Book Details
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Lurker in the Lobby: A guide to the cinema of H.P. Lovecraft |
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Andrew Migliore, John Strysik |
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1 |
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08.08.13 |
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Notes History
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| 08.08.13 | Half film listing and half interview transcripts, this book does a pretty decent job of representing Lovecraft's cinematic adaptations. I picked this up a few years ago when the Lovecraft Film Festival made a showing at the original Alamo and it really came in handy since I'm going through a bit of re-interest in his story and world. You will likely see some Lovecraft on this site before too long. The only problem with the book is that most of the movies talked about in here are not that great, so the reviews in particular get a little snarky. I guess it's hard not to but you know... still. It's weird to read the authors trash a movie then talk to the director or writer of it. Also it feels like the authors have a few positions on correct and incorrect ways to adapt Lovecraft so they debate a few of the interview subjects maybe a bit too far. Overall though I thought it was a good book and a great way to ease myself back into the mythos. |
