H P Lovecraft's The Shadow Out of Time

[@TheLoneAnimator]

I'm just pointing out that we're aware of the film's shortcomings, but we are also proud of it. We who made this film live in Sweden, where we are constantly told that our work is childish and no good. Instead, we hope to find people in the rest of the world that will eventually give us a shot at making real movies. Until then, we'll keep doing the best we can AND enjoying ourselves :)

[@varunjoshi6542]

You guys GOAT ❤️

[@Blackferret66]

The faithfulness of the film to the original story raises it beyond any technical limitations. In my opinion, the use of stop-motion gives it an even eerier dream-like quality. This remains one of the best fan-made Lovecraft films I've seen.

[@rev.dr.dayspring7805]

The animation is awesome, the treatment given to the film fantastic. The stop motion is perfect. The score for the film is excellent, it keeps the fast yet smooth pace. And i dont know how u got Count Dooku from starwars to narrate, but good job. Amazing film. Please make more. And it has stood the test of time so far since the 8 + years since u posted this.

[@MrHeadlessKnight]

Pay no attention to those vile voices, we love your work, as other people have pointed out the faithfulness to the story is what makes it shine, the stop-motion also makes it more spooky. Much love from Mexico.

[@Kasuch1]

I think the way this is film makes it even more awesome

[@theastrogoth8624]

The flying polyps were terrifyingly monstrous. The animator is really talented.

[@TheLoneAnimator]

Thanks, I'll tell him. Oh wait -he's me.

[@shardinhand1243]

yes, the animator and the voice acting is great

[@raptorhunter104]

At first I thought it was crappily made but the more I watched the more I realized this captures lovecraft perfectly. No amount of CGI could ever capture the strange movement and images given in Lovecrafts story. Only stop motion can do that. the stop motion gives the creatures this otherworldly movement and the cheap backgrounds give the whole video this dreamlike quality. Also I love the soundtrack.

[@TheLoneAnimator]

+Black Hand Smith We're very glad you enjoyed it :D We couldn't make it nearly as slick as any studio production, but we did the best we could with what we had, and we keep doing it.

[@admiralhowdy]

+Black Hand Smith In other words, this is the effing shiznet.

[@wyatthallewell6773]

whispering meadows..back 3

[@aroveranalysis9978]

@@hypnodance have you tried cgi? And ive seen cgi in the thing remake, compared to the first film, there are advantages to stop motion.

[@fernandosegovia8806]

@@hypnodance Both are good if you know how to use them, stop-motion gives an unrealistic and sometimes dreamy style while CGI is supposed to look solid and realistic.

[@HaiderKhanZ]

This just goes to show you don’t need a big budget, CGI or big Hollywood backing to make a compelling visual story. I hope you guys make more of these and I hope more directors like you get backing to create full blown adaptions. Really enjoyed this guys!

[@TheLoneAnimator]

Glad you enjoyed it :) It was made with 90% enthusiasm and 10% budget.

[@FraterOculus]

This is one of the most fantastic depictions of the madness and the feeling of depersonalized unreality that HP Lovecraft suffered from, for whatever reason.

[@Greendalewitch]

" for whatever reason." He was raised by a psychotic, paranoid mother who sheltered him from everyone and everything.

[@michaelheath2866]

Yeah what the other guy said, plus Lovecraft pretty much spent most of his life being miserable as well as struggling both financially and emotionally. He died destitute, assuming he'd be forgotten by all, but such is the fate of many artists, especially writers.

[@ishtarian]

