Blu-ray Review – The Old Ones

"The Old Ones" is an adaptation of stories from H.P. Lovecraft, whose dark imagination remains potent in the world of literary horror. However, after watching writer/director Chad Ferrin's take on Lovecraft, you'd think the author was working in comedy. There have been several Lovecraft-inspired films over the decades, and intensity is generally driving these productions, with many of them trying to conjure a fear factor on a limited budget. Ferrin turns his take on monster happenings into something silly, and perhaps not always intentionally. A sequel(?) to 2020's "The Deep Ones," Ferrin returns to Lovecraft Country with a real goofball creation, which often tries to blend the shock of strange encounters with character buffoonery, making for a confusing tone. Read the rest at Blu-ray.com