Nyarlathotep Claymation

This highly symbolic claymation film of H.P. Lovecraft's "Nyarlathotep," made by a film student, is a rare treat. About half of the story is narrated as the camera rolls, capturing a vast menagerie of disturbing imagery in its three minute length. Paintings morph and come to life. Bizarre clay shapes roll, twist, and alter themselves in dreamlike ways in accord with the tale's content. Though this project appears to be an amateur production, it is of good quality. There's something very fitting about claymation to HPL's stories--perhaps the ability of clay to remain exceptionally fluid for keeping up with the strangeness embodied in a Lovecraft work. The author's talents shown here are impressive, and strongly imply that he could easily complete a full version of "Nyarlathotep" or other short Lovecraft stories in clay, if he so desires.



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