The Whisperer in Darkness

20112011
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1h 43m

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Mystery Sci-Fi Thriller

Based on the H. P. Lovecraft story of the same name, a folklorist investigates reports of unusual creatures in Vermont only to uncover more than he bargained forBased on the H. P. Lovecraft story of the same name, a folklorist investigates reports of unusual creatures in Vermont only to uncover more than he bargained forBased on the H. P. Lovecraft story of the same name, a folklorist investigates reports of unusual creatures in Vermont only to uncover more than he bargained for

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6.6/10

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Director
- Sean Branney
Writers
- Sean Branney(screenplay)
- Andrew Leman(screenplay)
- H.P. Lovecraft(story)
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- 3 nominations

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Stephen Blackehart as Charlie Tower in 'The Whisperer in Darkness" (2011)

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- Sean Branney
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- Sean Branney(screenplay)
- Andrew Leman(screenplay)
- H.P. Lovecraft(story)
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Based on the H. P. Lovecraft story of the same name, a folklorist investigates reports of unusual creatures in Vermont only to uncover more than he bargained for

h.p. lovecraft alien rain miskatonic folklorist 22 more

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- H. P. Lovecraft's weird tale of ALIEN HORROR comes to VIVID LIFE... Filmed in genuine Mythoscope.
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When Professor Wilmarth is waiting for young Mr. Akeley at the Boston train station, Wilmarth turns his head to see that the train is approaching. Although the image is out of focus, it is clearly a modern train, not one that would be seen in the 1920's.

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After the FBI copyright warning: "all video involving fungal beings from the farther reaches of the solar system is carefully monitored by the Mi-Go, who deal harshly with those who duplicate and upload to the internet without permission."

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8/10

Very good adaptation

An adaptation of Lovecraft's story of the same name, which I have read. Within seconds, I pegged this as the work of the people who made The Call of Cthulu (director Brannery wrote and produced that film). I liked that one, but felt it was perhaps too slavish to a short story which didn't really lend itself that well to such a literal adaptation. The Whisperer in Darkness perhaps lends itself a lot better to such a treatment, and this adaptation is therefore quite good. It's been probably ten or eleven months since I read the story, so I don't remember it perfectly, but I think this is very faithful (the ending seems different, but I can't recall how the story ended that well). This is very creepy, with nice black and white photography. I don't much care for CGI monsters, but, for some reason, I think they look quite good in black and white, and the flying crab aliens look very good. The acting is amateurish throughout, but I did like Matt Foyer a lot in the lead. He has a great look for this movie. Highly recommended.

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