I'm afraid I have to disagree with the views of Lovecraft given in the comments. He certainly had his fits of depression, yes; but if one reads both his own letters and the accounts of those who knew him -- and he had one hell of a lot of friends, scattered all over the U.S. and abroad -- the idea that he was "miserable" or suffered any "feeling of depersonalized unreality" simply doesn't hold water. There is more of warmth and humor in his non-fantastic writings than of gloom, despair, depersonalization, anxiety, etc.; he made it known that, if he found the oppressive side of life more than what gave him pleasure and even joy, then he had absolutely no intention of bothering with it... and concluded that, so far (and this was fairly far along in his life) what he DID find of the latter was quite an amazing lot. He enjoyed meeting and talking with (as well as carrying on a tremendous correspondence with) friends; he thoroughly enjoyed his jaunts all over the eastern seaboard from Quebec to St. Augustine, Florida; he took great pleasure in the arts and sciences; went to and enjoyed lectures;... even talked about how much pleasure he got from such things as a bus ride in the south where people struck up a spontaneous sing-along... which he apparently joined in on (and regretted that New Englanders lacked the spontaneity for such things)... No, Lovecraft was not the romanticized figure of myth we have seen so often depicted; he was a rich, complex, extremely intelligent and *engaged* human being who made friends practically wherever he went (see, for instance, E. Hoffmann Price's account of how HPL became the life of the party while visiting Price in New Orleans, as well as various accounts by Edith Miniter and other amateur journalists on how Lovecraft enjoyed the sort of clowning around that took place at the a.j. gatherings... and how he enjoyed riding rollercoasters and the like when visiting an amusement park). Even those who were prepared to dislike him, found themselves charmed by him and quickly becoming lifelong friends from that point on... and these were people of all classes, to boot. He even noted at one point that, much as he felt an affinity for the weird, he preferred beauty and would choose to write about such, save that he felt everything he had to say on the subject had been said better by others, leaving him as his especial literary province that of weirdness and terror. What we have with Lovecraft is a man who had a tremendous imagination, a poetic sensibility developed to a highly unusual degree, and the ability to express certain moods in a very unique and impressive fashion which resonates with an increasingly wide audience from his day to ours (and, I would venture to say, will continue to do so for many, many years to come). But we mustn't mistake the artistic stance for the actual person. In many ways, Lovecraft was healthier and more balanced than the bulk of people, neither a true pessimist nor a true optimist, but a keen observer of life and the universe, a "cosmic indifferentist" philosophically, but one who, for all his reserve, had tremendously warm sympathies and a kindliness which would be quite amazing to those who view him via any of the narrow lenses through which they try to view him. One might keep in mind the title a friend of his (Wilfred B. Talman) gave to a piece he published in 1973: "The Normal Lovecraft: A Memoir to Restore Balance to the Shade of a Man of Delightful Character". That is MUCH closer -- and, frankly, more respectful -- to the truth concerning this genuine master of macabre *fiction* than any of the all-too-frequent distorted views which have been bruited about for the past 90+ years by people who neither knew him, nor took the time to look at the staggering amount of material concerning him and his life which has been available for a very long time... even longer than these common views, given that some of the comments mentioned above date as far back as the 1910s, when he was at his prickliest..... (For those who wish to know a bit more about the ACTUAL Lovecraft, I highly recommend the book, "Ave atque Vale: Reminiscences of H. P. Lovecraft", edited by S. T. Joshi and David E. Schultz, published by Necronomicon Press in 2018, and which brings together close to 500 pp. of comment gathered from a wide range of sources.)

[@Klikoderat]

@@ishtarian There was a long period in the 10's and 20's where he had no friends at all, he only started to make his large network of friends once he came out of his depression.

[@shauntstone8995]

​@@michaelheath2866I find it really interesting that HP Lovecraft put his name to stories that were brought to him by other people in an attempt to form a conglomerate archive. By putting the one named on these things attempting to reach a level of Fame that would otherwise have been ignored and we may very well not have any of those stories if they weren't brought forward. Kind of a micro publisher this guy

[@ChaplainIdaeus]

Coming back to this is a real treat. I watched this sometime in the early 2010's when I was still in middle school. If memory serves me rightly, I was searching for and watching claymation horror videos, discovering how much the animation style unnerves me in the process, and stumbled upon this one on my youtube home page. Since then I've always had flashes of memory of various scenes from this short film in the unexplored corners of my mind. Only in the past several years have I really started to greatly expand my knowledge of and gain a love for cosmic horror, to the point that it has easily become my favorite genre of fiction. But to watch this again with the interests I have now has added to my mounting, and rather gleeful, realization - that my exposure to the genre and my fascination with it has always been there, even in the earliest parts of my life. I just didn't have the insight to know what exactly it was that was holding my interest. Now I've basically been exposed to the eldritch truth, haha. Thank you for making these animations. They, I believe, helped slowly steer me in my early days towards what is now perhaps one of my greatest passions.

[@TheLoneAnimator]

Well, I'm really happy I've stuck with you this long :) When I first encountered cosmic horror in the writings of H P Lovecraft it was like a breath of fresh air, and I quickly realized the impact it had had on modern writers, like Stephen King, for example.

[@TheLoneAnimator]

We're very happy to hear that you enjoyed it! We decided to not make it longer because we wanted to enter it into a film festival, which limited the length of the submitted videos.

[@lonestarwolfentertainment7184]

The Great Race Of Yith is definitely my favorite alien species in the Mythos, they are easily the least hostile almost bordering on benevolent creatures and seem like they would great make conversationalists (I haven’t actually read The Shadow Out Of Time but from what I’ve heard the Yithians didn’t mistreat the main character in his time as one of them nor did the Yithian in control of his body use it to take over or doom humanity so they are definitely not a threat to us)

[@TheLoneAnimator]

The Yithians aren't hostile towards anybody, except for the flying polyps. The mind-napped academic is not mistreated in any way, in fact he has the opportunity to read the library of the Great Race before being returned to his body. But the experience is traumatic to him (as can be well understood) and the Yith aren't interested in how their subjects feel and react. They're another example of cool alien intellects that differ vastly from us.

[@robinschicha4712]

They are the Autists living in our Citys.

