H.P. Lovecraft adaptation The Whisperer in Darkness crawls onto DVD and Blu-ray this summer

Last Updated on July 23, 2021

It’s been over a year since we last reported on THE WHISPERER IN DARKNESS, the Lovecraft adaptation from The H.P. Lovecraft Historical Society, the makers of the acclaimed 2005 short THE CALL OF CTHULHU. Well, it seems that the Lovecraftians weren’t sitting around twiddling their thumbs all those months, as we’ve just received word that the movie will be released on July 31st on both DVD and Blu-ray. Scope out the details below.

Celebrated author H.P. Lovecraft’s classic tale of alien horror bursts onto the screen in the style of the classic horror films of the 1930s. Professor Albert Wilmarth investigates legends of strange creatures in the remote hills of Vermont. His inquiry reveals a terrifying glimpse of the truth that lurks behind the legends. Filmed in the style of the classic 1930s films such as Frankenstein and King Kong, The Whisperer in Darkness is a thrilling adventure of supernatural horror.

The H.P. Lovecraft Historical Society adapted Lovecraft’s story as a feature-length motion picture, shooting it in the style of the classic horror films of the early ‘30s such as Dracula, King Kong and Frankenstein. As with their previous silent movie adaptation of Lovecraft’s The Call of Cthulhu, the HPLHS used their Mythoscope™ technique to evoke the look and feel of early cinema. This production shot on location in Vermont, New Hampshire and Massachusetts to authentically capture the actual locations depicted in the story. A cast of Los Angeles actors, including Matt Foyer and Barry Lynch, bring the sweeping period tale to dramatic life. The result is a motion picture (a talkie, no less) that expands Lovecraft’s short story into the kind of thrilling cinematic experience that Lovecraft himself might have enjoyed in 1931.

You can preorder the movie on DVD HERE or on Blu-ray HERE.