H.P. Lovecraft's Witch House
Directed byBobby Easley
Written byBobby Easley
Ken Wallace
Produced byBobby Easley
Ken Wallace
Starring
  • Portia Chellelynn
  • Julie Anne Prescott
  • Andrea Collins
  • Erin Trimble
  • Solon Tsangaras
  • John Johnson
CinematographyJ.D. Brenton
Edited byJ.D. Brenton
Joe Petrilla
Music byDyllen Nance
Production
company
Horror Wasteland Pictures International
Release date
  • 2021 (2021)
Running time
82 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

H.P. Lovecraft's Witch House is a 2021 American horror film directed by Bobby Easley, starring Portia Chellelynn, Julie Anne Prescott, Andrea Collins, Erin Trimble, Solon Tsangaras and John Johnson. It is a loose adaptation of H. P. Lovecraft's The Dreams in the Witch House.

Cast

  • Portia Chellelynn as Alice Gilmann
  • Julie Anne Prescott as Tommi/Coven
  • Andrea Collins as Keziah Mason
  • Erin Trimble as Kelly
  • Solon Tsangaras as Brown Jenkins
  • John Johnson as Professor Sherfick/Satan
  • Shonda Laverty as Etta
  • Joe Padgett as Joe

Release

The film released on digital and DVD on 5 July 2022.[1]

Reception

On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 33% based on 9 reviews.[2] Payton McCarty-Simas of Film Inquiry wrote that while the film's ambitions "exceed its scope, often to the detriment of a fully fleshed-out narrative and satisfying character development", it still "delivers several effective, psychedelic scenes of suspense and an enjoyable atmosphere of supernatural anxiety."[3]

John Townsend of Starburst rated the film 2 stars out of 5 and wrote: "As far as Lovecraftian adaptations go Witch House is a perfectly acceptable, if rather uninspiring addition. But in attempting to fill out the runtime Easley has lost sight of what really makes this story an intriguing and ultimately horrific one."[4]

Cody Hamman of JoBlo.com gave the film a score of 4/10 and wrote: "A cheap look is easily overcome when the story and/or characters are interesting enough… but the storytelling here is very messy and scattered, and the characters aren’t interesting."[5] Sarah Vincent of Cambridge Day rated the film 1 star out of 4. writing that it "relies on stale Satanic and witch-coven horror tropes".[6]

Michael Talbot-Haynes of Film Threat gave the film a mostly positive review, praising its plot and lead actors, as well as the addition of a mostly female cast and queer narratives.[7]

References

  1. ↑ Miska, Brad (14 June 2022). "Trailer for 'H.P. Lovecraft's Witch House' Opens a Portal to Hell [Exclusive]". Bloody Disgusting. Retrieved 29 December 2023.
  2. ↑ "H.P. Lovecraft's Witch House - Rotten Tomatoes". www.rottentomatoes.com. 2022-07-05. Retrieved 2023-12-29.
  3. ↑ McCarty-Simas, Payton (20 July 2022). "H.P. LOVECRAFT'S WITCH HOUSE: Struggles to Capture Lovecraft's Visions of the Fourth Dimension". Film Inquiry. Retrieved 29 December 2023.
  4. ↑ Townsend, John. "H.P. LOVECRAFT's WITCH HOUSE". Starburst. Retrieved 29 December 2023.
  5. ↑ Hamman, Cody (12 July 2022). "H.P. Lovecraft's Witch House Review". JoBlo.com. Retrieved 29 December 2023.
  6. ↑ Vincent, Tom (10 July 2022). "'H.P. Lovecraft's Witch House' (2021)". Cambridge Day. Retrieved 29 December 2023.
  7. ↑ says, H. P. Lovecraft’s Witch Home | Movie Risk-Tech Funeral (2022-07-22). "H.P. Lovecraft's Witch House Featured, Reviews Film Threat". Retrieved 2023-12-29.
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