CTHULHU THE MOVIE

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Adapted from a story by H.P. Lovecraft. A Seattle history professor, drawn back to his estranged family on the Oregon coast to execute his late mother's estate, is reaquainted with his best friend from childhood, with whom he has a long-awaited tryst. Caught in an accelerating series of events, he discovers aspects of his father's New Age cult which take on a dangerous and apocalyptic significance.

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*****REVIEWS*****

"Cthulhu is pure lovecraft and a treatment of the Lovecraftian Mythos as the backdrop for a town shrouded in mystery, disappearances and cults."
---Best-Horror-Movies.com
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"a decidedly effective mood of eerie unease"
---LA CITY BEAT

"A whopping mood piece as much as a horror film, and a poignant, nostalgia-layered story about tentative love and desire as much as a mood piece, "Cthulhu" covers multiple genres without losing sight of any of them."
---MovieBoy.com

"As perfect a translation of modern times through
the lens of Lovecraft as I have ever seen….
Provocative… challenging… beautiful.”
--D.W. Bostaph, www.dreadcentral.com

“Fabulous – the essence of Lovecraft…
maybe the best Lovecraft adaptation I have seen to date. “
---S.T. Joshi

What makes Cthulhu so riveting is not only the mounting suspense as the mystery surrounding Russell and his family begins to spiral out of control, but also the exploration of sexual orientation and gender that take place within the bond between Russell and Mike, as well as the depictions of heterosexuality as expressed by the religious cult.
--Desiree Valdez Voices of American Sexuality Magazine

Creep-a-Go Go review (4 1/2 stars)

Dread Central review (5 stars)

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SYNOPSIS

RUSSELL, a young, gay history professor currently living in Seattle, is called upon by his sister DANNIE to execute their late mother’s estate. He is reunited with boyhood chum MIKE and with his father, REVERND MARSH, the charismatic leader of a New Age cult. While exploring his memories, Russ wanders into a warehouse where hundreds of names are listed on the walls. As he sleeps that night, he dreams of a stone cudgel. He awakens to find a cudgel in his motel room. The town drunk warns Russ that it is an instrument of sacrifice, and a young liquor store clerk enlists him to help find her brother, who she believes has been taken by the cult. Russ’ AUNT JOSIE, who has been living in an asylum, tells him that his mother left a message hidden in her house which has been sealed by fumigators until auction. Looking for answers in the warehouse, Russ is taken on an unbelievable journey through the small town’s ancient, subterranean origins. When he escapes, he and Mike share a long–awaited tryst, after which they find the girl’s brother murdered. Russ begins to believe preparations are underway for a mass sacrifice, and engages the attentions of sexy seductress SUSAN in order to obtain information. After Susan rapes him and he is arrested for murder on the eve of the May Festival, the stakes are raised –maybe higher than the world has ever known.

Exclusive 1933 found newsreel interview with H.P. Lovecraft!

THE LEGEND OF CTHULHU

Cthulhu is a giant fictional being, one of the Great Old Ones in H. P. Lovecraft's Cthulhu Mythos.  It is often cited for the extreme descriptions given of its appearance, size, and the abject terror that it invokes. Because of this reputation, Cthulhu is often referred to in science fiction and fantasy circles as shorthand for extreme horror or evil.

Lovecraft transcribed the pronunciation of Cthulhu as "Khlûl'hloo." Lovecraft gave several differing pronunciations on different occasions.  According to Lovecraft, this is merely the closest that the human vocal apparatus can come to reproducing the syllables of an alien language. Long after Lovecraft's death, the pronunciation k?-THOO-loo became common.

Cthulhu appears in various monstrous and demonic forms in early myths of the human race.  Cultural memory preserves the would-be deity as humanity's most deeply rooted nightmare. Cthulhu is known as the high priest of the Great Old Ones, unnatural alien beings who ruled the Earth before humanity formed, and still worshipped as gods by misguided people.  It is said that they will return, causing worldwide insanity and mindless violence before finally displacing humanity forever.

CTHULHU is a major motion picture debut by the directing/writing team of Daniel Gildark and Grant Cogswell. It is a fresh and uncompromising look at our possible future, filtered through the terrifying visions of horror fiction master H.P. Lovecraft(1890-1937).

