H. P. Lovecraft Historical Society

H. P. Lovecraft Historical Society

The H. P. Lovecraft Historical Society or HPLHS is the organization that hosts Cthulhu Lives!, a group of live-action roleplayers for the Cthulhu Live version of Call of Cthulhu. Founded in Colorado in 1984, it is now based in Glendale, California.[1] Their motto is Ludo Fore Putavimus ("We thought it would be fun").[2]

HPLHS produces a number of Cthulhu Mythos films and sound recordings, under its Mythoscope and Mythophone labels, respectively. They also offer props, both for sale and for free download.

Contents

Productions

Printed work

  • Strange Eons

Audio

The H.P. Lovecraft Historical Society has created music based on the writings of HP Lovecraft.[3]

Dark Adventure Radio Theatre

Film

  • The Testimony of Randolph Carter[5]
  • The Call of Cthulhu (2005) - Directed by Andrew Leman and generally accepted as the most successful adaptation of this story, this silent movie was filmed in black and white.[6] It was created over the course of two years on a very small budget. The DVD version allowed the viewer to watch the movie with the intertitle cards translated into any one of 24 languages.[7]
  • The Whisperer in Darkness (scheduled for 2011) - Filming for this production was undertaken at Mount Holyoke College in Massachusetts.[8]

See also

Notes

  1. ^ John Brownlee (March 2, 2007), Interview with Cthulhu, Wired, http://www.wired.com/table_of_malcontents/2007/03/interview_with_/ 
  2. ^ "Who are we and what is Cthulhu Lives?". The H. P. Lovecraft Historical Society. Archived from the original on 2008-07-19. http://web.archive.org/web/20080719090325/http://www.cthulhulives.org/whatisit.html. Retrieved 2009-01-01. 
  3. ^ The Strange Sound of Cthulhu: Music Inspired by the Writings of H.P. Lovecraft Gary Hill, 2006
  4. ^ Ray Zablocki (December 23, 2006), For the H.P. Lovecraft fan in your life, Hampton Roads, http://hamptonroads.com/node/199121 
  5. ^ The Testimony of Randolph Carter retrieved 26/2/10
  6. ^ The Call of Cthulhu: A Genuine H.P. Lovecraft Adaptation Review by David Austin, 31 October 2006, accessed 1 March 2010
  7. ^ The Call of Cuthulhu [2005] Dr Freex, Attack of the 50 Foot DVD, 28 July 2007, accessed 1 March 2010
  8. ^ Film Shoot at MHC accessed 1 March 2010

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