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The H.P. Lovecraft Collection, Volume 1: Cool Air:Synopsis: Randolph Carter moves into a squalid boarding house in the summer of 1925 where he becomes friends with a mysterious doctor who revives him after a near-fatal heart attack. Soon after Carter discovers the awful truth about the doctor, and the fragile line that separates life and death. Featuring a stellar performance by Jack Donner as Dr. Munoz, Cool Air remains a haunting reminder of the power of the human will. Plus: Nyarlathotep, The Hound, An Imperfect Solution, The Hapless Antiquarian, and interviews with the cast & crew of Cool Air, bonus shorts, and an interview with scholar S.T. Joshi. Rating: Not RatedNumber of Discs: 1Run Time: 148 minutesSuggested Retail Price: $19.95DVD Bonus Features: Plus: Nyarlathotep, The Hound, An Imperfect Solution, The Hapless Antiquarian;Interviews with the cast & crew of Cool Air;Bonus shorts;Interview with scholar S.T. Joshi.
The H.P. Lovecraft Collection, Volume 2: Rough Magik:Synopsis: Plugging nicely into the world of Delta Green, Rough Magik is about 'The Night Scholars', a clandestine organization setup to monitor the ancient cult of Cthulhu. After decades of compiling an enormous database of arcane information, they have come to a single, incontrovertible conclusion: the Sleeping God is waking.
Diana Armitage, with the help of her Home Office Liaison, the mysterious Mr. Moon (Paul Darrow), launch an aggressive campaign against the Dreamers. This operation, designated the Rough Magik initiative, was successful but they trod on the toes of some powerful people, amidst accusations of financial impropriety and possible treason, the Night Scholars were disbanded. Now years later, the old magic is returning, the Sleeping God is rising, and there are more Dreamers than Mr. Moon can handle as he struggles to rebuild the Night Scholars before it's too late.
Plus: Bob Fugger's Terrible Old Man and From Beyond and Darkest of the Hillside Thickets music videos. DVD also contains an audio commentary track by Rough Magik screenwriter/producer Stephen Parsons, interviews with the cast & crew of Terrible Old Man, bonus shorts, and an interview with scholar S.T. Joshi. Rating: Not RatedNumber of Discs: 1Run Time: 130 minutesSuggested Retail Price: $19.95DVD Bonus Features: Plus: Bob Fugger's Terrible Old Man and From Beyond and Darkest of the Hillside Thickets music videos;Audio commentary track by Rough Magik screenwriter/producer Stephen Parsons;Interviews with the cast & crew of Terrible Old Man;Bonus shorts;Interview with scholar S.T. Joshi.
The H.P. Lovecraft Collection, Volume 3: Out of Mind:Synopsis: The third volume in the H.P. Lovecraft Collection contains some of our favorite Lovecraft inspired films. The sublime Out of Mind seamlessly melds a stealth Lovecraft documentary using dialog based on his numerous personal correspondence, and story fragments from his mythos woven into a single fascinating tapestry.
The film also introduces us to Lovecraft the person (through the brilliant characterization by Christopher Heyerdahl). There are lots of in-jokes and references to all things Lovecraftian for the astute fan. Even some iridescent protoplasma shows up but the filmmakers wisely keep their on-screen time very short, hinting at them rather then attempting to gross anyone out.
The plot revolves around a modern day artist, Charles Dexter Ward, who inherits a copy of the Necronomicon that causes a series of nightmare excursions into his familial past and to the dream world meeting with Lovecraft himself.
The volume also includes John Strysik's The Music of Erich Zann (now with the new 5.1 dolby surround sound mix) and Aaron Vanek's The Outsider & My Necronomicon.Rating: Not RatedNumber of Discs: 1Run Time: 120 minutesSuggested Retail Price: $19.95DVD Bonus Features: Also includes John Strysik's The Music of Erich Zann (now with the new 5.1 dolby surround sound mix) and Aaron Vanek's The Outsider & My Necronomicon
The H.P. Lovecraft Collection, Volume 2: Rough Magik:Synopsis: Plugging nicely into the world of Delta Green, Rough Magik is about 'The Night Scholars', a clandestine organization setup to monitor the ancient cult of Cthulhu. After decades of compiling an enormous database of arcane information, they have come to a single, incontrovertible conclusion: the Sleeping God is waking.
Diana Armitage, with the help of her Home Office Liaison, the mysterious Mr. Moon (Paul Darrow), launch an aggressive campaign against the Dreamers. This operation, designated the Rough Magik initiative, was successful but they trod on the toes of some powerful people, amidst accusations of financial impropriety and possible treason, the Night Scholars were disbanded. Now years later, the old magic is returning, the Sleeping God is rising, and there are more Dreamers than Mr. Moon can handle as he struggles to rebuild the Night Scholars before it's too late.
Plus: Bob Fugger's Terrible Old Man and From Beyond and Darkest of the Hillside Thickets music videos. DVD also contains an audio commentary track by Rough Magik screenwriter/producer Stephen Parsons, interviews with the cast & crew of Terrible Old Man, bonus shorts, and an interview with scholar S.T. Joshi. Rating: Not RatedNumber of Discs: 1Run Time: 130 minutesSuggested Retail Price: $19.95DVD Bonus Features: Plus: Bob Fugger's Terrible Old Man and From Beyond and Darkest of the Hillside Thickets music videos;Audio commentary track by Rough Magik screenwriter/producer Stephen Parsons;Interviews with the cast & crew of Terrible Old Man;Bonus shorts;Interview with scholar S.T. Joshi.
The H.P. Lovecraft Collection, Volume 3: Out of Mind:Synopsis: The third volume in the H.P. Lovecraft Collection contains some of our favorite Lovecraft inspired films. The sublime Out of Mind seamlessly melds a stealth Lovecraft documentary using dialog based on his numerous personal correspondence, and story fragments from his mythos woven into a single fascinating tapestry.
The film also introduces us to Lovecraft the person (through the brilliant characterization by Christopher Heyerdahl). There are lots of in-jokes and references to all things Lovecraftian for the astute fan. Even some iridescent protoplasma shows up but the filmmakers wisely keep their on-screen time very short, hinting at them rather then attempting to gross anyone out.
The plot revolves around a modern day artist, Charles Dexter Ward, who inherits a copy of the Necronomicon that causes a series of nightmare excursions into his familial past and to the dream world meeting with Lovecraft himself.
The volume also includes John Strysik's The Music of Erich Zann (now with the new 5.1 dolby surround sound mix) and Aaron Vanek's The Outsider & My Necronomicon.Rating: Not RatedNumber of Discs: 1Run Time: 120 minutesSuggested Retail Price: $19.95DVD Bonus Features: Also includes John Strysik's The Music of Erich Zann (now with the new 5.1 dolby surround sound mix) and Aaron Vanek's The Outsider & My Necronomicon
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