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Lovecraft's Fear of the Unknown is a 2008 documentary film that looks at the life, work and mind behind the Cthulhu Mythos, writer H. P. Lovecraft. The film features interviews with Guillermo del Toro, Neil Gaiman, John Carpenter, Peter Straub, Caitlin R. Kiernan, Ramsey Campbell, Stuart Gordon, S. T. Joshi, Robert M. Price and Andrew Migliore. The film won Best Documentary at the 2008 Comic-Con International Independent Film Festival. It was the official selection at: Cinema Du Parc in Collaboration With The Fantasia Festival 2008; Erie Horror Film Festival 2008; Buenos Aires Rojo Sangre Festival 2008; Shriekfest Horror Film Festival 2008; The H.P. Lovecraft Film Festival 2008; TromaDance 2009 and Porto Alegre, Brazil's Fantaspoa Festival 2009. The film was released on Blu-ray and DVD in the United States on 27 October 2009.
Original Release
07/24/2008
US Release
07/24/2008
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Robin Atkin Downes | Self - Narrator / Self |
| Neil Gaiman | Self - Author / Self |
| Peter Straub | Self - Author / Self |
| Guillermo Del Toro | Self - Film Director / Self |
| Ramsey Campbell | Self - Author / Self |
| Stuart Gordon | Self - Film Director / Self |
| Caitlin R. Kiernan | Self - Author / Self |
| S.T. Joshi | Self - Author & H. P. Lovecraft's Biographer / Self |
| John Carpenter | Self - Film Director / Self |
| Robert M. Price | Self - Author and Editor / Self |
Directors
Writers
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Robin Atkin Downes | Self - Narrator / Self |
| Neil Gaiman | Self - Author / Self |
| Peter Straub | Self - Author / Self |
| Guillermo Del Toro | Self - Film Director / Self |
| Ramsey Campbell | Self - Author / Self |
| Stuart Gordon | Self - Film Director / Self |
| Caitlin R. Kiernan | Self - Author / Self |
| S.T. Joshi | Self - Author & H. P. Lovecraft's Biographer / Self |
| John Carpenter | Self - Film Director / Self |
| Robert M. Price | Self - Author and Editor / Self |
| Andrew Migliore | Self - Author & Festival Director / Self |
| Hunter Paterra | Young Lovecraft |
| Amber Griffin | Susie Lovecraft |
| Mark Henry | Cthulhu shadow |
| Isaac Bradley | Cultist Mouth |
| Summer Lam | Cultist Mouth |
| Pamela Altieri-Paterra | Cultist Mouth |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Andrew Migliore | Producer |
| Frank H. Woodward | Producer |
| William Janczewski | Producer |
| James B. Myers | Producer |
