TBH while I enjoyed it as a "so bad it's good" flick, aside from the names, I didn't feel like the film had much to do with the story. The psychedelic muppet that was supposed to be Wilbur's twin brother cracked me up. Most Lovecraft based flicks are very loose, even to the point of being ridiculous, but good enough for late night Skinemax wedged between Spidergirl and the Toxic Avenger.
Well, I was 12 years old when I saw the Dunwich Horror. Maybe my tastes have changed, or my memory grown mouldy and eldritch with the hideous weight of years. Then, too, there were only two TV channels in the burg where I lived and probably "Maude" was on the other channel.TBH while I enjoyed it as a "so bad it's good" flick, aside from the names, I didn't feel like the film had much to do with the story. The psychedelic muppet that was supposed to be Wilbur's twin brother cracked me up. Most Lovecraft based flicks are very loose, even to the point of being ridiculous, but good enough for late night Skinemax wedged between Spidergirl and the Toxic Avenger.
From Beyond is the bestest ever, IMO. Reanimator does outdo the HPL story, but he hated that one anyway. Dagon was pretty good - Spanish flick. There is a newer Dunwich Horror with Dean Stockwell in it like the last one, but this time Jeffery Coombs as Wilbur. More of a intentional horror comedy.
But here's an oldie but goldie:
The character Angel Blake is like the hottest evil witch ever, even with a unibrow!
This one was pretty good too. It was release under the title Burn Witch Burn! in the US.
Even the demon puppet is chilling at the end...
Damn! I forgot The 9th Gate, which I loved even before I got into the occult.
Xanadu, with Olivia Newton John also singing "Magic" as well as others including "Xanadu". Poltergeist. The Exorcist. Original Children of the Corn.
Oh gods yes. Julian Sands was perfect in that role. It was cheesy, yes, but my teenage self was extremely impressed.
I forgot "The Devil Rides Out." I understand the book's author had a nasty falling-out with Alestair Crowley while researching the novel. Do you think that carried over into the film? Just a little? Maybe? Interesting flick, though the ending was lame by my flickering lights.
The villain was modeled on Crowley. (Heck, he probably considered it free publicity. He was busy passing himself off as "the most evil man in the world" in those days.)
That movie was a disappointment. Maybe it's because I was a just a kid when I saw it and was expecting The Devil, dude! The Devil! Instead I just saw mildly creepy neighbors and "his father's eyes." I watched it a few years back again. Older and wiser, I now rate it a definite "meh." Well-crafted meh, but milky meh nonetheless. Maybe it's Mia Farrow. Somehow, I just think the Prince of Darkness is settling for too little there. Not the right girl for him. I mean, come on. This was the same era we had Britt Eklund dancing sky-clad in the original Wicker Man. But nooooo. The Shining One settles for a mousy-mannered waif with a bad haircut.
What's the title? I can't access You Tube from the country I live in.
