If Ed Wood adapted a Lovecraft story AND had 2 nickels to rub together for a budget.
A bunch of middle aged college students find a “thing” living in a local abandoned house.
Terrible acting and cheap sets but I’ll give it a mark for a not so bad creature design.
The Unnamable
There are things on God's Earth that we can't explain and we can't describe.
Rating
1.0 (1)
Release Date
6/1/1988Runtime
87 minsGenres
Overview
Students from Miskatonic University decide to spend the night in the Winthrop house, a spot widely believed to have been haunted for the past 300 years, ever since Joshua Winthrop was horribly murdered and mutilated by the hideous creature born of his wife.
Status
ReleasedOriginal Language
EnglishBudget
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How It Feels
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A group of college students ventures into a famously cursed house to face off against an unknowable creature lurking within its walls. The film builds dread through atmosphere and practical creature effects rather than relying on jump scares alone.
Mood
Dread-soakedUnsettlingTense
Themes
SurvivalGriefIsolation
Tone
Earnest
Pacing
Slow-burn
Look
Stylized genrePractical effects
Structure
Single location
Charles Klausmeyer
Howard Damon
Mark Kinsey Stephenson
Randolph Carter
Alexandra Durrell
Tanya Heller
Laura Albert
Wendy Barnes
Eben Ham
Bruce Weeks
Blane Wheatley
John Babcock
Mark Parra
Joel Manton
Delbert Spain
Joshua Winthrop
Colin Cox
Mr. Craft
Paul Farmer
Mortician
Paul Pajor
Gravedigger 1
Marcel Lussier
Gravedigger 2
Reviews
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