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The Last Lovecraft: Relic of Cthulhu
The Last Lovecraft: Relic of Cthulhu
	Film poster
Directed by	Henry Saine
Written by	Devin McGinn
Starring	Kyle Davis; Devin McGinn; Barak Hardley; Gregg Lawrence; Ethan Wilde
Cinematography	Cameron Cannon
Music by	Michael Tavera
Release date	October 3, 2009 (H. P. Lovecraft Film Festival);
Running time	78 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

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The Last Lovecraft: Relic of Cthulhu is a 2009 horror comedy film directed by Henry Saine about the last living relative of noted short-story writer H. P. Lovecraft.^[2]^[3]^[4] The film premiered at the Slamdance Film Festival and was acquired by MPI Media. It had its international theatrical release in August 2010 at Toronto's fifth annual After Dark Film Festival through MPI's Dark Sky Films label.^[5] It was later released on DVD and VOD in October 2010.^[6]^[7]

Plot

Jeff Philips is working a dead end job at a call center. One day, Professor Lake, a member of a secret society, arrives at his apartment to tell him he is the last descendant of H. P. Lovecraft and must guard a relic to keep it from being reunited. If the pieces of the relic are united while the stars are in alignment, the sunken city of R'lyeh will rise from the sea and the demonic creature Cthulhu will be released upon an unsuspecting world.

Shortly thereafter, squid-like "deep ones" attack and Jeff flees with his friend from work, Charlie, a comic book artist. Cult followers of Cthulhu pursue them to reunite the relic. They find an old high school acquaintance, Paul, an expert on the Cthulhu mythos, and enlist him in their cause. The three flee to the desert to seek Captain Olaf, a sailor who has first-hand experience with the cult. Eventually, the cult members attack them and Paul is taken by the cult, only to later escape and reunite with the others at Olaf's RV. Cthulhu's general, Star Spawn, and the deep ones corner them in the captain's RV. In their haste to flee, Jeff and Charlie leave the relic behind, and Star Spawn re-assembles it. This causes everyone but Jeff, as the last in the Lovecraft bloodline, excruciating pain. As Cthulhu prepares to escape his undersea prison, Jeff shoots some dynamite, destroying Star Spawn, separating the relic, and saving the world.

Sometime later, we see Charlie doing a comic book signing for his new book based on his and Jeff's adventures. While he is telling a young and disbelieving comic fan that the story is true, Jeff arrives with an ancient map of more artifacts they must safeguard. They quickly leave for the Antarctic and arrive at the Mountains of Madness.

Cast

Kyle Davis as Jeff
Devin McGinn as Charlie
Barak Hardley as Paul
Gregg Lawrence as Captain Olaf
Ethan Wilde as Star Spawn
Edmund Lipinski as Professor Lake
Matt Bauer as Deep One
Honor Bliss as Miss Roming
Martin Starr as Clarence
Richard Riehle as Mr. Snodgrass

References

^ The Last Lovecraft at UHM
^ Newitz, Annalee (February 17, 2010). "New Cthulhu Comedy Sneaking Into Theaters This Year". Gizmodo. Retrieved August 17, 2020.
^ Sims, Tony (February 16, 2011). "Hanging With the Deep Ones in The Last Lovecraft: Relic of Cthulhu". Wired. Retrieved August 17, 2020.
^ McKnight, Brent (March 14, 2011). "'The Last Lovecraft: Relic of Cthulhu' Wallows in Unabashed Geekiness". PopMatters. Retrieved August 17, 2020.
^ The Last Lovecraft at After Dark Festival Archived 2010-08-16 at the Wayback Machine
^ The Last Lovecraft: Relic of Cthulhu Festival Poster
^ Dark Sky Acquires: 'The Last Lovecraft: Relic of Cthulhu'

External links

[1] The Last Lovecraft at UHM

[2] Newitz, Annalee (February 17, 2010). "New Cthulhu Comedy Sneaking Into Theaters This Year". Gizmodo. Retrieved August 17, 2020.

[3] Sims, Tony (February 16, 2011). "Hanging With the Deep Ones in The Last Lovecraft: Relic of Cthulhu". Wired. Retrieved August 17, 2020.

