Any avid reader of Lovecraft should already know the unspeakable evils of the Cthulhu cult and the deep sea lord that rules them all. Enshrouded in mystery is the author himself, who was a complete recluse and often resemble the ugly characters in his short stories. Strangely by watching the film you would come to think its from the 40’s or 50’s, down there when Nosferatu was still haunting the minds of men. But this was crafted in 2005. I wont go into over analytic detail about the aesthetics of the film or soundtrack and how utterly horrible in every way it is. It is entirely in black and white and the music that exists in quite atypical, it’s nothing like you are used to but watch it for yourself. But I have written up some lesser known information of the film to shed some dark insight on the depth’s of R’lyeh… errrr, on the making of the footage! Enjoy it, Fhtagn Ia IA!
The Call Of Cthulhu from Jason Hammond on Vimeo.
Special structures were built to resemble the obtuse and abstract angular world of the Lovecraftian realms. This added to the effect when one of the sailor is “eaten” by the architecture.
Almost all attempts to shoot the automobile were sabotaged by weather, mechanics and location. The film crews gear even suffered a set back when it was left in a car and crashed into a tree by accident.
It took a week to build the wheelhouse of the ship, using tons of wood, old scientific equipment and steampunk looking materials. And during the storm scene, the camera was actually placed in the ocean and filmed the deck, making it look more severe as the men are thrown about in violent ecstasy.
Three dreams sets were built to display the ethereal visions of the sailors who saw the sunken depths in the their nightmares. Special effects photography that was used in 1920 was used again, along with lighting and odd paint designs to tailor in the eerie side of Cthulhu’s sinister abode.
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