| H.P. Lovecraft's Witch House | |
| Starring: |
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| Music: | Dyllen Nance |
| Cinematography: | J.D. Brenton |
| Editing: | J.D. Brenton Joe Petrilla |
| Studio: | Horror Wasteland Pictures International |
| Director: | Bobby Easley |
| Producer: | Michael Sherfick Bobby Easley |
| Runtime: | 82 minutes |
| Country: | United States |
| Language: | English |
H.P. Lovecraft's Witch House is a 2021 American horror film directed by Bobby Easley, starring Portia Chellelynn, Julie Anne Prescott, Andrea Collins, Erin Trimble, Solon Tsangaras and John Johnson. It is a loose adaptation of H. P. Lovecraft's The Dreams in the Witch House.
The film released on digital and DVD on 5 July 2022.[1]
On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 33% based on 9 reviews.[2] Payton McCarty-Simas of Film Inquiry wrote that while the film's ambitions "exceed its scope, often to the detriment of a fully fleshed-out narrative and satisfying character development", it still "delivers several effective, psychedelic scenes of suspense and an enjoyable atmosphere of supernatural anxiety."[3]
John Townsend of Starburst rated the film 2 stars out of 5 and wrote: "As far as Lovecraftian adaptations go Witch House is a perfectly acceptable, if rather uninspiring addition. But in attempting to fill out the runtime Easley has lost sight of what really makes this story an intriguing and ultimately horrific one."[4]
Cody Hamman of JoBlo.com gave the film a score of 4/10 and wrote: "A cheap look is easily overcome when the story and/or characters are interesting enough… but the storytelling here is very messy and scattered, and the characters aren’t interesting."[5] Sarah Vincent of Cambridge Day rated the film 1 star out of 4. writing that it "relies on stale Satanic and witch-coven horror tropes".[6]
Michael Talbot-Haynes of Film Threat gave the film a mostly positive review, praising its plot and lead actors, as well as the addition of a mostly female cast and queer narratives.[7]