[@rangda_prime]

How can you possibly read them as benevolent or even neutral? They are an aggressive invader species that tried to conquer Earth from species that had already settled there. They commit utter genocide whenever they transfer themselves into the future or past. Their coming migration into the colopterans post-dating the extinction of humanity left the mind of the colopterans to be slaughtered by the re-emergent polyps. They literally commit mind rape and murder of entire civilizations. It is even mentioned that they wage something akin to time wars against future human realms. They force the minds captured in the past to give them information about everything they want to know. They took possession of the body without consent and ruined his life without letting him remember why. Only by enormous work and luck did he manage to find out the truth, and it's very clear he wishes he did not. Did you even read the story? The Yith are the most terrifying monsters Lovecraft ever conjured up. "After twenty-two years of nightmare and terror, saved only by a desperate conviction of the mythical source of certain impressions, I am unwilling to vouch for the truth of that which I think I found in Western Australia on the night of July 17-18, 1935. There is reason to hope that my experience was wholly or partly an hallucination-for which, indeed, abundant causes existed. And yet, its realism was so hideous that I sometimes find hope impossible. If the thing did happen, then man must be prepared to accept notions of the cosmos, and of his own place in the seething vortex of time, whose merest mention is paralysing."

[@TA10man]

The narrator is amazing. I need more.

[@TheLoneAnimator]

Glad you enjoyed it :) Our narrator John is doing all sorts of things. Recently he played Ted Bundy on the TV show "Voice of a Serial Killer."

[@tayahoneybear]

Oh what about the diver demon. If your not busy.☺️

[@gregoriusviknar9961]

His voice reminds me of Christopher Lee's .

[@Khamazotz]

The narrator's voice, the music, the images, all was amazing

[@TheLoneAnimator]

Thanks! Very glad you enjoyed it :D

[@Anamnesis]

I don't care what anyone says because the internet is overflowing with non-achieving basement dwellers and spectrum enthusiasts who complain about everything. I love the simplicity and novelty of this short film, where very few others are willing to even try at it. It's obviously made on a budget and that's part of the appeal and unique strangeness of the material, not a shortcoming. ❤

[@TheLoneAnimator]

Thanks! :) We made this with no budget at all, basically. But we knew what we wanted to include and did the best we could with realizing that. The humor in it is a bit post-modern, but apart from that I'm happy with how it turned out.

[@Gggmanlives]

This is fucking amazing

[@TheLoneAnimator]

+Gggmanlives Thanks for watching! :)

[@711_skiddlz]

What a strange place to see a comment from one of my favorite channels

[@ubermenschbrent]

Fuckin oath its G man! Didn’t know you were a fan of Lovecraft!

[@SWWRvideo]

I just happened to stumble upon this and it is probably the best Lovecraft film adaptation I have ever seen. Excellent work.

[@TheLoneAnimator]

Thank you! We put a lot of effort into it.

[@wulphstein]

This is proof that it doesn't take a big budget to make a movie that people like. I really enjoyed watching this. It was a great story.

[@TheLoneAnimator]

Thank you :) The original story is one of my favorites from Lovecraft, so we had good material to work with.

[@erichinkle7347]

This is a magnificent adaptation of 'Shadow out of Time', and worthy of all the praise it gets.

[@TheLoneAnimator]

Thanks!! It's a work of love, and not money -So I'm glad you enjoyed it :)

[@XinBiDe]

Seriously though, make a lot of these and then put it on a DVD, I'll buy it.

[@TheLoneAnimator]

+dash.galaxy I'm just afraid we wouldn't be able to get a very good quality print, but thanks for the interest! :)

[@asaenvolk]

+bluworm Thats a shame, the reading that your group of has of H.P. Lovecraft is very well done.

[@brucey5232]

You are forbidden to make more of these and put them on DVD lest a copy fall into the hands of some dreamer who has heard the crashing of dark waves on the outermost shore!

[@gadielgonzalez2755]

Me 2

[@michaelfoxfoxster469]

I too would buy

[@TheLoneAnimator]

Thank you! We're very happy that so many of Lovecraft's fans seem to enjoy this adaptation, even though it is backyard filmmaking at its most basic. I hope you will enjoy our future projects just as much.

[@ConceptJunkie]

The, how do I put it in a way that isn't meant to insult, inexpensively produced background video fit the character and the style of Lovecraft's fiction. I don't know why for sure, but it does. I think since his stories are set in the early 20th century (and the distant past and far future), a style that is reminiscent of the silent movie era just seems right. The monster designs were really cool as well, and the animation reminded me of stop-motion, which again, fits with the style and tone. This is a really excellent adapation.

[@b.lloydreese2030]

Honestly backyard film making is better than most amything hpllywood makes

[@Julia-lk8jn]

Good grief, you call this basic?? I already gushed about the visual style in a comment. It reminds me of classic stop-motion work, like those first Godzilla movies. I don't mean to bad-mouth today's CGI movies; some of them are doing a great job. But there's a special charm to work with limited means and get the absolute most out of it. 6:12 is such a perfect shot, with the faceless , riled-up crowd dancing before that huge, froggy idol - sorry, bachtrachian, because Lovecraft ;) - and the video is full of such shots. Off to enjoy my way through your channel, and thanks for your , _ahem_ , 'backyard' filmmaking 😉

[@trilbykid6135]

This is by far the most accurate depiction of cone shaped beings I’ve seen out there. In a stop-motion film of all things! Incredible job!

