The Last Lovecraft - Relic of Cthulhu: A horror comedy with tongue firmly planted in cheek, this film sends up the Cthulhu mythos of pulp writer H.P. Lovecraft, involving monsters from outer space, elder gods, and evil beasties from beneath the sea. Lovecraft has been fodder for films for decades, from pictures like “Re-Animator”, “Dagon”, and “Dreams in the Witch-House” to fan-produced versions of “The Call of Cthulhu”. The plot: Jeff is a loser in a dead-end job who finds out he is the last descendent of Mr. Lovecraft and it is up to Jeff to protect a relic that the minions of Cthulhu need to bring him back, as he is the only one that can resist their powers. Jeff, his best friend Charlie, and former schoolmate Sheldon embark on a mission to save their fair town from a fate worse than death (that fate being “fish rape”; and quite frankly, anyone who has ever read Lovecraft knows that coupling with amphibious monsters from the deep is a prominent, recurring theme), all while riffing on stories like “At the Mountains of Madness” and “The Shadow Over Innsmouth”. The first feature film from director Henry Saine, it’s low budget, but with better special effects (particularly make-up) than you would expect, with a little gore, some animated sequences to help flesh out the background that I think worked well, and acted by a cast of veritable unknowns. Having read Lovecraft, I found the dialogue entertaining and the general premise funny (some of Lovecraft’s stories lend themselves easily to camp). Only complaint - the ending was awful abrupt. Unpretentious fun, I enjoyed it. Woodchuck sez, “Check it out.”
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