Lovecraft’s works have been adapted numerous times for motion pictures and television, and adapted badly. The pages below contain links to entries for these films in the Internet Movie Database. In addition, the IMDB has a Filmography for H.P. Lovecraft page that lists Lovecraftian films, and allows you to see which Lovecraft films are on television this week. Other excellent sources for information on Lovecraftian films include Andrew Migliore and John Strysik’s The Lurker in the Lobby: A Guide to the Cinema of H.P. Lovecraft, Corey Whitworth’s Cinemagoria: H.P. Lovecraft in the visual and aural medium, and Kevin A. Ross’ “HPL on Film” in issue 11 of The Unspeakable Oath.

Lovecraft Movies

This list includes movies that are based directly on stories or creations of Lovecraft.

Lovecraft Inspired Movies

This list contains movies that are not based on Lovecraft stories or ideas, but merely make Lovecraftian references.

Lovecraftian Movies

This list includes movies that do not have explicit Lovecraft references, but have a Lovecraftian feel to them. In many respects, these films are better than those that are intentionally Lovecraftian.

Television Shows

Lovecraft’s influence has also crept into several television series and even cartoons.