[@TheLoneAnimator]

Thanks :) They're really not that hard to get "right."

[@bocconom]

As a long-time H.P. Lovecraft reader I just came across this and I have to concur with others are saying: Fantastic job of catching the "wholly otherness" of Lovecraft's universe.

[@TheLoneAnimator]

Thanks! We're very pleased if we've achieved that quality :)

[@MarcusLanceConcina]

I just finished reading the story last week, watching this video was terrifyingly delightful refresher!!! I love it, hope you still make more!

[@TheLoneAnimator]

Thanks! There will probably be more Lovecraft stuff in the future.

[@TheLoneAnimator]

Thank you! I'm glad you enjoyed it. We tried to do the story justice as best we could.

[@shauntstone8995]

I also think you guys did such a great job because these kinds of stories just don't work as big budget highly defined polished CG videos. In that sense they will always be lacking. It's better to show a shadow that leads a person's mind to see what you see rather than just trying to show it straight up to their face

[@TheLoneAnimator]

Thank's for your vote of confidence! We will make more Lovecraftian videos. It feels great knowing that there might actually be a ready audience for our films out there!

[@caiovictoriluminatus]

9 Years later, still a master piece!

[@TheLoneAnimator]

Thanks; glad you still enjoy it :)

[@Julia-lk8jn]

I love it, the narration is done so well, and the look of it couldn't be a better fit: it looks like an old-time sci-fi movie, only better. And I love that slight tendency towards over-acting because it's such a great visual equivalent of Lovecrafts over-the-top style, like that Catapult Nightmare moment at 4:35: Yes, we all know that when you wake up from a night-mare you're still in sleep paralysis, so you just lie there. But that "sit up yelling and hand-flapping" fits so much better with Lovecraft. Thank you so much for uploading this; having this stuff available for free is pure luxury. Edit: I literally gasped with joy to see that you did some Tolkien stuff, too. Subscribed!

[@TheLoneAnimator]

Thanks for subscribing :) I'd like to do more Tolkien texts, but I'm a bit wary nowadays regarding the copyright. For a while you could get away with stuff like what I did; at the moment I'm not so sure.

[@TheSaneHatter]

"Note to self: Next time delving for eldritch manuscripts, bring a backpack."

[@Easy-Eight]

+Nick Hentschel, if delving for eldritch manuscripts then pack some serious heat. The monster may get you but after 10 rounds of Colt .45 ACP the ruddy b**tard will figure out you're damn sure not his friend.

[@TheSaneHatter]

Bill H I'd upgrade to at least a shotgun, if not a Kalashnikov. But be careful not to over-arm, or you could not only slow yourself down, but potentially damage your find with excessive firepower. (Needless to say, flamethrowers and grenades are right out.) Oh, yes, and don't forget your bullwhip. ;-)

[@RicSWatts]

Against the old ones returning the best usage of ammo is to save it for self destruction so you can avoid being consumed for all eternity in the dark lair of some nameless, faceless entity.

[@RichardCyberPunk]

What is dead cannot be killed. Do not forget that. And also... the ones that sleep are better not awoken....

[@khassenz]

Steampunk

[@ss5william100]

I've been binging your videos lately. And I have to say this one is a masterpiece. You managed to capture the essence of the story perfectly. I actually went and read the story because I loved this video so much. And now years later I still come back.

[@TheLoneAnimator]

If we inspired you to read Lovecraft's originals, then our work is done :) And we're glad you liked the video, though it is more or less just the bare bones of the tale.

[@PoFFizdaMan]

What an incredible dramatization of the Shadow out of Time! The music and visuals were stellar. Well done!

[@TheLoneAnimator]

Thank you so much! We're very glad you enjoyed it :)

[@diegofox9443]

This must be the best adaptation to a Lovecraft's story i've ever seen! And I've seen plenty! Bravo!

[@TheLoneAnimator]

Thank you so much :) We're very happy you approve of our little effort.

[@paullevine1813]

This is closer than many adaptations that use high tech cinematography to achieve their point, personally i found this really quite good & the narrative superb. A fine job of one of the Masters great works. Great job & a blast to watch , but then again i love old stuff & this has that simple yet effective feel.

[@TheLoneAnimator]

Thanks! You're obviously our intended audience :) This film, and everything else I do, is obviously very cheaply made, but that's the challenge ; to polish the material as best I can until it has an attractive sheen.

[@hollyvanwye9294]

A great adaptation and one that'll assuredly give me nightmares! Born in the city of Providence myself, I have long been acquainted with Mr. Lovecraft. You and your team are very gifted, and I look forward to seeing more of your work.

[@TheLoneAnimator]

Thanks you! I'm glad you enjoyed this :)

[@davelanciani-dimaensionx]

I am really liking these videos - they are true "amateur" productions - meaning they were made because the producer geniunely enjoys the process and the craft of making them. I find myself inspired by these Lovecraft productions, and now I have to try to make my own tribute to Lovecraft somehow.

