Amateur Lovecraftiana: The Cats of Ulthar and At the Mountains of Madness

One thing hasn't changed with the New Year: Youtube continues to serve as a nexus of amateur weirdism for anyone with a little literary knowledge and technical knowhow. H.P. Lovecraft based amateur shorts continue to be the dominant force there in the realm of weird horror. These two recent films embedded below help underscore the sheer diversity of Lovecraftian pictures stored online. The first is an animated piece combining Lovecraft's "The Cats of Ulthar" with holiday themes. Although a bit belated, it was too clever to pass up--and makes a good keepsake for next Christmas. The second clip is a handsome vision of what a full movie based on "At the Mountains of Madness" might look like. The trailer meshes clips from previous popular films to achieve this effect. Let us only hope the true "At the Mountains of Madness" movie, soon to be created by Guillermo del Toro, turns out as appetizing as this!





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