The soundtrack includes songs by Gram Parsons, Rocky Votolato, The Album Leaf, Pat Smear, The Believers, The Swains, Joel R.L. Phelps, Quiet Countries, North Twin, Rachel's, At the Spine, and Fernando.

The composer of the score for CTHULHU, Willy Greer, is a horror film scholar with his own radio show featuring soundtracks of the genre, Horror Holocaust. The show is broadcast on the web every Friday from 2-4 PM at praradio.com.

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CTHULHU is a moving, horrific and mindblowing experience that will make you read the headlines with fresh eyes. Welcome home...to the end of the world.

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Who I'd like to meet:

Alfonso Cuaron, Cormac McCarthy, Jeff Luers, Marilyn Manson, bell hooks, Wilco, Barack Obama, James Turrell, Chuck D, Derrick Jensen, Chan Marshall, Michael Cimino, Hugo Chavez, Drive-By Truckers, Kris Kristofferson, Alice Munro, Joy Williams, Denis Johnson, Michael Haneke, Oprah Winfrey, Curtis White, Angela Davis, Diabolos Rex, Alex Ross, Neil Young, Crash Worship, George A. Romero, Eminem, Ken Livingstone, Kings of Leon..

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Status: Single
Zodiac Sign: Leo

Interests

General
World destruction, Tori Spelling, conspiracy theories, New Age cults, gay love, History of the West, Better World Club
Music
Gram Parsons, Joel R.L. Phelps, Rocky Votolato, The Believers, At the Spine, Pat Smear, The Swains, The Album Leaf, Rachel's, Fernando, Quiet Countries, North Twin..
Movies
Children of Men, Dawn of the Dead, Rosemary's Baby, My Own Private Idaho, Gummo, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Phantasm, On the Beach, Two Lane Blacktop, Safe, Cure, The New World
Books
Lovecraft stories: The Shadow Over Innsmouth, The Call of Cthulhu, The Colour Out of Space, Celephais; The Crying of Lot 49, Cadillac Desert, The Road, Under the Volcano, City of Quartz, Riddley Walker
Heroes
THE HEROES OF CTHULHU
Producer………………………………Alexis Ferris Daniel Gildark Anne Rosellini Jeffrey Brown Executive Producer…………………Gar Godfrey Grant Cogswell Roxanne Tarn Co-Producer…………………………Laurie Hicks Director of Photography……………..Sean Kirby Production Design……………………Etta Lilienthal Director…………………………………Dan Gildark Writers…………………………………Grant Cogswell (writer) Jason Cottle (additional dialogue) Russ……………………………………Jason Cottle Mike……………………………………Scott Patrick Green Dannie………………………………….Cara Buono Susan…………………………………Tori Spelling Ancestor………………………………Robert Padilla SUV Driver……………………………Ethan Atkinson Brown…………………………………Jeffrey Brown Allen Combs (voice)…………………Lyall Bush NPR Newscaster (voice)……………Grant Cogswell Charlie…………………………………Charles Creasy Club Kid…………………………………Casey Curran Asylum Nurse…………………………Tarame Del Guidici EBS Announcer (voice)………………Eben Eldridge Zadok……………………………………Richard Garfield Ralph……………………………………Ian Georghegan Auctioneer………………………………Robin Gordon Writhing Bag Figure, Tiara Beast………Ryan Gorman Teen Mike…………………………………Keifer Grimm Jake………………………………………Rob Hamm Reverend Marsh…………………………Dennis Kleinsmith Boy Russ…………………………………Nathan Ladd Blind Boy…………………………………Kellan Larson Evelyn Marsh……………………………Barbara Lindsay Caller (voice)………………………………Emilie Maslow Astrologist (voice)…………………………Liza Maslow SUV Passenger……………………………Patrick McKnight Liquor Store Weirdo, Prison Guard, Will O’Reilly (voice)…Scott McKnight Jilly Bronstein………………………………Jessi Meyer Sheriff………………………………………Greg Michaels Julia…………………………………………Amy Minderhout Auctioneer’s Assistant……………………Brandon Mitchell Pacifica Newscaster (voice)………………Cary Moon Soccer Mom…………………………………Sabrina Prada Gilibert-Bartender……………………………Tom Prince BBC Newscaster (voice)……………………Jonathan Raban Walking Woman………………………………Megan Rider Anne Colder (voice)…………………………Jan Sewell Barnes…………………………………………Joe Shapiro Librarian………………………………………Hilary H.J. Specht Aunt Josie………………………………………Nancy Stark Hustler 2………………………………………Alex Stroud Teen Russ………………………………………Hunter Stroud Deputy Ben……………………………………Dennis Tracy Victorian Woman……………………………Jasminka Vukcevic Girl on Stairs…………………………………Ruby Wood Local TV News/Radio Preacher (voice)……Brad Zeffren Bar Patron……………………………………David Kirwan (uncredited) Directed by……………………………………Dan Gildark Writing Credits…………………………………Grant Cogswell (writer) Jason Cottle (additional dialogue) Dan Gildark (writer) Douglas Light (additional dialogue) H.P. Lovecraft (book) Produced by…………………………………Jeffrey Brown Alexis Ferris Garr Godfrey (executive producer) Laurie Hicks (co-producer) Laurie Hicks (line producer) Anne Rossellini (co-producer) Original Music by………………………………Willy Greer Cinematography by……………………………Sean Kirby Production design by……………………………Etta Lilienthal Art direction by…………………………………Liz Cawthon Etta Lilienthal Costume design by……………………………Doris Black Make Up Department Hair Stylist………………………………………Michelle Crane Makeup Artist……………………………………Michelle Crane Makeup Artist…………………………………Jennifer Popochock Special Makeup Effects Artist…………………Jennifer Popochock Sculptor Lab Work………………………………Erik Porn Assistant Makeup Artist………………………Susanne Schmaling Hair Stylist………………………………………Susanne Schmaling Key Hair Stylist…………………………………Dawn Tunnell Makeup Artist……………………………………Dawn Tunnell Special Makeup Effects Artist………………Dawn Tunnell Production Management Unit Production Manager……………………Laurie Hicks Post Production Manager……………………Austin Wilson Second Unit Director or Assistant Director Second Assistant Director: Second Unit……Grant Cogswell Second Unit Director…………………………Jason Cottle Second Second Assistant Director…………Wendy Grande First Assistant Director………………………Megan Griffiths Second Assistant Director……………………Jessica Hong Second Assistant Director……………………Brandon Mitchell Art Department Art Department Assistant……………………Richard Armstrong Art Department Assistant……………………Awet Beraki Art Department Assistant……………………Garrett Cantrell Property Master………………………………Liz Cawthon Art Department Assistant……………………Benjamin Cleaves Art Department Assistant……………………Ryan Gorman Art Department Assistant……………………Kyle Kraft Graphic Designer……………………………Martin McClellan Art Department Assistant……………………Bryan Miller Graphic Designer……………………………Anabel Ramirez Art Department Assistant……………………Summer Rieland Storyboard Artist……………………………Christopher Shelton Art Department Assistant……………………Ilanya Strauss Art Department………………………………James Throckmorton Art Department Assistant……………………Heather Tinnerstet Art Department Assistant……………………Jasminka Vukcevic Sound Department Sound Department Production Assistant……………Jesse Gay Sound Recordist……………………………………Stephen Jones Sound Recordist……………………………………William Kisinger Sound Mixer…………………………………………Elijah Lawson Foley Artist……………………………………………Vince Smith Sound Mixer……………………………………………Charles Van Winkle Boom Operator…………………………………………Scott Waters Boom Operator…………………………………………Nathan Williams Sound Designer: Chroma Sound………………………Brad Zeffren Special Effects by Special Effects Technician……………………………H.M. Gandy Visual Effects by Visual Effects Compositor………………………………Kevin Adams Visual Effects CGI Artist………………………………John Gera Visual Effects Data Manager……………………………Jesse Howards Visual Effects Compositor…………………………………Zach Pahl Visual Effects Compositor…………………………………Deborah Ristic Visual Effects Supervisor……………………………………Deborah Ristic Stunts Stunt Coordinator…………………………………………Jerry L. Buxbaum Camera and Electrical Department Assistant