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In Which Cthulhu Kicks Cloverfield's Ass Without Ever Showing Its Face

All this talk of the Cloverfield monster has made you forget the original monster from the sea — the monster whose aspect imparts such eldrich horror that to look upon it is to GO INSANE. Luckily some have kept the true faith, and in 2005 released one of the greatest monster movies in the past decade: The Call of Cthulhu, a pitch-perfect recreation of H.P. Lovecraft's original short story, complete with the melodramatic fear-awe. The best part? It's a silent film. More »

5:30 PM on Mon Jan 28 2008
By Annalee Newitz
5,484 views, 57 comments

Latest by jinchoung: yeeesh... that was awful. just awful. what the heck. seriously. who wrote that recommendation? yeck. more »