New Yorker Covers Lovecraft in del Toro Article

A recent article from The New Yorker, "Guillermo del Toro's Amazing Creatures," provides yet more respectable coverage for H.P. Lovecraft's horrific fruits. As you might guess from the title, a large section discusses filmmaker del Toro's ongoing efforts to bring "At the Mountains of Madness" to cinema. Of particular interest is his intent to depict Lovecraft's Elder Things, Shoggoths, and other extraterrestrials from the novella in a way that's both frightening and "fascinating."

Should this come to pass, it would support HPL's original intent to lend nobility, rather than utter horror, to certain creatures - especially the civilized Elder Things. As anyone knows who has seen del Toro's work in moves like Pan's Labyrinth, if there's anyone who can make Lovecraft equally disturbing and engrossing, it's him. Check out the The New Yorker piece in full here.

-Grim Blogger