[@TheLoneAnimator]

Thanks! My idea has always been to make the best projects I can with whatever means and talent I have, and my KZbin videos are what come out of that ideology. I'm really happy if I managed to inspire you. I look forward to what you'll come up with :)

[@milesarroyo8404]

I’ve been watching this video every few months for the last 3 years hoping we’d get some kind of show or movie that matches this type of quality there’s something about the low budget that just feels right but not too cheap

[@TheLoneAnimator]

Glad you enjoy what we've done with this story :) My aim is to show that you can actually create visually interesting films without having to crowdfund the shit out of them. I think it's better to be productive, be bold and be inventive, than supposing that you must rely on a good budget to get somewhere with your project.

[@llanesnick2490]

This is the best Lovecraft adaptation I've ever seen.

[@TheLoneAnimator]

Thank you! We're very glad you enjoyed it :)

[@Butchaudacity]

This has got to be the best adaptation of a HP Lovecraft story ever made to film! Keep up the good work!

[@coryhamel2512]

I would love to see Shadow Over Innsmouth as a feature length, stop-motion animated movie. I feel like Lovecraft's work lends itself so well to the medium. So thanks!

[@TheLoneAnimator]

Shadow Over Innsmouth has been on my mind for quite a while. Eventually I'll get around to it.

[@TheLoneAnimator]

We're very glad you enjoyed it !

[@jwbigredd]

Very stylized and perfect for how it would've been created in HPs lifetime. Well done

[@TheLoneAnimator]

Thanks! Yes, we kind of went for that style, though our film is more exaggerated.

[@jwbigredd]

@@TheLoneAnimator the style reminded me a little of "Nosferatu" and other silent films.

[@TheLoneAnimator]

We're very happy to hear that a fellow fan liked our efforts!

[@MaxSMoke777]

I'm impressed that so much was done with so little. A few costumes, simple props, and tons of photographs. Very clever work!

[@TheLoneAnimator]

Yes, this was made on a real shoestring! Glad you enjoyed it :)

[@i_enjoy_78s66]

Perfectly cheeseball, especially for Lovecraft. This was great! I know it's been 11 years but please do more!

[@TheLoneAnimator]

Thanks! I'm currently working on a few projects that are Lovecraft-adjacent, adapting texts by Lovecraft's buddies like Clark Ashton Smith.

[@TheLoneAnimator]

We're really happy you enjoyed it! Thanks!!

[@Kinney28]

This has always been one of my favorite Lovecraft stories. Excellent adaptation! Very faithful and respectful of the source. Would love to see this filmmaker given a larger budget to work on this.

[@TheLoneAnimator]

Glad you enjoyed this! Though it's only an amateur film, we did put a lot of effort into it. Actually, I'm planning to do "Under the Pyramids", but I'm still looking for a guy who can pull off a good Harry Houdini. It's that hairstyle I'm worried about!

[@omaralmeyda942]

This was pure brilliance, and nothing less. Many have been the makers of films that have tried to capture a true "Lovecraftian ambiance." Each have failed in kind. Where I believe the celluloid storytellers have failed, this work has succeeded with an excellence never before thought of for a Lovecraft tale. To maintain the first-person perspective throughout; with the faithful narration within, was the missing cornerstone of an H.P. Lovecraft visual recreation. To faithfully maintain the story verbatim, but also include a silent animation, only enhances the tale. The movies made thus far of his stories; incorporate the directors vision , which amounts to an "interpretation" at best. Keeping the film silent and faithfully adhering to the story in this way, gives the film an almost "documentary" type of feel, that has never been done before with a Lovecraft story before. To remove all dialog from the actors, and have them merely act out what is being read, is the only way to re-create an H.P. Lovecraft story. All of which are told in the first person, with very little exception. It then serves as both audio-book AND film. The way this was done was nothing less than creative genius at work. And were H.P. alive today, he would be most pleased. Well done indeed! Bravo!

[@TheLoneAnimator]

+Logan Solo Many thanks from all of us who were involved in making this film! Personally I couldn't agree with you more about the first-person narrative being very effective with an intimite narration.

[@raisingwings2913]

best 15 minutes i ever spend,thank you.it's faithful to the source material,the SFX and narration are wondrous,the atmosphere gave me chills,you sir are a genius

[@naveedclifton]

Considering that the Yithians have solved the "Enigma of Time", one has to wonder if they have ever encountered the Hounds of Tindalos.

[@TheLoneAnimator]

They're probably at least aware of them.

[@carlosn9789]

In the book the Yithians almost never travel to past and they don't use angles nor euclidean geometry in their constructions. Wonder why

[@fredblonder7850]

They sorta look like Daleks, so maybe they’ve encountered a certain doctor who has also solved the Enigma of Time.

[@jasonbornonthefourthofjuly1351]

Nice...

[@mariakelly1059]

Or any cast member of the tv series Ancient Aliens.

[@KratsminschSkunk1]

This was very well done. The actors, the writing, the voice over and an animations. A beautiful production on a budget.

[@sarahgray430]

This is one of the best adaptations of a Lovecraft story I've ever seen, mostly because they didn't try to change it or gussy it up to look modern.

