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H. P. Lovecraft

posted 20 years ago by ilssaridor
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Anyone agree that the "bus-driving-throught-the-forest-while-the-zombies-attack-it" is inspired by a similar scene in H.P. Lovecraft's shortstory "The Shadow over Innsmouth?"

[–] ThrownMuse 20 years ago

hi--i watched bits and pieces of the director's commentary, and I think he said something about that scene being Lovecraftian, but I don't think he mentioned which story inspired it. i've never read the story.

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[–] smerd_70 20 years ago

You are correct, ilssaridor, during the bus scene on the audio commentary Richard Blackburn names various stories and authors that inspired the film, he said one of his main inspirations was HP Lovecraft's The Shadow over Innsmouth, including the bus driver's dialogue.

[–] everything_morbid 17 years ago

That is my favorite scene in the entire movie! I wish the movie continued in that direction. I must admit that after this scene the rest of the movie paled in comparison, imho. I must say that this scene was one of the few times a film has actually captured the essence of a Lovecraft story.

[–] gertflump 15 years ago

The Shadow Over Innsmouth should get it's own film adaptation, IMHO.

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[–] dementia13 15 years ago

The driver's speech, as well as the very fact that Astaroth is reached by a bus ride, is straight out of "Shadow Over Innsmouth". There actually have been a few film versions of that story. Stuart Gordon's "Dagon" is one, and IMO is the best of all Lovecraft film adaptations.

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