Resident Evil 2, or why I don't write for a living

Given that Resident Evil: Apocalypse was more of the same as the first film, why not do another take on it?

Resident Evil, or why I don't write for a living

Well, since we'll have some time before the time of the dead those who host, why not take another stab at a film series that has always bothered me.

Video game movies have been around for a while, but while comic book films may have some similarity with the source material, video game films might be lucky if the main characters even have the same name.

Resident Evil at a glance should have been a slam dunk film. Zombies attack, heroes fight, hell, you even had George A. Romero doing the script...so naturally they dumped all that nonsense for Paul W. Anderson's wife showing up everyone and ending with a set up for a sequel. My take would be a be bit different.

In Search of Lovecraft (2008)

In Search of Lovecraft (2008), dir. David J. Hohl, HohloGraphic Productions



And now our lights are dim and the curtains are falling for this summer of Love(craft). How will it end? With a maddened shriek after glimpsing some eldritch horror, or with a shrug as we're carried off by patchwork men?

Chill (2007)

Chill (2007), dir. Serge Rodnunsky, Rojack Films

The 00's were proving to be less than kind to the work of Lovecraft. The Tomb was hot garbage, but surely another yarn based on "Cool Air" would be good or at least acceptable? There actually was an earlier attempt in 2006, directed by Albert Pyun of all people, but seeing as to how that wasn't released until 2013, I think that will keep until the next Summer of Love (craft)

The Tomb (2007)

The Tomb (2007) dir. Ulli Lommel, the Shadow Factory/Boogeyman Movies International

Well, a Lovecraft film from the infamous Ulli Lommel. Surely the creative genius behind 1980's the Boogeyman and the Devonsville Terror would craft a half-way decent story, filled with shock and horror aplenty? Short version: no

Cthulhu (2007)

Cthulhu (2007) dir. Daniel Gildark, Arkham Northwest Productions/Cascadia Film Collective

The Call of Cthulhu set the bar pretty high, but there is always room for improvement, so why not another take on the story set in modern time? Well...

The Call of Cthulhu (2005)

The Call of Cthulhu (2005) dir. Andrew Leman, the H.P. Lovecraft Historical Society

We've seen the Great Old portrayed a few times before, but they were usually not so great. Here though makes up for everything, and honestly might be the best Lovecraft adaptation around. The film was the brainchild of the H.P. Lovecraft Historical Society, a group of LARPers who went to the next level.