I interviewed Mike Flanagan after his first film Absentia came out. It’s been a while, but I wanted to remind people that it’s out there. It’s one of my favorite Lovecraftian films.
Flanagan told me that he’s a huge Lovecraft fan. And it’s really quite interesting how the movie came to be. He wrote: “I live(d) across the street from the tunnel that would eventually become the backdrop for the film, so I knew I wanted to do something involving that creepy tunnel. But I didn’t have a storyline in mind.”
If you have not yet seen the movie, skip the trailer and go in cold. Trust me. It’s a slow burn, but very much worth your time.
I loved this film, didn’t think of it as Lovecraftian at the time, but it totally is.
Best to go in cold, but do know it is a slow burn which really fit the story.