Well, I guess I'll be the devil's advocate on this one. Although I'm a "when I'm in the mood for it" fan of 70s horror films, most of the time the Flower Child-style hippy-horror makes me want to change the channel or drink beer until it's even more funny.
I tried to watch this film several times, because I'm a fan of HPL's writings, so I have collected everything there is on film (and most of it sucks). This one definitely doesn't suck, but the 70's flower-power influences and dry "low action" over-dialogued scenes(as seen in the liked of the Omen). Okay, I'm shallow and I want to see monsters, special effects, and yes, even boobs. Movies that are all "hinted at" scary stuff, lack the intensity to keep my ultra short attention span focused. So, I fell asleep every time I tried to watch it.
If you want to see a better Gig young movie, find a copy of "Spectre", which is another 70s made for TV quasi-Lovecraftian show, that was good. Almost like a forerunner of the Xfiles.
I tried to watch this film several times, because I'm a fan of HPL's writings, so I have collected everything there is on film (and most of it sucks). This one definitely doesn't suck, but the 70's flower-power influences and dry "low action" over-dialogued scenes(as seen in the liked of the Omen). Okay, I'm shallow and I want to see monsters, special effects, and yes, even boobs. Movies that are all "hinted at" scary stuff, lack the intensity to keep my ultra short attention span focused. So, I fell asleep every time I tried to watch it.
If you want to see a better Gig young movie, find a copy of "Spectre", which is another 70s made for TV quasi-Lovecraftian show, that was good. Almost like a forerunner of the Xfiles.