The Strange Case of Howard Philips Lovecraft DVD

Morningstar Entertainment just released a rather pricey, but rare DVD of Lovecraftian interest. It holds a documentary shown on French television recently about HP Lovecraft's life entitled, "The Strange Case of Howard Philips Lovecraft." The DVD's description has this to say:

Disgusted by life and uninterested in earthly subjects, Lovecraft intentionally avoided reality when writing, veering into the unknown and inspiring the fear that lurks in nightmares. But, how do you portray the indefinable mythology that gave birth to Dragon, or the mysterious Cthulhu, or the uniquely strange Necronomicon? Directors Patrick Mario Bernard and Pierre Trividic asked themselves this question before responding with this unorthodox documentary that re-creates the atmosphere of claustrophobia, anxiety, and madness of Lovecraft’s life and work.

Its appearance on DVD is a nice service to the Lovecraftian community's archives, to be sure. Yet, the $35.00 price tag for a documentary running only 45 minutes is likely to make all but purist collectors shy away from this edition, at least until it drops in price.

-Grim Blogger