[4] McKnight, Brent (March 14, 2011). "'The Last Lovecraft: Relic of Cthulhu' Wallows in Unabashed Geekiness". PopMatters. Retrieved August 17, 2020.

[5] The Last Lovecraft at After Dark Festival Archived 2010-08-16 at the Wayback Machine

[6] The Last Lovecraft: Relic of Cthulhu Festival Poster

[7] Dark Sky Acquires: 'The Last Lovecraft: Relic of Cthulhu'

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-'''''The Last Lovecraft: Relic of Cthulhu''''' is a 2009 [[horror comedy]] film directed by [[Henry Saine]] about the last living relative of noted short-story writer [[H.P. Lovecraft]].<ref>http://io9.com/5473519/new-cthulhu-comedy-sneaking-into-theaters-this-year New Cthulhu Comedy Sneaking Into Theaters This Year</ref> The film premiered at the Slamdance Film Festival and was acquired by [[MPI Media]]. It had its international theatrical release in August 2010 at [[Toronto|Toronto's]] fifth annual [[After Dark Film Festival]] through MPI's [[Dark Sky Films]] label.<ref>[http://torontoafterdark.com/2010/index.php/feature-films/the-last-lovecraft-opening-gala-film/ The Last Lovecraft at After Dark Festival]</ref> It was later released on DVD and [[Video on demand|VOD]] in October 2010.<ref>[http://www.bloody-disgusting.com/news/21262 The Last Lovecraft: Relic of Cthulhu Festival Poster]</ref><ref>[http://www.bloody-disgusting.com/news/19110 Dark Sky Acquires: 'The Last Lovecraft: Relic of Cthulhu']</ref>
+'''''The Last Lovecraft: Relic of Cthulhu''''' is a 2009 [[horror comedy]] film directed by Henry Saine about the last living relative of noted short-story writer [[H. P. Lovecraft]].<ref>{{cite web |first=Annalee |last=Newitz |date=February 17, 2010 |url=https://io9.gizmodo.com/new-cthulhu-comedy-sneaking-into-theaters-this-year-5473519 |title=New Cthulhu Comedy Sneaking Into Theaters This Year |website=Gizmodo |access-date=August 17, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |first=Tony |last=Sims |date=February 16, 2011 |url=https://www.wired.com/2011/02/hanging-with-the-deep-ones-in-the-last-lovecraft-relic-of-cthulhu/ |title=Hanging With the Deep Ones in The Last Lovecraft: Relic of Cthulhu |magazine=Wired |access-date=August 17, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |first=Brent |last=McKnight |date=March 14, 2011 |url=https://www.popmatters.com/138120-the-last-lovecraft-relic-of-cthulhu-2496066703.html |title='The Last Lovecraft: Relic of Cthulhu' Wallows in Unabashed Geekiness |website=PopMatters |access-date=August 17, 2020}}</ref> The film premiered at the Slamdance Film Festival and was acquired by MPI Media. It had its international theatrical release in August 2010 at [[Toronto|Toronto's]] fifth annual After Dark Film Festival through MPI's [[Dark Sky Films]] label.<ref>[http://torontoafterdark.com/2010/index.php/feature-films/the-last-lovecraft-opening-gala-film/ The Last Lovecraft at After Dark Festival] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100816150826/http://torontoafterdark.com/2010/index.php/feature-films/the-last-lovecraft-opening-gala-film |date=2010-08-16 }}</ref> It was later released on DVD and [[Video on demand|VOD]] in October 2010.<ref>[http://www.bloody-disgusting.com/news/21262 The Last Lovecraft: Relic of Cthulhu Festival Poster]</ref><ref>[http://www.bloody-disgusting.com/news/19110 Dark Sky Acquires: 'The Last Lovecraft: Relic of Cthulhu']</ref>
 ==Plot==
-Jeff Philips is working a dead end job at a call center. One day, an old man arrives at his apartment to tell him he is the last descendent of [[H.P. Lovecraft]] and must guard a relic to keep it from being reunited; if the pieces of the relic are united while the stars are in alignment, the sunken city of [[R'lyeh]] will rise from the sea and the demonic creature [[Cthulhu]] will be released upon an unsuspecting world.
