The Unnamable (1988 franchise)
- The Unnamable (1988 film)
- The Unnamable II: The Statement of Randolph Carter (1992 film)
Summary
The Unnamable, based on H. P. Lovecraft's short story "The Unnamable (fiction)", was a film made in 1988 about a group of university students that made the poor decision to stay overnight in a 'haunted house' with Randolph Carter. The film was followed by 1993's The Unnamable Returns, also known as The Unnamable II: The Statement of Randolph Carter, in which the demonic creature too hideous to have a name returns to terrorize the college kids that summoned it.
Details
- Release Date: 1988, 1992
- Country/Language: USA, English
- Genres/Technical: Horror
- Runtime: 1 hr 36 min
- Starring: Mark Kinsey Stephenson, Charles King, Charles Clausmeyer, John Rhys-Davies, and David Warner
- Director: Jean Paul Oullette
- Writer: H.P. Lovecraft (original story), Jean-Paul Ouellette
- Producer/Production Co: Jean-Paul Ouellette
- View Trailer: (link)
Ratings
MPAA Ratings
- Rated: R (Brief Nudity, Profanity, Violence)
Tentacle Ratings
A rough measure of how "Lovecraftian" the work is:
- SSs__ (Two and a Half Tentacles: barely Lovecraftian; a loose adaptation)
A loose adaptation of H.P. Lovecraft's story, "The Unnamable (fiction)", turned into a mostly harmless 'teenagers threatened by a monster in a creepy old house' film.
Note: This rating is not intended as a measure of quality, merely of how closely related to Lovecraftian "Weird" fiction the work is.
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Synopsis
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The Unnamable, based on H. P. Lovecraft's short story "The Unnamable (fiction)", was a film made in 1988 about a group of university students that made the poor decision to stay overnight in a 'haunted house' with Randolph Carter. The film was followed by 1993's The Unnamable Returns, also known as The Unnamable II: The Statement of Randolph Carter, in which the demonic creature too hideous to have a name returns to terrorize the college kids that summoned it.
Comments, Trivia, Dedication
Associated Mythos Elements
- Fiction: "The Unnamable (fiction)"
Keeper Notes
External links, See Also
Films by Brian Yuzna, Stuart Gordon, and Jeffrey Combs are very similar in tone, especially:
