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Decent, there's the city of monsters with Price... as for the others directly inspired, I really wouldn't know; I'd be curious to see Yuzna's, where he adapts various tales like "the whisperer in darkness." The films with atmospheres that have more to do with Lovecraftian vibes are strangely those that aren’t based on his stories, like Weir's The Last Wave. Anyway, Occulto, from the trailer you posted, I’d feel inclined to give it a chance.

I think I've heard something like that too... I predict it's going to be crap (like pretty much all the films directly inspired by Lovecraft, from what little I've seen and those I've read about).

In the beautiful game of Lovecraftian films (a topic that interests me greatly, a personal obsession), in addition to the seed of madness, I would also mention Wicker Man (the original, of course).

For the first time, I find myself in total disagreement with Superanima. This, in addition to being my favorite Carpenter, devours both Hawks' film for breakfast, important as it may be, but quite aged, and Halloween (which I recently revisited, really a bit dull). Abundant special effects and splatter, but tension at a thousand and an indescribable finale; wow, when the two are left alone looking into each other's eyes in the Antarctic night, it’s a truly cinematic moment. That barely minute is worth as much as the entire film from the 50s.

For the first time, I find myself in total disagreement with Superanima. This second one, besides being my favorite Carpenter, devours both Hawks' film, important as it may be but quite aged, and Halloween (which I recently revisited, honestly a bit boring). Special effects and splatter in abundance, but tension at a thousand and an indescribable finale; wow, when the two of them are left alone looking into each other's eyes in the Antarctic night, it's truly a moment for cinema history. That little minute is worth as much as the entire film from the '50s.

Once again, I agree with the supersovereign; I wasn't particularly convinced either: he has his reasons, undoubtedly sick and grotesque, but the final scene does indeed elicit more smiles than anything else, to put it mildly. I was about to put the Buttgereit case to rest, with many reservations, but fortunately I then saw Der Todesking, which is a true masterpiece that transcends the genre (I know many splatter-loving friends disagree and prefer Nekromantik and the stuffed skeleton), much more concise and focused, and paradoxically because of that, it is also infinitely more distressing and frightening, in my humble opinion one of the peaks of horror of all time. To this, I give two and a half.

"The house with laughing windows" a minor film? I wouldn’t say that too loudly... anyway, I can’t wait to see it, I’ve heard quite encouraging comments and many say it has really returned to those atmospheres.

Over time, my impression is that the big problem with Trout Mask Replica is precisely this legendary aura that surrounds it, with the most notable rock critics praising it, from Peel to Bangs, not to mention Scaruffi, which is somewhat akin to the story of the Velvet's banana. So when someone listens to it, they end up disappointed that it doesn't reveal the Madonna before them or that a black hole doesn't form in the room, who knows. Perhaps we shouldn't even stop at the usual Safe as Milk/Trout Mask Replica, something many do and which I did for a long time as well. The other albums (like that gem of Strictly Personal: 50% Safe as Milk, 50% Trout Mask Replica. "Safe as Milk," the track with the same title as the first album, cannot not please; damn, it's a bomb) in my opinion allow for a much better understanding of TRM with more... "serenity," which is probably where the argument is taken to the extreme but is also less enjoyable compared to others, despite a few tracks being very entertaining: after all, the notion that music should simply be pleasant is a huge misconception.

@OleEinar: if you really want the same kind of "gentle" atmospheres among the Canterbury groups, you can't forget the two gems from Hatfield and the North (which, by the way, had the same Sinclair on bass and vocals). There are a couple of reviews on deb, take a look.

meson thank you so much for the link, I’ll listen to the podcast later.