Lovecraft Forest

I happened upon an exceptionally well done adaptation to film of HPL’s Cool Air (written in the sping of 1926.) Bryan Moore has made quite a good film in black and white. It is quite faithful to the source material and fun to watch as the simple story of an undead physician who maintains his life through air conditioning. Jack Donner gives a wonderful performance as the cool Dr. Muñoz (truly the spiritual forerunner of Batman’s Mr. Freeze.) Donner, a veteran character actor goes far above this usually television material he works with and delivers a chilling, yet sympathetic performance as the mysterious doctor. Moore does quite well as the wide-eyed Randolf Carter.

Lurker Films has also packed the DVD with plenty of extras including Christian Matzke’s version of Nyarlathotep (based on HPL’s 1920 prose poem) and an entertaining interpretation of The Hound (1922.)