A few years ago in Dunwich a woman bore illegitimate twins. One of them was almost human. Based on the short story of the same name by H.P. Lovecraft.

Riding high on their successful adaptations of Edgar Allan Poe, Roger Corman and American International Pictures took on that other titan of literary terror, H.P Lovecraft, in The Dunwich Horror!

Dean Stockwell stars as Wilbur Whateley, a mysterious young man who travels from the small town of Dunwich to the library of the Miskatonic University which holds one of the only copies of the Necronomicon, a legendary book of occult lore that Wilbur hopes to borrow. Graduate student Nancy Wagner (Sandra Dee) falls under his malign influence and travels with him back to his home where Wilbur has plans to use her in a ritual to raise 'The Old Ones', cosmic beings from another dimension. But who, or what, is in the locked room at the top of the stairs? And what will happen if they get out?

Directed by Daniel Haller, genius art director of numerous Corman classics, this was also the first screenwriting credit for Curtis Hanson, who would later direct the multi award-winning L.A. Confidential. Restored by Arrow Films from the original 35mm camera negative, The Dunwich Horror is among the most successful Lovecraft adaptations ever committed to film, and it has never looked better.

Media

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Bonus Materials

• 2K restoration by Arrow Films from the original camera negative
• High Definition (1080p) Blu-ray presentation
• Original lossless mono audio
• Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
• Audio commentary by Guy Adams and Alexandra Benedict, creators of the audio drama Arkham County
• The Door into Dunwich, a conversation between film historian Stephen R. Bissette and horror author Stephen Laws in which they discuss The Dunwich Horror, Lovecraft, and their memories of seeing the film on release
• After Summer After Winter, an interview with science fiction and fantasy writer Ruthanna Emrys, author of The Innsmouth Legacy series
• The Sound of Cosmic Terror, an interview with music historian David Huckvale in which he takes a closer look at Les Baxter’s score for The Dunwich Horror
• Theatrical trailer
• Image gallery
• Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Luke Preece

 

Cast & Crew

Actors:

•       Dean Stockwell
•       Sandra Dee
•       Ed Begley
•       Talia Shire
•       Lloyd Bochner
•       Sam Jaffe
•       Donna Baccala
•       Jason Wingreen
•       Beach Dickerson
•       Michael Fox
•       Jack Pierce
•       Toby Russ
•       Michael Haynes

Director: Daniel Haller

Producer: Curtis Hanson

Producer: Samuel Z. Arkoff

Producer: Roger Corman

Producer: James H. Nicholson

Producers: James H. Nicholson

Producers: Roger Corman

Producers: Curtis Hanson

Producers: Samuel Z. Arkoff

Additional Details

Label: Arrow Video

Genre: Horror

Language: English

Run Time: 97 mins

Region: 0

Release Date: 12/03/24

UPC: 760137169147