#die farbe

This is Huan Vu's 2010 "Die Farbe" (The Color) movie, which is thought to be the best Lovecraftian adaptation now in existence.

It's preview is presented here in the original German, with English subtitles.

The whole film is available in YouTube - for free!

Well...

With ads.

Plot -

Arkham, 1975: Johnathan's father has disappeared.

His trail leads to Germany - &, into the forbidding Swabian-Franconian Forest.

This was where his dad had been stationed after WW2.

Hoping to bring him home, Johnathan soon follows.

But, deep in the woods, he stumbles into a deadly & alien 'legacy' - a danger left behind by a weird meteorite...

This story is Lovecraft's favorite, as he created a truly alien menace.

Something he had been inspired to do by Algernon Blackwood's Presence(s) in his 1907 novella "The Willows."

Unlike in most of his works, HPL - here - nails down what true cosmic horror entails.

Howard's alien appears as something far beyond his tentacled abominations.

The 2010 version of this tale is in black & white, runs 1 hour & 25 minutes & was originally released on September 28, 2017.

As with any good Lovecraftian horror, IT can't be slayed by the 'hero'!

Rather, like a Hound of Tyndalos, IT follows us home...

TerrorFreak’s Top Five Lovecraftian Horror Films

Alien

Die Farbe (The Colour Out of Space)

In the Mouth of Madness

Event Horizon

Interview mit Huan Vu 2022

Im Zuge des Hard:line Film Festivals nutze ich die Gunst der Stunde und hielt Huan Vu mal wieder ein Mikrofon unter die Nase. Eigentlich waren nur 30 Minuten angedacht. Am Ende waren es Stunden, von denen ihr leider nur 90 Minuten hören könnt, da mich und mein Zoom ein Technikgremlin heimsuchte. Wie dem auch sei. Ihr bekommt einen “relativ aktuellen” Einblick in die Entwicklung bzw. den Status…

The Color Out of Space (2010)

My rating: 6/10