The Call of Cthulhu is a 2005 independent silent film adaptation of the H. P. Lovecraft short story "The Call of Cthulhu", produced by Sean Branney and Andrew Leman and distributed by the H. P. Lovecraft Historical Society. It is the first film adaptation of the famous Lovecraft story, and uses Mythoscope, a blend of vintage and modern filming techniques intended to produce the look of a 1920s-era film. The film is the length of a featurette.
Director: | Andrew Leman |
Produced by: | Sean Branney, Andrew Leman |
Screenplay by: | Sean Branney |
Starring: | John Bolen, Ralph Lucas, Chad Fifer, John Klemantaski, Jason Owens, D. Grigsby Poland, David Mersault |
Narrator: | Matt Foyer |
Music: | Troy Sterling Nies, Ben Holbrook, Nicholas Pavkovic, Chad Fifer |
Cinematography: | David Robertson |
Edited by: | David Robertson |
Distributed by: | H. P. Lovecraft Historical Society |
Released: | June 06, 2005 |
Running time: | 47 minutes |
Country: | United States |
Language: | English |
IMDb: | The Call of Cthulhu (film)'s IMDb |
Rotten Tomatoes: | The Call of Cthulhu (film)'s Rotten Tomatoes |
Netflix ID: | 70067488 |
About Andrew Leman
Screenwriter whose credits include Scream 3, Galaxy Quest, and What Lies Beneath.
Before Fame
He studied at the University of Illinois, where he earned his MFA in Acting.
Achievement
His guidebook, In the Time of Lovecraft, was written to aid role-players of Lovecraftian games in the 20s and 30s.
Family Life
He never married.
Associations
He wrote Scream 3, which starred horror girl Neve Campbell.
Information related to The Call of Cthulhu (film)
- Films set in Greenland
- Cthulhu Mythos films
- Films based on works by H. P. Lovecraft
- Films set in Rhode Island
- Films shot in Rhode Island
- Films set in Sydney
- Films set in New Zealand
- Films set in Norway
- Films set in the 1870s
- Films set in New Orleans
- Direct-to-video horror films
- 2000s short films