A Grand Fusion Of Lovecraft And Clive Barker

Rating: 7/10 (28 December 2012)

H.P. Lovecraft often referred to in his books about beings called the "Elder Ones" which existed before man ever walked the Earth. He also mentioned an entity known as "Cthulhu" whose name could not even be mentioned by humans as they did not possess the vocal anatomy needed. By fully canting this entity's name, it would be awoken from its primordial slumber and begin to devour all life.
In this film the Elder Ones are called the "Ancient Ones", and they have to be appeased from time to time by a ritualistic human sacrifice in order to prevent the destruction of the world.
This film has some awesome special effects that has to be seen to be believed. The special effects are by AFX Studios, and close to a 140 people were working on these effects. The special effects really kick in during the last 35 minutes of the film, so if you want to skip to the special effects, just forward an hour of the film.
The plot of the film closely resembles Sam Raimi's Evil dead film, but it ends up very differently. College students Dana Polk, Holden McCrea, Marty Mikalski, Jules Louden, and her boyfriend Curt Vaughan go to a remote cabin in the woods for a vacation. During the night, when they are partying, the cellar door unexpectedly opens and they all go in to explore. What happens next is for you to find out!
The casting of the film is dubious, but the special effects more than make up for the dull cast. Chris Hemsworth the only notable actor is totally wasted(no pun intended!) in the film.
Movies Based On H.P. Lovecraft: From Beyond, The Dunwich Horror, Necronomicon: Book of Dead, Dagon, The Unnamable 1&2, Cool Air, Re-animator Trilogy, The Thing On The Doorstep & Dreams In The Witch House(Masters Of Horror TV Series Episode).
Movies Based On Clive Barker Books: Hellraiser, Lord Of Illusion, Raw Head Rex, The Midnight Meat Train, Nightbreed, Candyman.