Dean Stockwell as occult expert Dr Armitage. Most noticeably, the Lovecraft story was about Wilbur’s attempts to purloin the copy of The Necronomicon from the Miskatonic University library, whereas a substantial amount of the film here has added a new plot about the attempts to acquire The Necronomicon in the first place, requiring the professors to have to go on an occult quest. That said, this version also makes a number of changes to the story. This version returns far more to the story, reintroducing elements like Wilbur’s premature aging and true parentage. The 1969 film eliminated the thing in the attic and simply concerned Whately’s attempts to conduct occult rituals and summon the Great Old Ones. The story ends with Wilbur killed and the thing in the farmhouse emerging to go amok. The Lovecraft story concerns Wilbur Whately who tends something monstrous that has taken over his farmhouse and his attempts to steal The Necronomicon from the Miskatonic University so that he can summon Yog-Sothoth. Lovecarft story than the 1969 version did. To its favour, the 2009 version of The Dunwich Horror attempts to return more to the H.P. The Dunwich Horror comes from director Leigh Scott who started out making low-budget films at The Asylum with the likes of The Beast of Bray Road (2005), Frankenstein Reborn (2005), King of the Lost World (2005), Dragon (2006), Exorcism: The Possession of Gal Bowers (2006), Hillside Cannibals (2006), Pirates of Treasure Island (2006), The 9/11 Commission Report (2006), The Hitchhiker (2007) and Transmorphers (2007), as well as several other genre items for other companies with Dracula’s Curse (2005), Flu Bird Horror (2008), Chrome Angels (2009), The Witches of Oz (2011), Dorothy and the Witches of Oz (2012), The Lost Girls (2014), Piranha Sharks (2016) and episodes of the anthology The Penny Dreadful Picture Show (2013). In a homage to the original, Dean Stockwell, who played Wilbur Whately in the 1969 version, has been cast as an occult investigator here. The story was previously filmed by Daniel Haller as The Dunwich Horror (1969), although this varied widely from the story.
Lovecraft specialised in a series of cosmological horror stories, concerning the release of ancient gods from beyond time or abominable experiments in miscegenation and forbidden science, almost all of which drive the protagonist insane. (See below for other films adapted from H.P. The Dunwich Horror (1929) is a short story by cult horror writer H.P.
He comes to Henry, offering to take him to where he can find the complete copy of The Necronomicon. This has resulted in his aging at an accelerated rate – he is only ten years old but looks in his forties. He was born after the creature in the attic bred with his now maddened mother Lavina.
Meanwhile, Wilbur Whately has abducted a woman to feed the monstrous thing in the attic of the Whately farmhouse. Walter and Fay set out on a quest for The Necronomicon, taking the opportunity to renew their relationship. Henry believes that someone has partly opened a portal and it must be closed before Yog-Sothoth gets free. They are seeking to find a complete version of the legendary occult book The Necronomicon all but one copy of which is missing the essential page that contains the incantation to summon and despatch the demon Yog-Sothoth. Henry asks Walter to join he and his assistant, Walter’s old girlfriend Fay Morgan, on a quest. See the section below for more information.Professor Walter Rice is visited by his old colleague Dr Henry Armitage, a specialist in the occult. Note: If you're traveling on a premium transcontinental service flight with internet service provided by Gogo®, you can purchase a day pass in advance from and save up to 60%. On, you can check your flight status, obtain connecting flight information, purchase tickets and more. If you don't want to purchase an internet access plan, you may choose to browse for free. If you want to purchase a Wi-Fi subscription for a month or year, please do so before your flight.
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