Review of Cthulhu (2008) by Sabella D — 06 Mar 2010

This little gem of a movie managed to capture the feel of Lovecraft's world in a way that I have seen practically nowhere else (and this is coming from a girl with the Yellow Sign tattooed on her back).

I absolutely recommend it to anyone who is a fan of Lovecraft's vision. It is a haunting, darkly beautiful movie (and yes, Tori Spelling appears in it - she gives a surprisingly unsettling performance) which touches on many of Lovecraft's themes; the pull of "family" ties that we cannot escape,the sense that there is no escaping - no shutting the door of the universe once it has been opened and we have peeked through, the feeling of just how tenuous - how fragile - human life and sanity is, how easily the world could slip into chaos, blood, and fire if the stars ever align properly.

LOVED this movie!