Beyond the Wall of Sleep (2006 film)
Beyond the Wall of Sleep (2006 film)
Summary
Loosely based on "Beyond the Wall of Sleep (fiction)", the film is about a deformed, inbred, mentally-challenged rustic whose parasitic twin's brain sometimes takes over his body.
Details
- Release Date: 2006
- Country/Language: USA, English
- Genres/Technical: Horror
- Runtime: 1 hr 24 min
- Starring: George Peroulas, Fountain Yount, Gregory Fawcett
- Director: Barrett J. Leigh
- Writer: Barrett J. Leigh, H.P. Lovecraft (original story)
- Producer/Production Co: Lions Gate Films
- View Trailer: (link)
Ratings
MPAA Ratings
- Rated: R (Violence, Nudity, Adult Content, etc.)
Tentacle Ratings
A rough measure of how "Lovecraftian" the work is:
- SS___ (Two Tentacles: Barely Lovecraftian; could be a very loose adaptation)
Note: This rating is not intended as a measure of quality, merely of how closely related to Lovecraftian "Weird" fiction the work is.
Reviews
Review Links:
- Beyond Hollywood, (link) - "Simply put, “Beyond the Wall of Sleep” is 80 minutes of sneering and a lot of blinking lights."
- Horror Movie a Day, (link) - "...Maybe with some money and a producer who could have reigned in their gratuitous “stylistic” tendencies, this could have been a good movie, however it’s, you know, not..."
- Matt Poirier at Direct to Video Connoisseur (link) - "...this may not have been my cup of tea, but my friends who do like this kind of thing hated it too. So I'm not alone. I'd avoid this..."
- Thomas T. Sueyres at Video Junkie (link) - "With low expectations, this movie has got some good things going for it and you might even be surprised."
Synopsis
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Loosely based on "Beyond the Wall of Sleep", the film is about a deformed, inbred, mentally-challenged rustic whose parasitic twin's brain sometimes takes over his body.
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Comments, Trivia, Dedication
Associated Mythos Elements
- fiction: "Beyond the Wall of Sleep (fiction)"
