Howard Lovecraft and the Frozen Kingdom
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Directed by | Sean Patrick O'Reilly |
Written by | Sean Patrick O'Reilly |
Produced by | Sean Patrick O'Reilly Michelle O'Reilly |
Starring | |
Edited by | Brendan Hansell |
Music by | George Streicher |
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Distributed by | Shout! Factory |
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Running time | 83 minutes |
Country | Canada |
Language | English |
Box office | $27,833[1] |
Howard Lovecraft and the Frozen Kingdom is a 2016 animated film based on the graphic novel of the same name, itself inspired by the writings of American horror author H. P. Lovecraft.[2] Two sequels, Howard Lovecraft and the Undersea Kingdom and Howard Lovecraft and the Kingdom of Madness, were released in 2017 and 2018.[3]
Plot
[edit]After visiting his father in Arkham Sanitarium, young Howard Lovecraft accidentally uses the legendary Necronomicon to open a portal to a strange frozen world filled with horrifying creatures and a great adventure.
Cast
[edit]- Ron Perlman - Shoggoth
- Christopher Plummer - Dr. West
- Jane Curtin - Algid Bunk
- Doug Bradley - Nyarlathotep
- Scott McNeil - Barry/Govlins
- Alison Wandzura - Mary Lovecraft
- Kiefer O'Reilly - Howard Lovecraft/Davik
- Harmony O'Reilly - Innes
- Michelle O'Reilly - Sarah Lovecraft
- Phoenix O'Reilly - Twi'i
- Sean Patrick O'Reilly - Spot
- Summer O'Reilly - Gotha
- Tyler Nicol - Winfield Lovecraft
Overview
[edit]The Howard Lovecraft series is a trilogy of graphic novels written by Bruce Brown and illustrated by Renzo Podesta.[4] that began publishing in 2009 with Howard Lovecraft and The Frozen Kingdom. The sequel Howard Lovecraft & The Undersea Kingdom was published in 2011 and the third volume Howard Lovecraft & The Kingdom of Madness was published in 2013. In 2014, Howard Lovecraft & The Three Kingdoms was released, printing the three series in one hardcover book.[5] The books derived their world and characters from the Cthulhu Mythos created by Lovecraft.[6]
Howard Lovecraft and the Frozen Kingdom is the first screen adaptation of the Howard Lovecraft series. Two sequels, Howard Lovecraft and the Undersea Kingdom and Howard Lovecraft and the Kingdom of Madness, were released in 2017 and 2019.[7]
Production
[edit]On March 22, 2016, it was announced that Ron Perlman and Christopher Plummer had been cast in an upcoming animated feature.[8] Shout! Factory has acquired the distribution rights to the film and Howard Lovecraft series.[9]
References
[edit]- ^ "Howard Lovecraft and the Frozen Kingdom Box Office". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved November 7, 2020.
- ^ Brown, Bruce; Podestá, Renzo (2010). Howard Lovecraft and the frozen kingdom. Rockford, Ill. ISBN 9781897548547. OCLC 477291727.
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: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ Nonesuch, Royal. "Interview: Bruce Brown on Howard Lovecraft & The Frozen Kingdom". Retrieved 2018-09-17.
- ^ Fitz (February 19, 2012). "Graphic Novel Review: Howard Lovecraft and the Undersea Kingdom by Bruce Brown and Thomas Boatwright". Seattle Post-Intelligencer.
- ^ Bruce, Brown (2014). Howard Lovecraft and the three kingdoms. MacPherson, Dwight L.; Hendrix, Erik; Podesta, Renzo; Boatwright, Thomas; Dollman, E. T. Coquitlam, B.C.: Arcana Comics. ISBN 978-1771352161. OCLC 896043016.
- ^ "Interview with Bruce Brown, Author of the Howard Lovecraft Graphic Novel Series". Wired. Retrieved 2018-09-27.
- ^ "Howard Lovecraft and the Frozen Kingdom Emerging On DVD & Blu-Ray". Den of Geek.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Busch, Anita (2016-03-22). "Animated 'Lovecraft' Finds Its Voices For Arcana, Shout! Factory". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 2018-09-27.
- ^ Busch, Anita (2015-10-07). "Shout! Acquires All U.S. Rights To Arcana Studios' H.P. Lovecraft Animated Film". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 2018-09-27.
External links
[edit]- Official website
- Howard Lovecraft and the Frozen Kingdom at IMDb
- Howard Lovecraft and the Frozen Kingdom at Rotten Tomatoes
- 2016 films
- 2016 computer-animated films
- Animated films based on comics
- Arcana Studio titles
- Canadian animated feature films
- Children's horror films
- Cthulhu Mythos films
- English-language Canadian films
- Films based on Canadian comics
- Films based on works by H. P. Lovecraft
- Films directed by Sean Patrick O'Reilly
- 2010s English-language films
- 2010s Canadian animated films
- Works about H. P. Lovecraft
- 2010s animated film stubs
- 2010s Canadian film stubs