cross-posted from: https://piefed.social/c/bmoviebonanza@lemmy.world/p/2341770/the-dunwich-horror-1970-mastodon-watch-party-this-sunday-evening
A loose adaptation of the novella of the same name by H. P. Lovecraft, the film concerns a young female graduate student who is targeted by a man attempting to use her in an occult ritual taken from the Necronomicon. ... Critical response was divided, with some critics praising the film's technical elements and adaptation of the source material, while others felt the performances were ineffective, and the film generally mediocre. Despite this, some contemporary film scholars, such as Alain Silver, have championed it as one of the best film adaptations of a Lovecraft literary work. Film historian Rob Craig similarly deemed it "one of the most overall successful adaptations of a Lovecraft source work ever committed to film."[1] Aesthetically, the film has been noted for its psychedelic posterized imagery.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Dunwich_Horror_(film)
Cthulhu Fhtaghn, y'all! The Dunwich Horror (1970) is the movie for this Sunday's "monsterdon" watch party over on Mastodon, our fediverse sibling!
- Just start watching that movie this Sunday, Sept. 6 at 9pm ET / 8pm CT / 6pm PT which is 1am Monday UTC
- and follow #monsterdon over on mastodon for live text commentary. For example, you can follow that hashtag here: https://mastodon.social/tags/monsterdon
- I usually open two web browser windows side-by-side on a computer. But you could follow the mastodon commentary on a phone app while watching the movie on TV or something.
How to watch the movie:
WARNING: we are watching the 1970 version, but there's a 2009 re-make, so make sure you get the right Horror!
- for info on how to block ads, see: https://ohai.social/@klu9/115245207831850566
- tubi: https://tubitv.com/movies/100011709/the-dunwich-horror
- archive: https://archive.org/details/the-dunwich-horror-1970_202605
- archive: https://archive.org/details/the-dunwich-horror-1970
- it's usually streamed on https://miru.miyaku.media/ at that time
- if you want to pay and/or watch ads, look here: https://www.justwatch.com/us/movie/the-dunwich-horror
- for trigger warnings see: https://www.doesthedogdie.com/media/164364
