Church of the Octopus Short

This amateur production by Goatboy Films takes heavy inspiration from Lovecraftian themes. The Outer Gods, the Esoteric Order of Dagon, and Cthulhuvian symbolism all show up in slightly altered, but easily recognizable forms. The film's description says it was pieced together from a fairy tale melded with the influences of Lovecraft, Poe, and Tolkien. Though the setting and costumes leave something to be desired, the ideas behind this short movie are quite good, and certainly Lovecraftian. Church of the Octopus is very reminiscent of the first battery of Lovecraft shorts made in the 1990s, but it's much smoother thanks to better camera and computer technology.



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