Friday 4 May 2018

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/lawriebrewster/automata-feature-film-gothic-lovecraft-horror/description

The Trailer promises a thoroughly chilling experience for the horror lover. Shot in the Giallo style, and featuring a rather beautiful mechanical doll known as The Infernal Princess, this movie includes my genre favourite, Jonathan Hansler, as a (possibly undead) villain.

Just what the Lovecraft connection is, I cannot say. I don't want to spoil the plot. I can say that Lovecraft is not just about tentacled, extra-dimensional monsters: he uses other themes and tropes too.

The company, Hex Studios, is also behind three other movies, one of which is The Unkindness of Ravens, which has had some critical acclaim. They also created the Owlman, who has a cult following; one of the pledge options gets you an Owlman plushie. Not quite as cute as the Cthulhu plushie, but still!

I have dropped some of my own money into this, and so I have a vested interest in getting this funded. Not only does the project include Jonathan Hansler (Axed, The Devil's Business) but I love the Giallo style, the intense colour just does it for me, and the hints of decadence under the surface intrigue me.

I hope you will check this out and pledge, if you can. 

No comments:

Post a Comment