[@TheLoneAnimator]

Thanks! We tried to tell the story, but in under 15 minutes. I'm glad you think we did well.

[@Eon_orange]

The acting is PERFECT it's just the right balance of cartoony and serious, I love it.

[@TheLoneAnimator]

Well, whatever the merits of the acting style, it is at least enthusiastic :)

[@raphael0208]

What an amazing work of art, wonderfuly assembled and narrated! Congratulations from 11 years in the future!

[@TheLoneAnimator]

Thank you! :)

[@comandanteshepard836]

Imagine a lovecraft point and click game with this art. A man can dream...

[@TheLoneAnimator]

That would probably be fun! I have no idea if it's doable, though.

[@comandanteshepard836]

​@@TheLoneAnimatorI think it is. With your talent and a little bit of programming. A lot of 90's games used real fotos to make sprites. Unity would be perfect to make a game like that

[@TheLoneAnimator]

We're very glad you think we did the story justice! The film is made with extremely simple means.

[@billybonewhacker]

One of my favorite stories. My mom used to read it to me b4 bed. I had a great race plush doll.

[@TheLoneAnimator]

I'm sure you had some wonderful inter-dimensional time-crossing dreams :)

[@saulgoodman7858]

These movies really help me understand the stories better. Lovecraft's stories blend in with one another and it's hard to tell what Eldritch horror goes with what story. The other part of it is that Lovecraft will sum up something in one sentence that is worthy of a couple pages of description so this video does a nice job of expanding on those sentences as well.

[@TheLoneAnimator]

Thanks! This video is a very compressed version of the original story, but we kept the "beats" and some parts of the text that we really liked.

[@stevepalpatine2828]

This is great. One of the best interpretations of one of my favorite Lovecraft stories You nailed it.

[@TheLoneAnimator]

Thanks! It's very home-made, but made with sincerity :)

[@thstroyur]

Fantastic narration, terrific acting, a blend of Mélièsque art with Weird Tales-like props, and a truly Lovecraftian atmosphere. Dammit, I know it's just a short subject with budgetary constraints, but I fell in love.

[@TheLoneAnimator]

Many thanks! :D It's funny you should mention Méliès -he continues to be an inspiration for me. We couldn't spend any real money on this, but we went for what atmosphere we could muster, and I'm glad it seems to work.

[@thstroyur]

You should definitely do more HPL stuff - he's notoriously hard to translate into film media, but it seems indie producers now how to (just check out HPLS's Call of Chtulhu and Whisperer in Darkness). Also, HPL's works are mostly short stories, which work best I think with short subjects. I'd like to see the more abstract ones, though - like Memory -, and ones that aren't usually adapted - Nyarlathotep? The Evil Clergyman? Eryx? maybe Dagon, or The Tomb. Keep up with the good stuff!

[@TheLoneAnimator]

I am actually working on Dagon. I'd love to do In the Walls of Eryx, but I haven't worked out a bunch of practical problems for that one yet.

[@nomadsqd]

Still one of the coolest depictions of Lovecraft's work, in an engaging and digestible form!

[@TheLoneAnimator]

Thanks! It's a very humble effort, but we're glad you enjoyed it.

[@adriangoodman8901]

The creativity is off the charts, I didn't expect this to be so watchable but you guys made some great art here.

[@TheLoneAnimator]

We didn't have any money, so creativity had to go into overdrive instead. Thanks :)

[@m00nlet]

Absolutely fantastic, captures the mood perfectly and depicts such visually complicated scenes with continuity and charming simplicity. Thankyou for making this!

[@bitpart2]

pay dirt! treasure can still be found on the internet - fantastic work and inspiring

[@TheLoneAnimator]

+bitpart2 Thank you :) I hope to make more of these soon.

[@10personalitiesguy]

this movie deserves a spirit award

[@TheLoneAnimator]

+erikscrtmn777 Thanks! The spirit of hopeless enthusiasm, perhaps :)

[@TheLoneAnimator]

Many thanks! We're very glad you enjoyed this :)

[@Mr20054]

Very well done! Plus the voice over with John Hutch was great! More animation was also a plus to the story.

[@TheLoneAnimator]

Thanks! John always does a great job :)

[@danischeel4846]

Your work is OUTSTANDING! You condensed this story magnificently!

[@TheLoneAnimator]

Thanks! It is a big compromise, though.

[@danischeel4846]

I can imagine how difficult it is to can dance a long story down to just 10 minutes or so. Keep up the good work!

[@MASKINA]

This helps out a lot to understand and get a clearer visualization of the written work. Good work and keep it up.

[@TheLoneAnimator]

I'm really glad you think so; thanks! :)

[@Djcheesed]

Absolutely brilliant illustration of a wonderful story!

[@TheLoneAnimator]

Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it :)

[@akkalat85]

Very nice! The stop motion is fitting and adds much atmosphere.

[@TheLoneAnimator]

+Aaron Kalat Thank you! That was my hope and intention :)

[@EternalSOV]

Shadow Out of Time might just be my favorite Lovecraft story. Nice to see it given flesh.

