Hi! I am a new member to this site and feel that this subject is as good a starting point as any. Well, what do you readers think about the use of ideas from Lovecraft and Clark Ashton Smith on film? I hold the view that in the Lucio Fulci horror film, "The Beyond", that the infamous Book of Eibon is used out of context. Indeed, perhaps this could also be said of the even more infamous "Necromonicon". Furthermore, H P Lovecraft did not often desribe actual violence in his works. Therefore, is it not wrong that film directors seem to borrow his themes in order to create images of graphic death on screen? Then again, I must confess to being a keen fan of such films myself! I'm looking forward to your replies!
Many Thanks
From Julian
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