Movies News

Silver screen for 'The Strange Adventures of H.P. Lovecraft'

By James Wray Mar 26, 2009, 17:18 GMT

Universal and Imagine Entertainment have picked up film rights Image Comics’ graphic novel 'The Strange Adventures of H.P. Lovecraft.' Image taken from the forthcoming graphic novel. See end of article for a link. Pencils and Inks by Tony Salmons. Color by Adam Byrne

Image taken from the forthcoming graphic novel. See end of article for a link. Pencils and Inks by Tony Salmons. Color by Adam ByrneVariety reports the studio might be looking for Ron Howard to direct the movie.The graphic novel is loosely based on the life of influential American horror writer H.P. Lovecraft. Lovecraft wrote numerous short-stories and novelettes. During his lifetime they were often published in pulp magazines of the day. However, his readership was fairly limited until after his death in 1937. Since then his 'Cthulhu Mythos' of nameless uncaring gods and nightmarish creatures has been popular and influential. Some of his best known works are 'The Call of Cthulhu' and 'At the Mountains of Madness.'Lovecraft's life was a constant financial struggle and he was often ill, his dislike of the cold is said to have inspired many of the Antarctic nightmares he created. In the graphic novel Lovecraft is a struggling writer until he discovers an ancient book. The book curses him so that his nightmares become real and ravage the world. He is the only man who can fight the madness he has inadvertently created.
Jeffrey Blitz and Mac Carter created the book and Carter will write the script.You can read more about the graphic novel on the official site; it will be published on April 8th.

On the Web

Blowing Up Blogs

Place your ad here
Loading...

H. P. Lovecraft - View H. P. Lovecraft Pictures - H. P. Lovecraft News

Ron Howard - View Ron Howard Pictures - Ron Howard News

Your Talkback on this Story

Latest Headlines in Movies

Older Talkback

Like M&C on Facebook

Custom Search

Viral Web

'The Strange Adventures of H.P. Lovecraft

Based on graphic novel, which itself is inspired by the life of Amercian horror writer H.P. Lovecraft. In the graphic novel Lovecraft is a struggling writer until he discovers an ancient ...more

US Release: TBA
UK Release: TBA

In Monsters and Critics

: Arts; Books; DVD; Gaming; Lifestyle; Movies; Music; News; People; Science & Nature; Sport; TV; Archives
Other Languages and Sites: Deutschland (Monsters and Critics); The Tech Herald; Free Games Herald; XPRNC; Deutschland (Der Technikbote); Deutschland (Bellalu)

Entertainment: Arts; Books; DVD; Gaming; Movies; Music; People; Soundtracks; TV
Media: Celebrity Photos; Movie Pictures; Movie Trailers; Movie Posters; Theatre Stills
Released this week: Movies - USA; Movies - UK; DVD - USA
Distractions: Online Games; Daily Crossword; Sudoku Classic; Daily Jigsaw

World News: US; UK; Americas; Europe; Middle East; Asia Pacific; South Asia; Africa; Business; Education; Health
Science and Tech: Science and Nature; Technology
Lifestyle: Autos; Fashion; Life; Travel

Corporate

: About; Advertise; Contact; The Team; Vacancies; Privacy; RSS; Site Map; Terms; Webmasters

The Fine Print

© 2003 - 2012 by Monsters and Critics.com, WotR Ltd. All Rights Reserved. All photos are copyright their respective owners and are used under license or with permission. * Note M&C cannot be held responsible for the content on other Web Sites.

Servers supplied by Servint