Submitted by Departedart t3_10x3mr0 in creepy
Comments
VeryInnocuousPerson t1_j7rhfm5 wrote
Unknowable alien monstrosities do not make compelling villains for most audiences. There are tons of popular entertainment media universes with Lovecraftian characters/themes (Marvel comics and movies, Warhammer, Elder Scrolls) but a lot of those are more action oriented than horror oriented.
It’s just hard create a relatable central conflict when the antagonist is a slumbering idiot god and your protag has literally no chance of ever beating them.
RabbitSlayre t1_j7rks5v wrote
Yeah that's fair I guess. What is the power dynamic of an entity that makes anyone that witnesses it completely insane? Not Much, I suppose.
volchonokilli t1_j7tgr3z wrote
Lovecraft has other various stories which are pretty different from that. He even wrote sci-fi story with interesting take on future for the times
VeryInnocuousPerson t1_j7uwnl7 wrote
I’ve read most of lovecraft’s stuff. He’s one of the most influential horror writers of all time. I’m certainly not putting him down.
It’s just that his stories are hard to adapt because they are more focused on concepts than narratives or characters. And that issue persists even in Lovecraftian stuff that isn’t by him, mainly because it’s hard to have a relatable human drama set in the shadow of Cthulhu. The themes of alienation and human inconsequentialness kind of just squash all the other stuff.
volchonokilli t1_j7uzsxv wrote
How about The Dream-Quest of Unknown Kadath? I've read it recently, and it seemed to be pretty focused around the character. Although original story is a bit hard to follow at times leaving much of descriptions up to imagination, with adaption it could really fit well into a movie in my opinion
VeryInnocuousPerson t1_j7v43l0 wrote
Yeah I’ll admit I had to look up the plot to that one because it’s been a decade or so since I read it. That’s probably a better candidate for adaption than most. Dunwich Horror is another one that has a more conventional plot.
The new Del Toro Netflix horror anthology adapts a couple Lovecraft stories, Pickman’s Model and Witch House. They had to add a lot of filler to get to the ~60 min run time. The anthology is decent but those episodes are sort of muddled in my opinion.
volchonokilli t1_j7wjntc wrote
Feels so weird that they had to add filler to get more screen time, as when reading Witch House it felt like a lot of time has passed in my imagination :D
But remembering the story, it actually totally makes sense that when adapting it as a movie, it would be hard to get much to show for longer time. Didn't think before that adapting something from text to movie could cause such quirks! New perspective to see things from
drunkenmonkey3 t1_j7s6mu9 wrote
It could be argued that Evil Dead and its sequels are Lovecraftian.
RabbitSlayre t1_j7s8d0f wrote
How so? I don't think there's any "eldritch" horrors in that franchise. I think of Cheryl possessed by a demon and then I think of the skelly army. I'm not sure I would categorize either as Lovecraftian but I could be wrong!
31073 t1_j7serod wrote
The Necronomicon is a Lovecraftian creation.
RabbitSlayre t1_j7sfuzg wrote
Ah well that would do it. Totally forgot about that.
drunkenmonkey3 t1_j7sfj1r wrote
One word: Necronomicon. This tome presents heavily in Lovecraftian and Evil Dead lore. It's necessary if one wants to summon demons, Deadites, and who knows what else. If Evil Dead isn't directly Lovecraftian, it's inspired by it heavily enough that it might as well be the same universe.
It's possible that the force that chases people could be eldritch in nature or origin, because when it catches it's prey, it turns them into Deadites. This power is usually reserved for beings more powerful than demons.
RabbitSlayre t1_j7sfymi wrote
You're totally correct, I forgot about that bit entirely.
carcinoma_kid t1_j7te7ac wrote
It’s hard to do unknowable eldritch horrors in visual media. Plus there’s a limited audience
Hash__tag t1_j7ugm72 wrote
Archive 81 on netfoix was a great Lovecraftian show
GilligansCorner t1_j7rji1m wrote
Keep going. I would order this card deck.
Departedart OP t1_j7rjs9n wrote
It will be on kickstarter. Check my pinned post
Angelsaremathmatical t1_j7r2jvi wrote
I know they rebelled and developed independence but if there was ever a thing in the mythos that was a Jack, it's the Shoggoth.
Departedart OP t1_j7r2pnk wrote
In my deck, explorers are Jack cards
wolff000 t1_j7s9arr wrote
Is there a joker card?
Departedart OP t1_j7tl3di wrote
Yes, 2 of them
Xplain_Like_Im_LoL t1_j7snc4h wrote
This thing looks like it's going to hit you with deconstruction stacks, and then ult you into oblivion.
jungalmon t1_j7rljl5 wrote
I want this card set
Departedart OP t1_j7rlmix wrote
Check my pinned post on ny profile 😁
_gnarlythotep_ t1_j7sdndn wrote
Hot damn I want to buy this whole deck.
Departedart OP t1_j7tl261 wrote
You will be able to soon. Check my pinned post on my profile
Nightmare_Tonic t1_j7smhp2 wrote
These are all excellent. Love this whole set so much.
Departedart OP t1_j7tl0qq wrote
Thank you 😊
Dana07620 t1_j7srdyt wrote
This caused me to Google Lovecraft playing cards.
If this is any example, yours are better.
Departedart OP t1_j7tkzh8 wrote
Aww thanks. I have another deck made in 2021 also based on Lovecrafts work
HotNubsOfSteel t1_j7t6e04 wrote
My dude be offering forbidden knowledge and lending out black books
Meat_Mallet69 t1_j7s22ij wrote
Will you do a digital release of this deck? I'd love to use this in foundryvtt for my online savage worlds games
Departedart OP t1_j7tl6i7 wrote
I doubt it but who knows 😁
its_justme t1_j7sa8g3 wrote
Isn’t a shoggoth an amorphous blob creature?
crookedplatipus t1_j7siaqv wrote
Shouldn't all the kings be yellow?
restlessmonkey t1_j7taxd8 wrote
I don’t even know what it is from and I want a deck. Cool.
Me thinks the K’s should be a bit bigger if used as cards.
Departedart OP t1_j7tkx3d wrote
The printed version will have a bit different K. It's a monster from a Lovecraftian story called At the Mountains of Madness. Thanks 😊
Reddits_on_ambien t1_j7tf786 wrote
Ooh it looks like the creature from the movie Sea Fever
Departedart OP t1_j7tku3u wrote
I follow that yt channel 😁
[deleted] t1_j7v3fho wrote
[removed]
[deleted] t1_j7vidss wrote
[removed]
WhisperRanger t1_j7y5enp wrote
While watching this picture, I heard a strange noise calling "Tekeli-li! Tekeli-li! " far away. Now the noise becoming closer and I'm gonna to run.
RabbitSlayre t1_j7qvh9y wrote
Makes me want to watch Lovecraft Country again, damn. Why don't we have more good Lovecraftian media content?