Review of The Dunwich Horror (1970) by Brian B — 21 Feb 2009

Egad. Once again H.P. Lovecraft is besmirched in lieu of a terrible movie.

This review of The Dunwich Horror (1970) was written by Brian B on 21 Feb 2009.

The Dunwich Horror has generally received mixed reviews.

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By Mark D (2,239) on 12 May 2009

Fairly enjoyable. Aint read the book so have no comparrison to that. Loving the Dean Stockwell though. Weird as shit…

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By Spookie M (418) on 22 Aug 2009

Loosly based on Lovecraft Stockwell's performance was hammy. There's a pretty rad psychedelic feel to this and the score by Les Baxter is awesome…

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By Whit W (129) on 29 Jun 2012

An awful telling of the H.P. Lovecraft tale. This is so stuck in its late '60s, early '70s period that it really distracts from the story…

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By Jake C (820) on 16 Oct 2007

H.P. Lovecraft must be spinning in his grave over this one. Just spinning and spinning…

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By The Caged One (8) on 10 Dec 2008

Special effects were weird and the acting was awkward but it was still interesting…

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By Private U (13,627) on 01 Nov 2007

Okay, this one kept putting me to sleep, but I really want to like it cause I tend to really like HP Lovecraft movies…

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By Chris N (682) on 27 Jan 2012

SCARED THE HECK OUT OF ME WHEN I WAS A KID…

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By Nick P (974) on 19 Dec 2008

Love the low budget special effects and the late 60s psychedelic influence on this film…

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By Ben (68) on 04 Nov 2008

Surprisingly good. dean stockwell delivers an especially charming performance…

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By Brian D (806) on 22 Jul 2010

The Dunwich Horror is a rather loose adaptation of the Lovecraft classic from Roger Corman's production studio…

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