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It will consume you.  We review Richard Stanley's come back film, Lovecraft horror Color Out of Space (2019)  available on Amazon.  

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Summary: A story of cosmic terror about The Gardners, a family who moves to a remote farmstead in rural New England to escape the hustle of the 21st century. They are busy adapting to their new life when a meteorite crashes into their front yard. The mysterious aerolite seems to melt into the earth, infecting both the land and the properties of space-time with a strange, otherworldly color. To their horror, the Gardner family discover that this alien force is gradually mutating every life form that it touches...including them.

Written and presented by Robin Bailes @robinbailes 

Directed and Edited by Graham Trelfer 

Lockdown Review S1E44

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It will consume you. We review Richard Stanley's come back film, Lovecraft horror Color Out of Space (2019) available on Amazon. Buy Robin's new book "The Immortal Dracula" (UK) https://amzn.to/2HsWZI5 (USA) https://amzn.to/2FQvbwE Buy Robin's other books (UK) https://amzn.to/2F7Blbf (USA) https://amzn.to/3kmGMD3 Facebook: http://on.fb.me/RvhRdc Twitter: https://twitter.com/DarkCorners3 @DarkCorners3 Summary: A story of cosmic terror about The Gardners, a family who moves to a remote farmstead in rural New England to escape the hustle of the 21st century. They are busy adapting to their new life when a meteorite crashes into their front yard. The mysterious aerolite seems to melt into the earth, infecting both the land and the properties of space-time with a strange, otherworldly color. To their horror, the Gardner family discover that this alien force is gradually mutating every life form that it touches...including them. A special thanks to our Dark Cultist Patreon supporters. Shadows - Brent Beebe, Lisa Kuta, Chris Hewson, Chris Weakley, Christie Bryden, Colleen Crouch, Conner Brennan, David H. Adler, Hidden Trail Video, Joseph Dougherty, Heather & Micheal Bailes, Steve Scibelli, Brad Webb, Godessoftransitory, Allan Liska, Jasmine Shafer, Ford, David Church, You Don't Get To Know, Anthony Strocks, Stephen Crane, Dan D Doty, Devon Trahan, Christopher Eckart, Joseph Hines, John S Savage, Joseph C Niedbala, Logistical Nightmare, Lorna Smart, Chantelle Corey, Tom Macintyre, Hank D, Richard D Keeter, Richard Sadler, Normand Richardson, Henry Leung, John L, Rachemus, Andre, Scott Nesmith Acolytes – Dark Roast, Dave Smith, Lavaughn Towell, Mark Buckley, R Lagdao, Raven House Mystery, Russ Chandler, Simon Ash, Simon Esslemont, Uwe Marquardt, Alex B, Amber Wesley, Tony Belmonte, Amber Wesley, Peter Grantham, David Conner, Robert Freeborn, Janne Wass, Brian Kidd, Albertus Magnus, Rachael Kafrissen, David Pellot, James Robertson, Nils Muninsheim, Adam Everett, Johnathan Henning, Lee Taylor, Peter Wilson, Ch'aska Huayhuaca, Daniel Blevins, Tim Smith, Kyle Olson, Prince Charming, Mystic Cyclone, Francis J. Caponi, Chris A, Steve Bourget, NuclearSaber, Picatea, Gemma Crowley, Andrew Weber, Lee Taylor, C, Michael Dean Jackson, Michael Schmidt, John Hepp, Anirban Banerjee, Andy M, Gordon Mitchell, Milton Knight, Richard D'Ambrosia, Ken Smiley, Henry Brennan, D R Wellington, Matt P, Tony Beneman Initiates – Alexandra Virgiel, Bob de Builder, Brian Ullmark, Clifford Parson, Derek, Double-U, Felix Weibig, GadgetBlues, Greg Galanos, Greg Hartwick, Jakub Kabenski, James Smith, Karl Bunker, Martin Vlachynsky, Maria Gd, Melissa Hayes, Stephen LaPlante, Roop 298, VC, Jonathan Olds, Terry Le Croix, Barry P, Jeffrey A Pleimling, Joshua Allen, Adam E Jordan, Seth Coleman, Claire Chandler, Ashleigh Rose, G.Kumar Archar, Written and presented by Robin Bailes @robinbailes Directed and Edited by Graham Trelfer Lockdown Review S1E44 #HorrorMovieReview #DarkCornersReview #StreamingReview

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Stephen Crane

Howie Lovecraft is an acquired taste. If you get past the anti-Semitism and the obsession he had with his mother's vaginal tract, he does mind-tearing horror like no other writer...bar James Herbert.

Anonymous

Big Lovecraft fan here. I really, REALLY wanted to love this, would have been happy with liking it, but ultimately just hated it. I agree, Robin, that it is beautiful at points, but the characters are a mess, as is the story beyond a point. And I keep giving Stanley chances. His film "Hardware" is a mess, but I still have a spot in my heart for it. "Dust Devil," less so. It's like he's devolving as a director.

Anonymous

I like Lovecraft. Lovecraft fans on the other hand can be hit or miss for me though. I haven’t seen TCOoS and I’m not more or less inclined to after this but I will say that (noting that copy of The Necronomicon) I think its tacky when you put too much of Lovecraft’s stories into one adaptation. One of the things I and many others like best about Lovecraft is how expansive his mythos are, so cramming tentacles and direct visual references like that into your adaptation where it isnt called for seems small minded to me.

Anonymous

Can't agree with your review. You make valid points that would ring true for any other story by any other director. But Mr. Stanley seems much more concerned with visual and emotional impact than creating a logical, cohesive story. Some directors simply haven't earned the latitude to make that leap and to expect viewers to do the same. Mr. Stanley has.

Anonymous

I don't know. I haven't seen it, so I really can't judge. Like you said, Lovecraft doesn't always work on film. Rod Serling adapted Lovecraft's "Cool Air" on an episode of Night Gallery, and I understand he pretty much took the central focus of the story, completely rewrote it, and then added a love story. Which worked better than might be expected. I actually like his adaptation, but then I like Serling's work generally.

Anonymous

Another Lovecraft fan here. So far I've not liked any straight film adaption of Lovecraft's stories, including this one. I know that they all need some sort of chop and change to get to the meat of the story but this one has gone too far in an odd direction. Okay, we've got Nic over emoting and carpet chewing in pretty much every scene. And that's fun in a Shatneresque way, but it doesn't carry any of the shadowy horror that Lovecraft, with his purple prose writing style, could evoke in a few short lines. Nic doesn't do soul shaking fear very well, he's too manic. I found this film to be too bright and shiny with no real characterization, just more bright and shiny.

Anonymous

Don't forget the virulent racism as well. Problematic doesn't begin to describe him.

Anonymous

I agree about Cage--his energy is such that instead of him being afraid of the monster you're expecting the monster to back towards the door while going "okay, calm down buddy."