The
H. P. Lovecraft Historical Society or HPLHS is the organization that hosts Cthulhu Lives!, a group of
live-action roleplayers for the ''
Cthulhu Live'' version of ''
Call of Cthulhu''. Founded in
Colorado
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in 1984, it is now based in
Glendale, California. Their motto is ''Ludo Fore Putavimus'' ("We thought it would be fun").
HPLHS produces a number of
Cthulhu Mythos films, including the eponymous The Call of Cthulhu, as well as sound recordings, under its Mythoscope and Mythophone labels, respectively. They also offer props, both for sale and for free download.
Originally a hobbyist group, HPLHS has become a for profit company dedicated to creating content faithful to the spirit of the Gothic 1920s source material but leavening it with some humour.
Productions
Printed work
*''Strange Eons''** (1986-1990)
*''The Spirit of Revision - Lovecraft's Letters to Zealia Brown Reed Bishop'' (2015)
*''A Shoggoth on the Roof Libretto'' (2005)
*
Miskatonic University
Miskatonic University is a fictional university located in Arkham, a fictional town in Essex County, Massachusetts. It is named after the Miskatonic River (also fictional). After first appearing in H. P. Lovecraft's 1922 story " Herbert West–Re ...
Monographs
**''Archeological Interpretations of Myth Patterns in the Iconography of the Codex Beltrán-Escavy''
**''The Curious Sea Shanty Variants of
Innsmouth, Mass.''
Audio
The H.P. Lovecraft Historical Society has created music based on the writings of HP Lovecraft.
[''The Strange Sound of Cthulhu: Music Inspired by the Writings of H.P. Lovecraft'' Gary Hill, 2006](_blank)
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*''A Shoggoth on the Roof
''A Shoggoth on the Roof'' is a parody of the 1964 musical '' Fiddler on the Roof'' based on the works of H. P. Lovecraft. Published by the H. P. Lovecraft Historical Society, it is credited to a member of the society who is referred to only as ...
'' (2005)
*''A Very Scary Solstice'' (2003)
**"Carol of the Old Ones"
*''An Even Scarier Solstice'' (2006)
*''Live at the Gilman House'' (2011)
*''Dreams in the Witch House: A Lovecraftian Rock Opera'' (2013)
Dark Adventure Radio Theatre
The H.P. Lovecraft Historical Society has produced a series of Mercury Theatre
The Mercury Theatre was an independent repertory theatre company founded in New York City in 1937 by Orson Welles and producer John Houseman. The company produced theatrical presentations, radio programs and motion pictures. The Mercury als ...
-style radio dramas entitled " Dark Adventure Radio Theatre".
Currently produced episodes:
*''Dark Adventure Radio Theatre: At the Mountains of Madness'' (2006)
*''Dark Adventure Radio Theatre: The Dunwich Horror'' (2008)
*''Dark Adventure Radio Theatre: The Shadow Out of Time'' (2008)
*''Dark Adventure Radio Theatre: The Shadow Over Innsmouth'' (2008)
*''Dark Adventure Radio Theatre: The Call of Cthulhu'' (2012)
*''Dark Adventure Radio Theatre: The Case of Charles Dexter Ward'' (2013)
*''Dark Adventure Radio Theatre: The Colour Out of Space'' (2013)
*''Dark Adventure Radio Theatre: Herbert West - Reanimator'' (2013)
*''Dark Adventure Radio Theatre: The Dreams in the Witch House'' (2014)
*''Dark Adventure Radio Theatre: Imprisoned with the Pharaohs'' (2014)
*''Dark Adventure Radio Theatre: The Horror at Red Hook'' (2015)
*''Dark Adventure Radio Theatre: Dagon - War of Worlds'' (2015)
*''Dark Adventure Radio Theatre: A Solstice Carol'' (2015)
*''Dark Adventure Radio Theatre: The White Tree'' (2016)
*''Dark Adventure Radio Theatre: The Thing on the Doorstep'' (2016)
*''Dark Adventure Radio Theatre: The Brotherhood of the Beast'' (2016)
*''Dark Adventure Radio Theatre: The Haunter of the Dark'' (2017)
*''Dark Adventure Radio Theatre: The Rats in the Walls'' (2018)
*''Dark Adventure Radio Theatre: Bad Medicine'' (2018)
*''Dark Adventure Radio Theatre: Masks of Nyarlathotep'' (2018)
*''Dark Adventure Radio Theatre: The Lurking Fear'' (2019)
*''Dark Adventure Radio Theatre: Mad Science'' (2019)
*''Dark Adventure Radio Theatre: The Whisperer in Darkness'' (2020)
*''Dark Adventure Radio Theatre: The Curse of Yig'' (2020)
*''Dark Adventure Radio Theatre: The Horror in the Museum'' (2021)
Film
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*''
The Call of Cthulhu'' (2005) – Directed by
Andrew Leman and described by one reviewer as the most successful adaptation of this story, this silent movie was filmed in black and white.
[''The Call of Cthulhu: A Genuine H.P. Lovecraft Adaptation'' Review by David Austin, 31 October 2006, accessed 1 March 2010](_blank)
It was created over the course of two years on a very small budget. The DVD version allowed the viewer to watch the movie with the
intertitle
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cards translated into any one of 24 languages.
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*''The Whisperer in Darkness (film)">The Whisperer in Darkness
''The Whisperer in Darkness'' is a 26,000-word novella by American writer H. P. Lovecraft. Written February–September 1930, it was first published in ''Weird Tales'', August 1931. Similar to '' The Colour Out of Space'' (1927), it is a blen ...
'' (2011) – Some filming for this production was undertaken at Mount Holyoke College in Massachusetts.