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H.P. Lovecraft's The Unnamable/The Unnamable Returns (DVD) (1988/1993)

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Charles King (Actor), Mark Kinsey Stephenson (Actor), Jean-Paul Oullette (Director) Rated: Suitable for 18 years and over Format: DVD
3.9 out of 5 stars 9 customer reviews
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  • Actors: Charles King, Mark Kinsey Stephenson, Maria Ford, John Rhys-Davies, Julie Strain
  • Directors: Jean-Paul Oullette
  • Format: PAL, Full Screen, Dolby, Digital Sound, DTS Surround Sound
  • Language: English
  • Region: Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe. Read more about DVD formats.)
  • Aspect Ratio: 4:3 - 1.33:1
  • Number of discs: 2
  • Classification: 18
  • Studio: Anchor Bay
  • DVD Release Date: 22 Nov. 2004
  • Run Time: 187 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B0002Z9YJG
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 40,651 in DVD & Blu-ray (See Top 100 in DVD & Blu-ray)

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Two horror films directed by Jean-Paul Ouellette. In 'The Unnamable', a bloodthirsty demon, born hundreds of years before, is said to roam the corridors of an old English ancestral home. Local students decide it would be fun to investigate the haunted house. In 'The Unnamable Returns', when four students are murdered, a professor and an expert on the occult set out to find the killer, suspecting that paranormal forces are at work.

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4.0 out of 5 starsLovecraft for the Lovecraftians
By R. Stone on 15 Oct. 2008
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Lovecraft has had a mixed effect on celluloid. With only a few exceptions his work hasn't been translated too well on to the big screen, however this doesn't mean those films should be discounted all together (perhaps "Die monster, die!" aside). Its true that he once remarked he wasn't a fan of the flickering image, but this was in cinema's early days and he was no film buff, most likely missed the best that time offered, catching just some of the dross. I'm sure Nosferatu or Metropolis would have changed his mind.

The Unnameable isn't a great film. Yet it works. It takes the rough theme of the short story and pads it out to appeal to that decades horror film fan base. Its low budget is obvious, as is its heart - its intention to honour america's greatest horror writer (in my opinion)as well as make some money. It fulfilled both. Any film that helps bring Lovecraft to peoples attention is ok in my book. Its not a bad horror film to boot, and you will get drawn into the story and enjoy yourself - papermache graves stones forgotten.

The Unnameable returns has a bigger budget which shows. Its also reasonably well acted, scripted and directed. And bless them, there is nudity. Not Oscar material definately but it will appeal to most horror fans. A little in-humour is thrown in for us Lovecraft buffs. Oh, did I mention the nuditity?

Watch them in sequence to appreciate them more. At this bargain price you can't lose.
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5.0 out of 5 starsA Lovecraftian Gore Fest! Great Fun!
By Puzzle box on 16 July 2014
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This is a great double feature from Anchor Bay, both films were great however the first film in my honest opinion was slightly better and had a better atmosphere and was overall creepy. The first disc has the The Unnamable, based on H. P. Lovecraft's short story "The Unnamable", which was made in 1988. The Unnamable initially is set during the 1800's where a woman gives birth to child so unspeakably horrific, that it's given no name (hence the unnamable). Many decades later in the 1980's, a group of university students make the poor decision to stay, overnight, in the old winthrope house where the old 17th century myth took place based on a dare, since one of the students is skeptical. Two college couples from the same Miskatonic university also decide to check out the old Winthrop place for an initiation into the fraternity/sorority. However, they soon discover that a hideous monster resides in the house and it soon begins to kill them off one by one. Can they stop it before it's too late? .. Mark Kinsey Stephenson played the lead role as Randolph Carter (a well known H.P. Lovecraft character), alongside Charles King. It was directed by Jean Paul Oullette, as well as being written and produced by him. I really enjoy this rather obscure low budget horror as it was really well made and the acting was decent, almost everything about the film is great, with great gore (theres a decapitated body hung upside down with it's blood dripping in a bowl), great effects, a great score, good actors, and good camera-work. Not to mention the creature itself had some great make up fx. Extras include film notes, biographies, stills gallery, theatrical trailer and subtitles for the hard of hearing.Read more ›
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4.0 out of 5 starsvery nice atmospere!!!!!
By Gaetane Catanzaro on 2 April 2005
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I saw the first movie when i was very young, and thought that it was great! As a Horror fan I always look for new things but this one only has al the classic,basic elements: An old deserted house, students exploring it, nude scenes, a ghostly presence, murders, running, screaming, HORROR!
I think the special effects where awsome, off course this movie is from the late eighties! but give it a go
The second movie ain't that great, off course that is my opinion!
Enjoy.
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5.0 out of 5 starsA Hard DVD TO FIND...
By D. R. Smith on 8 Aug. 2015
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... but if you can find it, it's worth checking out. This DVD selection is NOT made Region 1. If you do have an all region DVD player, it's worth the three hours. I have read/heard other people give a negative revue about these two movies, but I would have to disagree. The Unnamable was a movie that had a unique twist to the monster/demon genre. Although, I never reveal the storyline, I think after watching these two movies you'll understand what I mean. So, if you enjoy a movie that can be considered gore-galore, this one's for you!
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5.0 out of 5 starswatch horror movies at night!
By romanticynic on 20 July 2007
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The first of these movies isn't available here in the US, so I bought the British two disc set. I already have an all region, PAL/NTSC dvd player (to enjoy more Last of the Summer Wine episodes than are for sale here), so that isn't a problem. H. P. Lovecraft is my favorite "straight" horror author. By that I mean that he didn't add humor or sex or detectives or anything else except supernatural horror to his stories. Well, maybe a little bit of architecture. Lovecraft was a master storyteller, an expert at creating a dense, horrific atmosphere with words. He was also a bit long-winded for a short story writer. Some of his sentences were longer than most authors' paragraphs. Lovecraft wrote in the 1920s and 30s. When reading his stories, you sometimes have to skip over a little bit of the casual racism that was rampant in America at that time. There's none of that nonsense in the (very short) short story of the same name that inspired the first movie. I wouldn't go so far as to say that the movie is based on the book. You can find that story in Dagon and Other Macabre Tales (if you can find it) and also in Wake Up Screaming: Haunting Tales of Terror. Great titles, aren't they? It's very difficult to turn a Lovecraft short story into a movie and they don't really try all that hard in either of these flicks. The first is more teen/twentysomething slasher flick than Lovecraftian horror. As in most such slasher flicks, any young person who has sex or gets high (on alcohol, in this case) is sure to die. In the second film, there is much less of Lovecraft's influence and anyone is fair game for the unnamable (but named) monster. I too like the first film more than the second. Together, they make an excellent way to escape reality for about three hours.Read more ›
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