The Call of Cthulhu

2005

Horror / Mystery

4
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Rotten 85% · 6 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Upright 85% · 5K ratings
IMDb Rating 7.1/10 10 9631 9.6K

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Plot summary

A dying professor leaves his great-nephew a collection of documents pertaining to the Cthulhu Cult. The nephew begins to learn why the study of the cult so fascinated his grandfather. Bit-by-bit he begins piecing together the dread implications of his grandfather's inquiries, and soon he takes on investigating the Cthulhu cult as a crusade of his own.

Director

Andrew Leman Photo
Andrew Leman

Top cast

D. Grigsby Poland Photo
D. Grigsby Poland as Prof. Tutchton
Matt Foyer Photo
Matt Foyer as The Man
John Bolen Photo
John Bolen as The Listener
David Mersault Photo
David Mersault as Inspector Legrasse
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429.67 MB
1280*720
English 2.0
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29.97 fps
12 hr 46 min
Seeds 9
796.49 MB
1920*1080
English 2.0
NR
Subtitles us  
29.97 fps
12 hr 46 min
Seeds 54

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by El_Rey_De_Movies 8 / 10

An amazing accomplishment

Reviewed by trouvere_york 7 / 10

Essential viewing for Cthulhu fans

The Call of Cthulhu is one of Lovecrafts superb horror short stories. The action is set in the 1920's and this film does not change any details of the plot (at least as far as I can tell).Films based on Lovecraft's Cthulhu mythos are nearly always terrible. This is because modern horror films rely on gruesome shocks and all too familiar plots. Lovecraft's tales tend to be non linear (e.g. told in dream sequences or as pages from a diary and so on), and the monsters rarely make appearances. Turning 'The Call of Cthulhu' into a film is certainly no easy prospect - especially on a low budget.The makers of this film have made a virtue out of a necessity. The home made quality of the special effects are charming. The film is presented in black and white and with no dialogue. This all helps to maintain as professional a standard as possible in this small scale production. Captions are provided to accompany the storytelling and the film has quite a striking soundtrack.Most horror fans will find this film tedious and the special effects jerky (and sometimes home made). I enjoyed the quirky and inexpensive approach to the special effects used in this film and felt that the production imitated the techniques that may have been used in a vintage film or in a stage production.A must see film for all real HP Lovecraft fans. Not for fans of gore-fests, or slick, expensive horror films.
Reviewed by meira-2 8 / 10

Nice retro-pastiche

I am a bit surprised by the terrible reviews Call of Cthulhu has received. While it is not perhaps the best movie ever, or chilling and/or gory like modern horror movies are, that's not the point of the movie. What it is, and it succeeds in, is a very faithful adaptation of the original story, following also its non-linear storytelling and describing events around the globe. The movie is also atmospheric pastiche of the 20s impressionistic silent movies. As such, it is very much worth seeing, of you are interested in how Lovecraft's stories would have been filmed when they first were written, and/or are interested in 20s impressionism in general.
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