We're obviously quite thankful for the written catalogue of H.P. Lovecraft, so it was only a matter of time until we got around to the very first credited adaptation of his work, Roger Corman's The Haunted Castle! Sure, the notorious master of low budget filmmaking had to result to subterfuge to get American International Pictures to release it in the midst of their Poe cycle - the titular poem is Lovecraft adjacent at best - but we're sure glad that Corman and screenwriter Charles Beaumont revealed Cthulhu, Yog-Sothoth, and the Necronomicon to the world.
This adaptation of "The Case of Charles Dexter Ward" may not be the most faithful, but this gothic horror tale is gorgeously shot, marvelously acted, and arguably even bleaker in its conclusion than even Lovecraft's source. The late writer may have cared as little for his novel as he did for the Republican party, but without it, we would have never gotten Vincent Price declaring "I'll not have my fill of revenge until this village is a graveyard!"
Happy Thanksgiving from The Cast of Cthuhu! Stay safe, wear a mask, and stay at home! When it is safe to travel again, we highly recommend trekking to Providence and taking part in the H.P. Lovecraft Walking Tour.
Episode 81 - Interview with S.T. Joshi
Episode 80 - Interview with Sam Liu
Episode 79 - Lily C.A.T. (1987)
Episode 78 - Batman: The Doom That Came to Gotham (2023)
Episode 77- Dark Sea (2013)
Episode 76 - The Deep Ones (2020)
Episode 75 - Harbinger Down (2015)
Episode 74 - Necronomicon: Book of Dead (1993)
Episode 73 - The Thing (2011)
Episode 72 - Prometheus (2012)
Episode 71- Cthulhu Mansion (1992)
Episode 70 - Colour From the Dark (2003)
Episode 69 - The Last Lovecraft: Relic of Cthulhu (2009)
Episode 68 - Apostle (2018)
Episode 67 - Dreams in the Witch House (2022)
Episode 66 - Pickman’s Model (2022)
Episode 65 - Hellraiser (2022)
Episode 63 - Interview with H.P. Lovecraft Film Festival Co-Director Gwen Callahan
Episode 63 - Glorious (2022)
Episode 62 - The Innsmouth Book Club
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