Camera………………………………………Krys Czajkowski Grip………………………………………………………Marc Dewey Grip………………………………………………………Nate Diedrich Assistant Camera………………………………………Elie Goral Best Boy Electric………………………………………Bruce Henderson Jib Operator……………………………………………Tim Jankowski Best Boy Electric……………………………………Patrick Levad Camera Operator: “B” Camera……………………Lincoln Lewis Chief Lighting Technician……………………………Lincoln Lewis Grip……………………………………………………Jeremy Mackie Best Boy Grip…………………………………………Theresa Majeres (as Theresa Majeras) Still photographer……………………………………Scott McKnight Videographer…………………………………………Scott McKnight Key Grip………………………………………………Ryan Middleton Assistant Camera………………………………………Sean Porter Videographer……………………………………………Megan Rider Gaffer……………………………………………………Jeremiah Skender Still Photographer………………………………………Mark Sullo Dolly Grip…………………………………………………Robby Terry First Assistant Camera…………………………………T.J. Williams, Jr. Steadicam Operator……………………………………T.J. Williams, Jr. Cinematographer: Second Unit………………………Austin Wilson Animation Department Creature Creator……………………………………Chris Baer Creature Designer……………………………………Chris Baer Casting Department Extras Casting………………………………………Michelle Huston Extras Casting……………………………………… Mischa Jakupcak Casting Assistant……………………………………Liza Maslow Casting Assistant……………………………………Jason Shapiro Costume and Wardrobe Department Wardrobe Production Assistant……………………Cindy Bagby Wardrobe Production Assistant…………………Kirk Bowers Wardrobe Assistant…………………………………Teresa Hill Wardrobe Production Assistant……………………Tara Rankin Assistant Costume Designer………………………Hilary H.J. Specht Editorial Department Digital Imaging On-line Editor……………………Kevin Adams Production Editor…………………………………John Boucher Digital Imaging Supervisor………………………Rich Fassio Digital Color Grading……………………………Tim Maffia Production Editor…………………………………Joe Shapiro Post Production Coordinator……………………Patrick Taylor Music Department Music Supervisor………………………………Van Riker Music Editor: Chroma Sound…………………Brad Zeffren Transportation Department Transportation Coordinator……………………Jim Hudnall Driver……………………………………………Andrew Sirokman Other Crew Production Assistant…………………………Joe Altieri Book Keeping…………………………………M.J.O. Baker Production Assistant…………………………Theodore Nolan Berg-Rooper Key Production Assistant………………………Garrett Cantrell Creature Design………………………………Liz Cawthon Gun Wrangler…………………………………Lorraine Churchill Extras Coordinator……………………………Grant Cogswell Data Management……………………………Mark Culross Consultant………………………………………Robinson Devor Craft Service Guru……………………………Rachel Evans Main Title Design……………………………Pablo Ferro Production Assistant…………………………Spencer Fornaciari Production Assistant………………………Diedra Fraizer Extras Production Assistant………………Wendy Grande Data Management…………………………Jesse Howards Extras Production Assistant………………Jodie Hurley Production Coordinator……………………Mischa Jakupcak Water Safety…………………………………Ben Jewel Assistant to Producers………………………Jules Jones Location Manager……………………………Lacey Leavitt Extras Production Assistant…………………Dixie Lee Body Double “Dannie”………………………Rose Leiker Production Assistant………………………Rose Leiker Fundraising Video…………………………… Mishka Morris Massage Therapist…………………………Tyrone Nelson Helicopter Pilot……………………………….Sean Northrop Location Liaison: Astoria……………………Michael Ramsdell Boat Captain…………………………………Curtis Ropp Location Manager……………………………Joy Saez Key Production Assistant……………………Andrew Sirokman Script Supervisor……………………………Andy Spletzer Bookkeeper…………………………………Diane Stiers Production Assistant………………………… James Throckmorton Diver……………………………………………Keith Warren Location Scout…………………………………Chris Weber Production Assistant……………………………Brandon Wolfe

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