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Howard Lovecraft and the Frozen Kingdom
Blu-ray cover
Directed bySean Patrick O'Reilly
Written bySean Patrick O'Reilly
Produced bySean Patrick O'Reilly
Michelle O'Reilly
Starring
Edited byBrendan Hansell
Music byGeorge Streicher
Production
company
Distributed byShout! Factory
Release date
  • October 2016 (2016-10)
Running time
83 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageEnglish
Box office$27,833[1]

Howard Lovecraft and the Frozen Kingdom is a 2016 animated film based on the graphic novel of the same name, itself inspired by the writings of American horror author H. P. Lovecraft.[2] Two sequels, Howard Lovecraft and the Undersea Kingdom and Howard Lovecraft and the Kingdom of Madness, were released in 2017 and 2018.[3]

Plot

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After visiting his father in Arkham Sanitarium, young Howard Lovecraft accidentally uses the legendary Necronomicon to open a portal to a strange frozen world filled with horrifying creatures and a great adventure.

Cast

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Overview

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The Howard Lovecraft series is a trilogy of graphic novels written by Bruce Brown and illustrated by Renzo Podesta.[4] that began publishing in 2009 with Howard Lovecraft and The Frozen Kingdom. The sequel Howard Lovecraft & The Undersea Kingdom was published in 2011 and the third volume Howard Lovecraft & The Kingdom of Madness was published in 2013. In 2014, Howard Lovecraft & The Three Kingdoms was released, printing the three series in one hardcover book.[5] The books derived their world and characters from the Cthulhu Mythos created by Lovecraft.[6]

Howard Lovecraft and the Frozen Kingdom is the first screen adaptation of the Howard Lovecraft series. Two sequels, Howard Lovecraft and the Undersea Kingdom and Howard Lovecraft and the Kingdom of Madness, were released in 2017 and 2019.[7]

Production

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On March 22, 2016, it was announced that Ron Perlman and Christopher Plummer had been cast in an upcoming animated feature.[8] Shout! Factory has acquired the distribution rights to the film and Howard Lovecraft series.[9]

References

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  1. ^ "Howard Lovecraft and the Frozen Kingdom Box Office". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved November 7, 2020.
  2. ^ Brown, Bruce; Podestá, Renzo (2010). Howard Lovecraft and the frozen kingdom. Rockford, Ill. ISBN 9781897548547. OCLC 477291727.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  3. ^ Nonesuch, Royal. "Interview: Bruce Brown on Howard Lovecraft & The Frozen Kingdom". Retrieved 2018-09-17.
  4. ^ Fitz (February 19, 2012). "Graphic Novel Review: Howard Lovecraft and the Undersea Kingdom by Bruce Brown and Thomas Boatwright". Seattle Post-Intelligencer.
  5. ^ Bruce, Brown (2014). Howard Lovecraft and the three kingdoms. MacPherson, Dwight L.; Hendrix, Erik; Podesta, Renzo; Boatwright, Thomas; Dollman, E. T. Coquitlam, B.C.: Arcana Comics. ISBN 978-1771352161. OCLC 896043016.
  6. ^ "Interview with Bruce Brown, Author of the Howard Lovecraft Graphic Novel Series". Wired. Retrieved 2018-09-27.
  7. ^ "Howard Lovecraft and the Frozen Kingdom Emerging On DVD & Blu-Ray". Den of Geek.[permanent dead link]
  8. ^ Busch, Anita (2016-03-22). "Animated 'Lovecraft' Finds Its Voices For Arcana, Shout! Factory". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 2018-09-27.
  9. ^ Busch, Anita (2015-10-07). "Shout! Acquires All U.S. Rights To Arcana Studios' H.P. Lovecraft Animated Film". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 2018-09-27.
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