Tuchergson Truly the worst movie I've ever seen in a theater

Moustroll Good movie but grossly overrated

Cleveronix A different way of telling a story

Freeman This film is so real. It treats its characters with so much care and sensitivity.

Dusan Luigi Indjic As it's quite impossible to "visualize the unimaginable", like most of Lovecraft's work is; I believe that each and every effort from the writers, directors and the teams behind is being appreciated by the H.P.L.'s cultish/esoteric fan-base. This difficulty also, in rather interesting manner, explains why the movie is done in B/W technique. Like the latter "The Call of Cthulhu" (2005) it also uses just mentioned "curved reality" artistic prism, through which the Lovecraft-visualization problem can be approached. I'm wondering actually if it possible at all to visualize the "multiverse horror" Lovecraft was writing upon. Aside exceptions like "Dagon" (2001) - which on other side lacks depth of the author's vision. Taking that the viewers are acquainted with his work, it's should be clear to them how only insane/mad can depict "abstract reality-tunnels of non-natural multidimensional planes" (trying to describe it). So, having all this on mind, this is a well made piece of work, going somewhere where cinematography doesn't go often. Even with the CGI and other cinematography technology advances, it's remains visually blurry and hard terrain. Simply put, and because of the above illustrated unique nature od Lovecraft's work - if you are a fan of his, this is a 'must-see' and you shell enjoy it. At least some moments, but also the story as a whole.

Paul Magne Haakonsen I am an avid fan of the writings of Lovecraft, well, and anything Lovecraftian in general, and happened to come across "The Whisperer in Darkness" by sheer luck. I didn't have my hopes up, because most previous movies based on Lovecraft stories had been off key or had too much focus on special effects and putting the ominous dread of the core of the story in the background.However, as with the 2005 version of "The Call of Cthulhu", I was more than genuinely surprised in a good way with the 2011 film version of "The Whisperer in Darkness". This was right on the spot in every aspect; focusing on the storytelling, the build up of the cosmic dread and the despair of the protagonist.The actors in the movie were doing good jobs bringing the story to life through their characters. And director Sean Branney really capture the essence of the timeless writing of Lovecraft.However, personally, I am not overly keen on movies in black and white, as colors add so much more flavor to the movie experience. But keeping it in black and white works well enough for the movie, given the thematic setting of H.P. Lovecraft's mythos and universe."The Whisperer in Darkness" is a MUST watch for any fan of Lovecraft. And I rate it a solid seven out of ten stars. If the movie had been in color, the rating would have been eight. Visuals are important in the movie media.

meritcoba Lovecraft might not have been the best of writers, but he had a great influence on others and perhaps his greatest legacy was the invention of the Cthulu mythos that inspired and was inspired by such writers as Robert E. Howard, the writer of Conan the barbarian and Clark Ashton Smith, whom I prefer. His legacy was mostly the work of one August Derleth, who created the Arkham House publishing company with the intention to preserve and popularize Lovecraft's work, which he achieved as far as I can be a judge. I have read a fair amount of Lovecraft's work or tried to, as especially his longer works are a bore to read. The one that I still recall with a certain fondness is The case of Charles Dexter Ward. Whose namesake appears in the movie, just like others from other stories appear in the movie I personally think it is one of his best stories. The whisperer in the darkness I did not read, but the summary can be found on wikipedia. The movie takes liberty with the original story, probably because there isn't enough in the tale for a whole movie. Unfortunately this means that the movie has some unlovecraftian aspects, one of which is showing the monsters for a fair amount of screen time and another is showing a certain death(can't say which one because it might be considered spoiler). Two things you never see in a Lovecraft tale. But even from a movie making standpoint it would have been better if they hadn't shown both. It felt misplaced. Overall the story keeps in pace with the Lovecraftian mood although you feel that it lacks the budget. For instance, in once scene they needed a train to arrive and you can clearly see that it is a modern locomotive, even though they blurred it to hide that fact. And this made me wonder why they went through all the trouble to place the story in the thirties instead of keeping it in the modern day, like Lovecraft would have done. It seems nice that they tried, but there isn't really a reason.The movie shows a lot of talking, but it keeps the story going forward and there are some really nice shots that give a sense of weirdness that the should have used more often. One is where the camera looks down from the stair onto the professor while you hear nothing but the tic tic of a big clock. The trick that the professor uses to save the world is a neat one. How to save the world without firing a bullet. Pity is though: there is a big plot hole in the story.If you want to find it. Just have a look at the movie.. Nice effort.

c_hookham Of all of America's great writers HP Lovecraft, and his eerie tales of cosmic horror, has suffered from not being given a decent film treatment. Or so I thought until I stumbled on this gem-a labour of love from the HP Lovecraft Historical Society. Filmed in lovingly recreated 1930's RKO style this tells the tale of strange alien goings on in the remote mountains of Vermont and an ancient evil hidden there. Considering this is no Hollywood big budget film the production values are impeccable and by using the 1930's feel even the limited budget's SFX look and feel a perfect fit. If you are a fan of Lovecraft's work or any decent Scifi or horror this really is a treat and until Hollywood at least tries to better it -easily the best screen version of Lovecraft's large body of work.