H.P. Lovecraft's Witch House

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H.P. Lovecraft's Witch House
Directed byBobby Easley
Written byBobby Easley
Ken Wallace
Produced byMichael Sherfick


Bobby Easley
Ken Wallace
Starring
CinematographyJ.D. Brenton
Edited byJ.D. Brenton
Joe Petrilla
Music byDyllen Nance
Production
company
Horror Wasteland Pictures International
Release date
  • 2021 (2021)
Running time
82 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

H.P. Lovecraft's Witch House is a 2021 American horror film directed by Bobby Easley, starring Portia Chellelynn, Julie Anne Prescott, Andrea Collins, Erin Trimble, Solon Tsangaras and John Johnson. It is a loose adaptation of H. P. Lovecraft's The Dreams in the Witch House .

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Cast

Release

The film released on digital and DVD on 5 July 2022. [1]

Reception

On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 33% based on 9 reviews. [2] Payton McCarty-Simas of Film Inquiry wrote that while the film's ambitions "exceed its scope, often to the detriment of a fully fleshed-out narrative and satisfying character development", it still "delivers several effective, psychedelic scenes of suspense and an enjoyable atmosphere of supernatural anxiety." [3]

John Townsend of Starburst rated the film 2 stars out of 5 and wrote: "As far as Lovecraftian adaptations go Witch House is a perfectly acceptable, if rather uninspiring addition. But in attempting to fill out the runtime Easley has lost sight of what really makes this story an intriguing and ultimately horrific one." [4]

Cody Hamman of JoBlo.com gave the film a score of 4/10 and wrote: "A cheap look is easily overcome when the story and/or characters are interesting enough… but the storytelling here is very messy and scattered, and the characters aren’t interesting." [5] Sarah Vincent of Cambridge Day rated the film 1 star out of 4. writing that it "relies on stale Satanic and witch-coven horror tropes". [6]

Michael Talbot-Haynes of Film Threat gave the film a mostly positive review, praising its plot and lead actors, as well as the addition of a mostly female cast and queer narratives. [7]

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References

  1. ↑ Miska, Brad (14 June 2022). "Trailer for 'H.P. Lovecraft's Witch House' Opens a Portal to Hell [Exclusive]". Bloody Disgusting . Retrieved 29 December 2023.
  2. ↑ "H.P. Lovecraft's Witch House - Rotten Tomatoes". www.rottentomatoes.com. 2022-07-05. Retrieved 2023-12-29.
  3. ↑ McCarty-Simas, Payton (20 July 2022). "H.P. LOVECRAFT'S WITCH HOUSE: Struggles to Capture Lovecraft's Visions of the Fourth Dimension". Film Inquiry. Retrieved 29 December 2023.
  4. ↑ Townsend, John. "H.P. LOVECRAFT's WITCH HOUSE". Starburst . Retrieved 29 December 2023.
  5. ↑ Hamman, Cody (12 July 2022). "H.P. Lovecraft's Witch House Review". JoBlo.com . Retrieved 29 December 2023.
  6. ↑ Vincent, Tom (10 July 2022). "'H.P. Lovecraft's Witch House' (2021)". Cambridge Day. Retrieved 29 December 2023.
  7. ↑ says, H. P. Lovecraft’s Witch Home | Movie Risk-Tech Funeral (2022-07-22). "H.P. Lovecraft's Witch House Featured, Reviews Film Threat" . Retrieved 2023-12-29.
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