Here's the beginning of a list of Lovecraftian entertainment out there. Feel free to add and change things around.
/tv/ 1. Adaptations of Lovecraft's workRe-Animator - An adaptation of “Herbert West – Re-Animator”
Dagon – Actually an adaptation of “The Shadow Over Innsmouth”, not “Dagon” despite the name.
From Beyond – An adaptation of “From Beyond”
Castle Freak – Inspired by “The Outsider”, but not a direct adaptation.
The Call of Cthulhu – direct adaptation – black & white / silent film
The Whisperer In the Dark - direct adaptation – black & white
Die Farbe - A German adaptation of “The Colour Out Of Space” - black & white
2. Films set in the same continuity/world as Lovecraft's works, but not adaptations (sequels, prequels etc.)3. Films inspired by Lovecraft's work or films with a Lovecraftian feel to them, but no direct adaptationsIn the Mouth of Madness
The Thing – Very Lovecraftian feel and themes: paranoia, madness, ancient aliens visiting earth, Antarctica, shape-shifting monstrosities and a bitter-sweet ending. Do not bother with the 2011 prequel/remake. It is shit.
Harbinger Down – A spiritual sequel to John Carpenter's “The Thing”.
Alien – Confirmed by Dan O'Bannon to be inspired by HPL.
Evil Dead – features 'the Necronomicon'
Event Horizon – Lovecraftian themes: science gone wrong, evil coming from beyond the known universe, madness, paranoia, bitter-sweet ending.
The Descent – Very “The Beast In The Cave”-ish.
The Cave – Somewhat similar to “The Descent”, only not as good and with CGI monsters.
The Tunnel – Also somewhat similar to “The Descent”, only set in a maze of underground tunnels under Melbourne instead of an unexplored cave system.
Pandorum – Great opening, but turns to shit when the female characters turns out to be Alice from “Resident Evil” thanks to Paul W. S. Anderson.
Hellboy – Some “Other Gods”-like being makes a brief appearance, but otherwise unrelated to Lovecraft's works.
Honey Boo Boo Child – Includes such Lovecraftian themes as cosmic horror, body horror, biological degeneration & madness. Recommended for high level cultists and the mentally insane only.
/mu/ Humanoids – The Companion
Ogham Waite and the Amphibian Jazz Band – Live at the Gilman House
Catacombs – In The Depths of R'lyeh (limited to 500 copies) Funeral doom metal
Catacombs – Echoes Through the Catacombs (limited to 500 copies – out of print?) Funeral doom metal
Ahab – their entire discography: The Call of the Wretched Sea (2006), The Divinity of Oceans (2009) & The Giant (2012) Funeral doom metal
/lit/ Everything written by HPL. Go for the versions edited by S.T. Joshi which contains explanatory notes.
Great stories for beginners:
* The Shadow Over Innsmouth
* The Colour Out Of Space
* The Rats In The Walls
Later…
* The Case of Charles Dexter Ward
* The Call Of Cthulhu
* At The Mountains of Madness
OTHER AUTHORSAugust Derleth's Lovecraft stories – Abandon all hope all ye who enter here. You have been warned.
Guy de Maupassant's “The Horla” - a favourite of HPL. Clearly an inspiration for TCOC.
Edgar Alan Poe – HPL's favourite author and inspiration - “The Fall Of The House Of Usher”, “The Tell-Tale Heart”
Robert E. Howard's Conan for Lovecraftian references
ST Joshi: An H.P. Lovecraft Encyclopedia – info on HPL's stories, influences etc.
/tg/ The Call of Cthulhu
/v/ The Call of Cthulhu: Dark Corners of the Earth – An adaptation of TSOI with elements of TSOT. Great Lovecraftian atmosphere at first, but it unfortunately it turns into a mostly mindless FPS shooter. A planned sequel got canned.
Penumbra: Overture – Features a very Lovecraftian protagonist and no effective weapons. Funfact: the game's engine is named HPL
Penumbra: Black Plague – Arguably the best of the Penumbra series. No weapons at all in this one.
Penumbra: Requiem – If you liked the two previous ones, you should give this one a go, keep in mind tho that this is much more puzzle oriented than the two previous ones.
Amnesia: The Dark Descent – Probably the most frightening game you're likely to play. Also check out the (free) expansion pack “Justine”.
Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs – less interactive than A:TDD
(very likely) Soma – Developed by Frictional Games, creators of the Penumbra-trilogy and Amnesia
Alone In The Dark (series) – The originals are very much inspired by Lovecraft
Eternal Darkness
LINKS The H.P. Lovecraft Archive – All his stories freely availible online:
http://hplovecraft.com/The H.P. Lovecraft Historical Society:
http://cthulhulives.org/The H.P. Lovecraft Literary Podcast – coverage on his stories and free story readings:
http://hppodcraft.com/