+Jeff Philips is working a dead end job at a call center. One day, Professor Lake, a member of a secret society, arrives at his apartment to tell him he is the last descendant of [[H. P. Lovecraft]] and must guard a relic to keep it from being reunited. If the pieces of the relic are united while the stars are in alignment, the sunken city of [[R'lyeh]] will rise from the sea and the demonic creature [[Cthulhu]] will be released upon an unsuspecting world.
-Shortly thereafter, squid-like "deep ones" attack and Jeff flees with his friend Charlie, a comic book artist. Cult followers of Cthulhu pursue them to reunite the relic. They find an old high school acquaintance, Paul, and enlist him in their cause. The three flee to the desert to seek Captain Olaf, a sailor who has first-hand experience with the cult. Eventually, the cult members attack them and Paul is taken by the cult, only to later escape and reunite at Olaf's RV. Cthulhu's general, Starspawn, and the deep ones corner them in the captain's RV. In their haste to flee, Jeff and Charlie leave the relic behind, and Starspawn re-assembles it. This causes everyone but Jeff, as the last in the Lovecraft bloodline, excruciating pain. As Cthulhu prepares to escape his undersea prison, Jeff shoots some dynamite, destroying the star spawn, separating the relic and saving the world.
+Shortly thereafter, squid-like "deep ones" attack and Jeff flees with his friend from work, Charlie, a comic book artist. Cult followers of Cthulhu pursue them to reunite the relic. They find an old high school acquaintance, Paul, an expert on the Cthulhu mythos, and enlist him in their cause. The three flee to the desert to seek Captain Olaf, a sailor who has first-hand experience with the cult. Eventually, the cult members attack them and Paul is taken by the cult, only to later escape and reunite with the others at Olaf's RV. Cthulhu's general, Star Spawn, and the deep ones corner them in the captain's RV. In their haste to flee, Jeff and Charlie leave the relic behind, and Star Spawn re-assembles it. This causes everyone but Jeff, as the last in the Lovecraft bloodline, excruciating pain. As Cthulhu prepares to escape his undersea prison, Jeff shoots some dynamite, destroying Star Spawn, separating the relic, and saving the world.
-Sometime later, we see Charlie doing a comic book signing for his new book based on his and Jeff's adventures. Whilst telling a small disbelieving comic fan that the story is true, Jeff arrives with an ancient map of more artifacts they must safeguard. They quickly leave for the Antarctic and arrive at the [[Mountains of Madness]].
+Sometime later, we see Charlie doing a comic book signing for his new book based on his and Jeff's adventures. While he is telling a young and disbelieving comic fan that the story is true, Jeff arrives with an ancient map of more artifacts they must safeguard. They quickly leave for the Antarctic and arrive [[at the Mountains of Madness]].
 ==Cast==
 *[[Kyle Davis (actor)|Kyle Davis]] as Jeff
-*[[Devin McGinn]] as Charlie
+*Devin McGinn as Charlie
-*[[Matt Bauer]] as Deep One
+*Barak Hardley as Paul
+*Gregg Lawrence as Captain Olaf
-*[[Honor Bliss]] as Miss Roming
-*[[Gregg Lawrence]] as Capt. Olaf
+*Ethan Wilde as Star Spawn
+*Edmund Lipinski as Professor Lake
+*Matt Bauer as Deep One
-[[Martin Starr]] has a small role as Clarence, the only friend of the nerd Jeff and Charlie enlist to help them on their quest.
+*Honor Bliss as Miss Roming
+*[[Martin Starr]] as Clarence
-[[Richard Riehle]] also has a small role as Mr. Snodgrass.
+*[[Richard Riehle]] as Mr. Snodgrass
 ==See also==
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 ==External links==
-*{{official|http://thelastlovecraft.com}}
+*{{official website|http://thelastlovecraft.com}}
 *{{IMDb title|1522262}}
+*{{Rotten Tomatoes|the_last_lovecraft_relic_of_cthulhu}}
 {{DEFAULTSORT:Last Lovecraft: Relic Of Cthulhu}}
 [[Category:2009 films]]
+[[Category:Films scored by Michael Tavera]]
 [[Category:Cthulhu Mythos films]]
+[[Category:Films based on works by H. P. Lovecraft]]
+[[Category:Works based on At the Mountains of Madness]]
+[[Category:Works based on The Call of Cthulhu]]
+[[Category:2000s English-language films]]