[@MrBracey100]

An absolutely fantastic adaptation and on top of that youve shown me how much can be achieved with the use of a green screen when suitable locations cannot be aquired!

[@davidcauley9400]

I watch this a lot, it's magnificent. I know these long films must take SO much effort but if you ever took a shot at Shadow Over Innsmouth, maybe serialised, I think it would be incredible.

[@TheLoneAnimator]

I would really like to do my own version of The Shadow Over Innsmouth. There are some logistic problems concerning the filming of it that I have to take care of first.

[@nicolaphenixborgonon5723]

I personally find this brilliant. Bravo and keep up the good work

[@TheLoneAnimator]

Thank you! Keeping it up :)

[@cawo619]

I’ve watched this over twenty times in a row a true masterpiece

[@TheLoneAnimator]

We're very happy you enjoyed it that much :) We had great fun making it.

[@acedias12]

You've done a great job with this short film. Despite the limited resource your team had to work with, I was deeply drawn in by the story. The narrator kept me latched onto every second of it, and I was watching it during midday even.

[@speterson0859]

Lovecraft will always be up there on the list of great horror writers. Some people might not think his stories are scary or interesting, but to others, they are. I will always enjoy Lovecraft's universe, his stories always fill me with wonder and dread of what actually is out there.

[@TheLoneAnimator]

+speterson085 You've pretty much summed up how I feel about Lovecraft. It's his ability to summon up that very strange, the very weird -the delerium of his tales.

[@speterson0859]

+bluworm Totally, his stories also invoke a feel of existential pondering too.

[@TheLoneAnimator]

+speterson085 They do all seem to point to the littleness of man in the universe. Our hopes and plans, even our greatest achievements and conquests are petty in the grand scheme of things. Strangely, emperor Ming sums it all up in "Flash Gordon": "If you had known anything about the true nature of the universe, anything at all, you would've hidden from it in terror."

[@speterson0859]

+bluworm pretty good summary.

[@91JoshB]

This is great! It captures the lovecraft vibe most than a lot of other shorts or movies. The low production value add just more charm to it and helps you get into the story. The animation are great. You guys should do more. (also I know 7 years have passed, but never too late to start again XD ) Edit: should have clicked on your channel before posting! GREAT!

[@TheLoneAnimator]

Thanks! I think we made this film against our better judgement, but somehow made it work. Yes; I've made quite a few Lovecraftian projects by now, and more are coming :)

[@MrDeadInMyPocket]

That was wicked! This kind of production takes a lot of work. Well done.

[@TheLoneAnimator]

+MrDeadInMyPocket Thanks! Yes, we were at it for quite a while :)

[@admech590]

this was really well done in spite of the low budget green screen, for a short film its pretty impressive and the tone nails Lovecraft's works.

[@TheLoneAnimator]

Thanks! This was not even low budget, this was no budget! :) Glad you enjoyed it.

[@admech590]

props to the dud who did the stop motion creature designs, polyps in particular look very creepy, almost Luke some mutant space jellyfish.

[@TheLoneAnimator]

Well, that would be me, so thanks :)

[@paulgalvinauthor]

Narration is great! Visuals that went with it were spot on. Love it! Good job!

[@TheLoneAnimator]

Glad you enjoyed it :)

[@RenosEMR]

Wonderful! I wish HP could have seen it himself. With his love of sharing his universe I believe this is a great tribute to that.

[@GeneralTantzu]

Shadow Out Of Time might just be my favorite story from H.P Lovecraft. Scratch that, favorite story in general.

[@TheLoneAnimator]

Not a bad story to have as your fave :)

[@designstaff7598]

This is genius creativity. I love the dedication to this incredible work.

[@TheLoneAnimator]

Thanks! It was quite the challenge, but we all (who worked on this) grew a lot during the project, and learned many new tricks.

[@designstaff7598]

bluworm you've seriously inspired me and I'm sure many others. So even if the vid was erased you've left a lasting impact as an artist.

[@maroo747]

This is really great and creative, true creativity comes with limited resources I believe.

[@TheLoneAnimator]

Thanks! I just believe that limited resources should never stand in the way of your imagination.

[@Mltemple8333]

I did not look at the way the film was done as due to budget (cheaply made) but as a style of filmmaking. The style reminded me of some old silent films and went well with a Lovecraft story. Narrators voice was perfect for the role. Background music fit very well. Kudos.

[@TheLoneAnimator]

The way I look at this project is what can be done when you only have enough spendable money to take your family out for a big dinner, but decide to make a film instead. All costumes were found. All materials for backgrounds and "sets" were found. Nobody was paid. The puppet footage produced by me cost around $20-30.

[@rejapgee]

Loved the visual interpretation. Proof that you don't need millions of dollars to produce something genuinely creepy! Very well done. X

[@paulvernet7324]

OMG...I love this. The humor has to be there, to temper the message. Bring this awareness to everyone, if you can, IF YOU DARE!!!

