Is Gareth Edwards' directorial debut Lovecraftian? Not in the slightest! Did the 6-person crew have a shooting script? Absolutely not! Do the effects, direction, and performances still hold up after 12 years? You betcha!
Entirely improvised and largely featuring locals and non-professional actors, Monsters may leave Lovecraft fans yearning for more nihilism or existential madness, but the love story with monsters as window dressing is a testament to a filmmaker whose big budget studio offerings haven't served him as well.
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Episode 43 - The Beach House (2019)
Episode 42 - Starfish (2018)
Episode 41 - Lifeforce (1985)
Episode 40 - The Empty Man (2020)
Episode 39 - Lord of Illusions (1995)
Episode 38 - Society (1989)
Episode 37 - The Endless (2017)
Episode 36 - Resolution (2012)
Episode 35 - WandaVision (2021)
Episode 34 - Annihilation (2018)
Episode 33 - Cast a Deadly Spell (1991)
Episode 32 - Cold Skin (2017)
Episode 31 - Black Mountain Side (2014)
Episode 30 - The Call of Cthulhu (2005) with Andrew Leman & Sean Branney
Episode 29 - The Whisperer in Darkness (2011)
Episode 28 - The Haunted Palace (1963)
Episode 27 - The Crimson Cult (1968)
Episode 26 - In the Mouth of Madness (1995)
Episode 25 - Lovecraft Country Review
Episode 24 - Event Horizon (1997)
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