''Howard Lovecraft and the Frozen Kingdom'' is a 2016 animated film based on the

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of the same name, itself inspired by the writings of American horror author H. P. Lovecraft. Two sequels, ''

Howard Lovecraft and the Undersea Kingdom ''Howard Lovecraft and the Undersea Kingdom'' is a 2017 animated direct-to-video film based on the graphic novel of the same name. The inspiration comes from the writings of American horror author H. P. Lovecraft. The sequel to 2016 film '' Howar ...

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Howard Lovecraft and the Kingdom of Madness ''Howard Lovecraft and the Kingdom of Madness'' is a 2018 Canadian animated film written, directed and produced by Sean Patrick O'Reilly and sequel to 2016 and 2017 films '' Howard Lovecraft and the Frozen Kingdom'' and ''Howard Lovecraft and the U ...

'', were released in 2017 and 2018.

Plot

After visiting his father in Arkham Sanitarium, young Howard Lovecraft accidentally uses the legendary ''Necronomicon'' to open a portal to a strange frozen world filled with horrifying creatures and a great adventure.

Cast

* Ron Perlman - Shoggoth *

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- Barry/Govlins * Alison Wandzura - Mary Lovecraft * Kiefer O'Reilly - Howard Lovecraft/Davik * Harmony O'Reilly - Innes * Michelle O'Reilly - Sarah Lovecraft * Phoenix O'Reilly - Twi'i * Sean Patrick O'Reilly - Spot * Summer O'Reilly - Gotha * Tyler Nicol - Winfield Lovecraft

Overview

The Howard Lovecraft series is a trilogy of graphic novels written by Bruce Brown and illustrated by Renzo Podesta. that began publishing in 2009 with ''Howard Lovecraft and The Frozen Kingdom''. The sequel ''Howard Lovecraft & The Undersea Kingdom'' was published in 2011 and the third volume ''Howard Lovecraft & The Kingdom of Madness'' was published in 2013. In 2014, ''Howard Lovecraft & The Three Kingdoms'' was released, printing the three series in one hardcover book. The books derived their world and characters from the Cthulhu Mythos created by Lovecraft. ''Howard Lovecraft and the Frozen Kingdom'' is the first screen adaptation of the Howard Lovecraft series. Two sequels, ''

'' and ''

'', were released in 2017 and 2019.

Production

On March 22, 2016, it was announced that Ron Perlman and Christopher Plummer had been cast in an upcoming animated feature. Shout! Factory has acquired the distribution rights to the film and Howard Lovecraft series.

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