I love a bit of Lovecraft. Scare the bejeezus out of me.
In this disturbing Lovecraftian fairy tale, a man awakes naked and confused in an isolated mountainous region. He soon encounters a strange local who offers to help him. The stranger recounts local folklore that speaks of a murderous religious cult and an insect-like fertility god that is said to dwell deep within the mountain. The two men go underground in search of the truth and soon find themselves in a stygian black temple of horror.
Written and directed by Steve Daniels. Starring Lee O. Smith and Lyon Forrest Hill. Music by Chris “Anakrid” Bickel. The 33-minute short was filmed in the Blue Ridge mountains of South Carolina. It features a mythical fertility monster based on Lovecraft’s literary creation Shub-Niggurath. The film’s prologue was shot on super 8mm film, and the remainder shot on DV 24p.
In this disturbing Lovecraftian fairy tale, a man awakes naked and confused in an isolated mountainous region. He soon encounters a strange local who offers to help him. The stranger recounts local folklore that speaks of a murderous religious cult and an insect-like fertility god that is said to dwell deep within the mountain. The two men go underground in search of the truth and soon find themselves in a stygian black temple of horror.
