ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Gale (actor)
David Quentin Gale (2 October 1936 – 18 August 1991) was a British character actor. He is primarily known for his role as the evil, treacherous (and re-animated) neurosurgeon Dr. Carl Hill in the 1985 cult classic film ''Re-Animator'', and its 1990 sequel '' Bride of Re-Animator''. After ''Re-Animator's'' success, he was cast as a villain in a number of other science fiction and horror films such as ''The Guyver'', ''The First Power'', ''Syngenor'', and ''The Brain'', before his death due to complications of open heart surgery in 1991. David Gale was also a soap opera actor in the seventies and eighties, appearing as the priest Mark Reddin on ''The Secret Storm'' from 1972–74, mobster Beau Richardson on ''The Edge of Night'' from 1976–77, and evil Father-In-Law Rusty Sentell, Sr. on ''Search for Tomorrow'' from 1982-83. Biography David Gale was born October 2, 1936 in Wimbledon, UK, but moved with his family to New Jersey at a young age. He grew up in a very religiou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barbara Crampton
Barbara Crampton (born December 27, 1958) is an American actress and producer. She began her career in the 1980s in television soap operas before starring in horror and thriller films—both paths would define her continued accolade-winning career. Crampton made her television debut on the daytime drama '' Days of Our Lives'' (1983–84) before a supporting role as Leanna Love on the soap opera ''The Young and the Restless'' (1987–93, 1998–2002, 2006–07). Later in her career, she would appear in television horror anthologies such as Syfy's '' Channel Zero: The Dream Door'' (2018), Hulu's '' Into the Dark'' (2019), and Shudder's ''Creepshow'' (2021). She made her film debut in ''Body Double'' (1984), but received recognition in the comedy horror film ''Re-Animator'' (1985) as Megan Halsey and the science fiction film '' From Beyond'' (1986) as Dr. Katherine McMichaels. Later defining roles are '' Chopping Mall'' (1986), '' Puppet Master'' (1989), ''Castle Freak'' (19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bruce Abbott
Bruce Paul Abbott (born July 28, 1954) is an American film, stage, and television actor. Originally beginning his career in theater, Abbott later gained notoriety for his role as Dan Cain in the cult film, cult sci-fi horror films ''Re-Animator'' (1985) and ''Bride of Re-Animator'' (1990). He has also had roles in the horror films ''Bad Dreams (film), Bad Dreams'' (1988) and ''The Prophecy II'' (1996), as well as the sci-fi film ''Out of Time (1988 film), Out of Time''. From 1992 to 1993, he portrayed Judge Nicholas Marshall on the television series ''Dark Justice''. Early life Abbott was born and raised in Portland, Oregon, where he graduated from David Douglas High School in 1972. His career began as a dancer and actor in the Oregon Shakespeare Festival in Ashland, Oregon, where he spent three seasons from 1975 to 1978, appearing in productions of ''A Winter's Tale'', ''All's Well That Ends Well'', ''Henry VI Part 2'', ''The Tempest'', and ''The Tragedy of King Richard III''. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jeffrey Combs
Jeffrey Alan Combs (born September 9, 1954) is an American actor. He is known for starring in horror films, such as ''Re-Animator'', and appearances playing a number of characters in the ''Star Trek'' and the DC animated universe television franchises. Early life Combs was born in Oxnard, California, the fifth of nine children born to Jean Owens (formerly Sullins; 1921–1986) and Eugene "Gene" Combs (1922–1999), and raised in Lompoc. Both of his parents were from the Ozarks region of Arkansas. A graduate of Lompoc High School, as a senior, Combs played the lead role of Captain Fisby in a stage production of '' The Teahouse of the August Moon''. Combs then attended Santa Maria's Pacific Conservatory of the Performing Arts, and later developed his acting skills in the Professional Actor's Training Program at the University of Washington. In 1980, after spending several years performing in playhouses on the West Coast, Combs moved to Los Angeles. He landed his first role in t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stuart Gordon
Stuart Alan Gordon (August 11, 1947 – March 24, 2020) was an American filmmaker, theatre director, screenwriter, and playwright. Initially recognized for his provocative and frequently controversial work in experimental theatre, Gordon is perhaps more widely known for work in film. Most of Gordon's cinematic output was in the horror genre, though he also ventured into science fiction and film noir. Born in Chicago, Gordon became known for experimental and sometimes controversial live theater at the University of Wisconsin in the late 1960s. Moving back to Chicago, he founded and led the Organic Theater Company. In the early 1980s, Gordon went to California to pursue movie making. Like his friend and fellow filmmaker Brian Yuzna, Gordon was a fan of H. P. Lovecraft and adapted several of the author's stories for the screen, including ''Re-Animator'', '' From Beyond'', and ''Dagon'', as well as the ''Masters of Horror'' episode ''Dreams in the Witch-House''. He turned to th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Re-Animator
''Re-Animator'' (also known as ''H. P. Lovecraft's Re-Animator'') is a 1985 American comedy horror film loosely based on the 1922 H. P. Lovecraft serial novelette "Herbert West–Reanimator". Directed by Stuart Gordon and produced by Brian Yuzna, the film stars Jeffrey Combs as Herbert West, a medical student who has invented a reagent which can re-animate deceased bodies. He and his classmate Dan Cain (Bruce Abbott) begin to test the serum on dead human bodies, and conflict with Dr. Carl Hill (David Gale), who is infatuated with Cain's fiancée ( Barbara Crampton) and wants to claim the invention as his own. Originally devised by Gordon as a theatrical stage production and later a half-hour television pilot, the television script was revised to become a feature film. Filmed in Hollywood, the film originally was released without a rating from the Motion Picture Association of America, and was later edited to obtain an R rating. It garnered its largest audience through the unra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ed Begley
Edward James Begley Sr. (March 25, 1901 – April 28, 1970) was an American actor of theatre, radio, film, and television. He won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in the film ''Sweet Bird of Youth'' (1962) and appeared in such classics as ''12 Angry Men'' (1957) and '' The Unsinkable Molly Brown'' (1964). He was nominated for an Emmy Award for his portrayal of Matthew Harrison Brady in a television adaptation of '' Inherit the Wind''. He is the father of actor and environmental activist Ed Begley Jr. Early life Begley was born in Hartford, Connecticut, to two Irish immigrants, Hannah (née Clifford) and Michael Joseph Begley. After he dropped out of school as a fifth-grader, Begley ran away from home several times, going to work for "carnivals, fairs, and small circuses". Later he sold brushes, delivered milk, and served four years in the United States Navy during World War I. Career Begley began his career as a Broadway and radio actor w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dean Stockwell
Robert Dean Stockwell (March 5, 1936 – November 7, 2021) was an American actor with a career spanning seven decades. As a child actor under contract to Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, he first came to the public's attention in films including ''Anchors Aweigh'' (1945), ''The Green Years'' (1946), ''Gentleman's Agreement'' (1947), ''The Boy with Green Hair'' (1948), and ''Kim'' (1950). As a young adult, he had a lead role in the 1957 Broadway and 1959 screen adaptation of ''Compulsion;'' and in 1962 he played Edmund Tyrone in the film version of '' Long Day's Journey into Night'', for which he won two Best Actor Awards at the Cannes Film Festival. He was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama for his starring role in the 1960 film version of D. H. Lawrence's ''Sons and Lovers''. He appeared in supporting roles in such films as ''Dune'' (1984), ''Paris, Texas'' (1984), '' To Live and Die in L.A.'' (1985), '' Blue Velvet'' (1986), ''Beverly Hills Cop II ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