[@TheLoneAnimator]

Well, it's a very absurd story, but I hope there are some simple chills in there too :)

[@timshields3245]

As everyone's said, this is brilliant. I am in awe of the greatness you pulled off with a limited budget. Well done!

[@Ken_Tyner]

I just read this short story. This is a wonderful adaptation! I remember when you made it years ago when I didn't even know who HP Lovecraft was.

[@TheLoneAnimator]

Thanks :) I'm doubly glad that I might've helped you discover Lovecraft.

[@thedonnaholic1987]

Amazing. Absolutely amazing. In 15 minutes you accomplished more than anything Netflix has to offer. Great atmosphere and use of effects. Also pleased to see so many positive comments on this video. Glad so many people feel the same way. I would agree. Please make more!! The people can't wait!!

[@TheLoneAnimator]

snicker misfit Thank you :) I'm glad so many seem to appreciate it, but it's a very crude film. What we hoped to achieve was the proper atmosphere, and a sense of relentlessness -that we tackled all those bits of Lovecraft that many other amateur filmmakers shy away from, monsters, cosmic visions and all.

[@suckfest666]

i thought i had already praised this but searching through the comments found that i had neglected to do so: wonderful adaptation, hope you do more! I always appreciate it when film versions of hpl stories keep to the 1920s-30s time period and dont feel the need to add love interests or other distractions....

[@luvdomus]

This is a very good rendition of the story given the budget. Thanks.

[@TheLoneAnimator]

Thank you! What we lacked in budget we tried to add in enthusiasm :)

[@luvdomus]

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[@TheLoneAnimator]

Thanks for watching :) If you look way down in the full description of this clip, you'll find links to the pages of all involved, though mine isn't very updated. My blog is more up to date.

[@elizabethfoster4297]

I love the art style! Reminded me a bit of "The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari"

[@TheLoneAnimator]

Thanks! That's a very flattering comparison. We decided to go with the silent movie look, except for the time travel scenes, which we wanted to be kind of hyper real and very colorful.

[@chancegivens9390]

I absolutely love all of the stop motion beasts and stories here!

[@TheLoneAnimator]

Thanks! It's a pretty dense story with lots going on.

[@chancegivens9390]

@bluworm Also forget those Swedish Snobs that say your work is childish. They don't know squat!!

[@jimichan7649]

I read this story long ago, and This was an excellent retelling of the tale. Your Lovecraft series has inspired me to dig out those dusty tomes and delve once more into the madness.

[@TheLoneAnimator]

Thanks, though we really compressed the story to make the maximum length for a festival submission. I'm really glad if I've inspired you to re-visit old HPL. I don't think the master will disappoint :)

[@rosicroix777]

Another excellent work, the 2nd I've seen of your Lovecraft adaptations. I only regret not having discovered it earlier.

[@TheLoneAnimator]

Thanks! Lovecraft's work is a special passion for me.

[@Arkhestra]

I find that the stop-motion and low-budget animations work wonderfully. Especially the over-dramatic parts of the old guy, he did a fantastic job. Serious acting with close ups wouldn't do for Lovecraft. Hope I'm not being rude, I have only respect :D!

[@TheLoneAnimator]

+XArcPaladinX You're not being rude at all. This is an over-the-top production, since we figured subtlety was not the way to go.

[@Arkhestra]

+bluworm

[@teresachacana7723]

Después de 4 largos años he vuelto a disfrutar de este excelente corto, inspirado en uno de los tantos libros del gran Maestro H.P. Lovecraft. Excelente verlo en otro día más de confinamiento por el Sars cov2. Saludos desde Chile.

[@marekjakubac7270]

Great adaptation, i especially like the part with the flying polyps, stop motion is sure a great way to visualize lovercrafts unearthly visions.

[@TheLoneAnimator]

Thanks! I think stop-motion can add a certain strangeness to a horror story. I don't know if it carries an uncanny valley feel exactly, but it has qualities that can easily be called forth to make something unsettling.

[@troyhillman5311]

Just wanted to thank you for this wonderful collaboration you did, and for all the great videos you’ve put out in years before and since! This was my introduction to your channel (last Spring) as well as The Shadow Out of Time (I had been searching for Lovecraft adaptations), and it made me go and read the story too. I’ve come back and rewatched this several times. Excellent production, love the music, the narration, claymation and all around fantastic work. Thanks for bringing more Lovecraft to life, and for your continued videos!

[@TheLoneAnimator]

Thank you for your kind comments! It's always been my hope that the adaptations I make will inspire people unfamiliar with Lovecraft's work to seek him out :)

[@gxbojorge]

At first, I wasn't very convinced on the general aesthetics of this film, but by the end it grew on me. Although this film might've had it's shortcomings, I really think this adaptation was GREAT!! Thank you all for creating no matter what anyone else says, thank you for inspiring me and everyone else that saw this!

[@TheLoneAnimator]

This film was made for next to nothing, and by two people with quite different visual languages. I guess it's a miracle something coherent came out of this at all :)

[@risingsonfilms]

Ugh this is a classic