Is Mass Effect Lovecraftian?

The Mass Effect Legendary Edition contains all of the original trilogy's DLC, including the Leviathan DLC, which was heavily inspired by Lovecraft. The Mass Effect Legendary Edition has been an extreme success for BioWare and EA, and includes all Mass Effect games from the original trilogy and their complete DLCs.
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Is Pennywise a Lovecraftian?

It/Pennywise

It, which King wrote in 1986, is by far the author's most Lovecraftian work, setting up the idea of a Macroverse (later called the “Todash Darkness” of The Dark Tower series), and ancient, otherworldly beings from outer space/a different plane of existence.
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Is Stranger things considered Lovecraftian?

Netflix has released the official trailer for the fourth season of Stranger Things. It's been a long wait, but the official full trailer for the fourth season of Stranger Things is finally here. The trailer is set to Journey's "Separate Ways (Worlds Apart)," and it brings full-blown Lovecraftian horror vibes.
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Is the thing a Lovecraftian movie?

John Carpenter's "Apocalypse Trilogy" (The Thing, Prince of Darkness and In the Mouth of Madness) feature Lovecraftian elements, which become more noticeable in each film.
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Is bird box a Lovecraftian movie?

The monsters in Bird Box implement Lovecraftian elements differently, but no less obviously. Starring Sandra Bullock, the film depicts its unseen creatures as supernatural, in one way or another, with an ability to drive insane anyone who sets eyes upon them.
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Is the monster in Bird Box Lovecraftian?

The creatures of Bird Box are heavily influenced by the works of H.P. Lovecraft. Lovecraft is one of the American fathers of sci-fi/horror fiction. Lovecraft developed a dark style, focused on abominable monsters, that would come to be known as “Lovecraftian.”
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Is Event Horizon a Lovecraftian?

Since its poor box office run, Event Horizon has been deemed a cult classic by many horror fans, as well as a prime example of Lovecraftian terror that was ahead of its time. Event Horizon's diverse ensemble cast sets it aside from other big-budget sci-fi ventures from the '90s.
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Is Doctor Who a Lovecraftian?

No all-powerful alien horrors here, no tentacles, no cultists. The 90s novels have little to say. But for me these are among the most Lovecraftian episodes of classic Doctor Who. In 'The Silurians', scientific experiments awaken a species of reptile-men from their hibernation in caves beneath the Peak District.
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Is archive 81 Lovecraftian?

Archive 81, the short-lived Netflix horror series based on a popular podcast, coalesces the Lovecraftian themes of found-footage horror in notable ways. Developed by Rebecca Sonnenshine and based on a podcast by Daniel Powell and Marc Sollinger, Archive 81 follows two individuals in two different time periods.
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Is the Mind Flayer Lovecraft?

STRANGER THINGS' Mind Flayer Is Pure Lovecraft.
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Is the Mind Flayer Cthulhu?

As a minor point: that creature will actually be a Chthonian, who is part of the Mythos, but is significantly different from Cthulhu. So the full answer would seem to be: Mind Flayers are inspired by the Cthulhu Mythos, but not by Cthulhu himself.
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Is the demogorgon a dimensional Shambler?

The show takes place in the Cthulhu Mythos, and the Demogorgon is a Dimensional Shambler. The story shares a lot of elements in common with HP Lovecraft's more "weird fiction"-y stories. Many of Lovecraft's stories dealt with dimensional travel and strange, otherworldly beings crossing over into our reality.
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Is the Matrix Lovecraftian?

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The world shown in The Matrix being an illusion created by an external force is quite Lovecraftian, and the idea of their being forces we can't comprehend that manipulate our lives is terrifying.
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Is cabin in the woods Lovecraftian?

The Cabin in the Woods (2011)

Both a send-off of genre tropes and an effective horror itself, The Cabin in the Woods weaves in an homage to Lovecraft's fictional Cthulhu Mythos – the idea of ancient beings whose incredible power underpins all of human activity, which is present in almost all of Lovecraft's work.
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Why can't adults see Pennywise?

The adults being oblivious to what happened to the children is part of IT's influence on the town's residents, as it could make them blind to what was happening if it desired to, as that made it easier for the creature to feed on children.
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Are there any Cthulhu movies?

Pages in category "Cthulhu Mythos films"
  • The Cabin in the Woods.
  • Call Girl of Cthulhu.
  • The Call of Cthulhu (film)
  • Cast a Deadly Spell.
  • Color Out of Space (film)
  • Cthulhu (2000 film)
  • Cthulhu (2007 film)
  • Cthulhu Mansion.
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Are there any good Lovecraft movies?

Matt Reeves' found-footage monster movie has two of the best Lovecraftian horrors put to screen: the titled monster itself and the little hyper-crab things. With no reason why this monster appears in New York or where it came from, this great creature feature has a unique spin on what we call Lovecraftian.
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Is Event Horizon related to hellraiser?

So the basic plot of Event Horizon is basically that some dude (Dr. Weir) built what he thought was simply a warp drive that turns out to open a doorway to Hell. After being taken to Hell, Weir returns except with super powers as he was 'accepted' and embraced it.
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What was the entity in Bird Box?

The Creatures are the unseen main antagonists of the 2014 novel Bird Box by Josh Malerman and its 2018 film adaptation of the same name. They are malevolent, unseen beings who cause humans who look at them to go insane and suicidal.
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What is the monster in antlers?

"Antlers," the new horror movie from director Scott Cooper ("Hostiles") and producer Guillermo Del Toro, is based around a monster from Native American folklore that has haunted a number of horror stories in the past: the wendigo.
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What they saw in Bird Box?

A baby-faced monster with a bulbous, vein-covered head, swollen ears, no teeth, and a snake-like body meant to be created using CGI, the creature is what Malorie would have seen in a nightmarish scene that was ultimately scrapped from the final cut of Bird Box.
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Is Lovecraft a horror?

H.P. Lovecraft was a turn-of-the-20th-century author whose works were a key part of the subgenre of horror that would come to be known as “Weird fiction.” Born in Providence in 1890, Lovecraft grew up with an agonizing fear of both death and mental collapse.
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Where did Lovecraft get his inspiration?

Born in 1890, Lovecraft took inspiration from his historic New England surroundings and beyond to create tales of otherworldly standing stones, hidden cities older than time, and simple homes that exude unknowable evil.
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What are the creatures in Hellbound?

Episode by episode, Hellbound reveals that those monsters, known as demons, are foreshadowed by a divine messenger, an “angel,” an ethereal, floating face that informs the chosen victims when they are due a visit from the demonic trio, and that they are destined for Hell.
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