H.P. Lovecraft Collection Vol 4: Pickman's Model (DVD)

The long awaited H.P. Lovecraft collection Volume 4 is now available (now with widescreen menus and content)!

American author H.P. Lovecraft (1890-1937) is one of the masters of gothic horror literature from the early 20th century. Presented here for the first time are three different interpretations of Lovecraft's short story about a morbid painter named Richard Upton Pickman, who created from his fiendish brush "unbelievable loathsomeness and moral foetor." Lovecraft’s tale is a perfect example of Edgar Allan Poe's unity of effect principle and Lovecraft succeeded in painting a story as meticulously shocking in its realism as any painting from Richard Upton Pickman. The only question that remains is: Are you Pickman?

"Lurker Films have created an archive of weird and fantastic films that should be on the shelves of any lover of supernatural cinema."—horror author, Ramsey Campbell

Included on the disc (120 minutes):

• Featured Film:
• Chilean Gothic (d. Ricardo Harrington Widescreen - Color - Dolby 2.0 - Spanish with English subtitles)
• Extras/Shorts:
• Pickman's Model (d. Cathy Welch Standard 4:3 - B&W - Dolby 2.0 - English with English subtitles)
• Pickman's Model (d. Giovanni Furore Widescreen 16:9 - Color - Dolby 5.1 - Italian with English subtitles)
• In the Vault (d. Geoff Clark Widescreen 16:9 - Color - Dolby 2.0 - English with English subtitles)
• Between the Stars (d. Djie Han Thung Widescreen 16:9 - B&W - Dolby 2.0 - English)
• Interviews with authors Ramsey Campbell and Robert Price
• H.P. Lovecraft Film Festival Spots
• Widescreen Menus 16:9 (letter boxed on 4:3 sets)

I saw Chilean Gothinc at the H.P. Lovecraft Film Festival and thought it was a particularly well made adaptation of one of the author's best known stories. The director helped maintain the feel of Lovecraft's story (about an artist famous for his horrific paintings) by never really allowing us to see those paintings clearly. As the camera pans past these macabre works of art we glimpse vague shapes which our own minds flesh out into whatever monstrosities we choose to see. This same technique is used with great success throughout the movie. Even the climactic scene of horror is played just a bit off camera, allowing the audience the freedom to imagine the worst. —Rhias K. Hall, IMDB