HP Lovecraft's The Tomb
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HP Lovecraft's The Tomb is a 2007 United States
production horror film
that is based on H.P. Lovecraft's 1917 story, The Tomb (short story)
. However, many reviewers have noted that the plot of this film is unrelated to the Lovecraft short story. The film is often compared to the 2004 movie, Saw
, going as far as having that series mentioned on the box art.
The film is also known simply as The Tomb, but the title on the DVD case and onscreen is HP Lovecraft's The Tomb. The movie was directed by Ulli Lommel
.
Co-executive producer Jeff Frentzen is wearing the black gloves of the killer throughout the film.
An entire day's shooting was ruined by technical difficulties with the location audio. The scenes that had to be re-shot were all of those featuring actor Michael Barbour. The re-shot scenes, however, produced much better performances by Barbour and the other actors.
United States
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production horror film
Horror film
Horror films seek to elicit a negative emotional reaction from viewers by playing on the audience's most primal fears. They often feature scenes that startle the viewer through the means of macabre and the supernatural, thus frequently overlapping with the fantasy and science fiction genres...
that is based on H.P. Lovecraft's 1917 story, The Tomb (short story)
The Tomb (short story)
"The Tomb" is a short story by H. P. Lovecraft written in June 1917 and first published in the March 1922 issue of The Vagrant. It is the first work of fiction that Lovecraft wrote as an adult.-Plot summary:...
. However, many reviewers have noted that the plot of this film is unrelated to the Lovecraft short story. The film is often compared to the 2004 movie, Saw
Saw (film)
Saw is a 2004 American independent horror film directed by James Wan. The screenplay, written by Leigh Whannell, is based on a story by Wan and Whannell. The film stars Cary Elwes, Danny Glover, Monica Potter, Michael Emerson, Ken Leung, Whannell and Tobin Bell...
, going as far as having that series mentioned on the box art.
The film is also known simply as The Tomb, but the title on the DVD case and onscreen is HP Lovecraft's The Tomb. The movie was directed by Ulli Lommel
Ulli Lommel
Ulli Lommel , is a German actor and director, noted for his many horror films, and for his career as an actor on Rainer Werner Fassbinder's films.-Career:...
.
Plot
Tara (Victoria Ullmann) and Billy (Christian Behm) awake in a dark basement or warehouse, bloodied and covered with wounds. As they explore the empty surroundings, they find other wounded people who die in horrible ways at the hands of "The Puppetmaster," a sinister villain who plays a deadly game with them in which there will be only one survivor.Filming
Production of HP Lovecraft's The Tomb took place during August 2005 in Marina Del Rey, California, at a warehouse on Princeton Drive that has since been demolished. The scenes at the "Palm Desert Motel" were shot on an indoor set at the same warehouse. Exteriors were shot in the high desert near Palmdale, California.Co-executive producer Jeff Frentzen is wearing the black gloves of the killer throughout the film.
An entire day's shooting was ruined by technical difficulties with the location audio. The scenes that had to be re-shot were all of those featuring actor Michael Barbour. The re-shot scenes, however, produced much better performances by Barbour and the other actors.