Director Richard Stanley announced the next addition to his H.P. Lovecraft trilogy will be The Dunwich Horror, here's everything we know about the upcoming horror movie so far. Following the release of his cosmic horror film, Color Out Of Space, the filmmaker expressed an interest in adapting more of the controversial author's stories. Due to its success, Spectrevision green lit Stanley's trilogy with excitement for its next installment, The Dunwich Horror.
The production company behind Stanley's Lovecraft trilogy, SpectreVision, was founded by Elijah Wood (Lord Of The Rings) in 2010. Since then, they have released several critically acclaimed titles, including A Girl Walks Home Alone At Night (2014), Mandy (2018), and Daniel Isn't Real (2019). While SpectreVision is a fairly young production company, they have proven to be master purveyors of successful and enjoyable horror movies in the last decade. When Richard Stanley emerged after over 20 years of writing rather than directing, he proposed an adaptation of H.P. Lovecraft's 1927 short story "The Colour Out Of Space". When Color Out Of Space premiered, it was met with generally positive reviews. It is one of the rare movies to date that effectively showcases the cosmic energy that can be found in some of Lovecraft's stranger works of science fiction.
Color Out Of Space stands out among the crowd of other Lovecraftian horror movies by adding this intrinsic element. Undoubtedly, SpectreVision took note of its success, which in turn led them to give Stanley the green light on a trilogy featuring the same methods of telling Lovecraft's stories. With the current growing wave of Lovecraftian stories in horror, The Dunwich Horror is a welcome addition to this rising sub-genre, but its story details are largely unknown outside of what's revealed by the movie's source material. Here's everything we know about the movie so far.
The Dunwich Horror Release Date
At this current moment, there is no definitive release date for The Dunwich Horror. In May of 2020, Stanley announced that he was in the midst of writing the script for the film and beginning to build a list of ideal cast members. It's likely that audiences will not see The Dunwich Horror release until late 2021, given current filming restrictions during the COVID-19 pandemic. The director has kept the film's progress a bit of a secret, which could mean that a release date could arrive sooner than expected. As of right now, it will presumably release in a year or more.
The Dunwich Horror Cast & Characters
The Dunwich Horror exists in the same universe as Color Out Of Space. As such, It is possible that Nicolas Cage may make a surprise return for this installment in the Lovecraft trilogy. Cage is the only cast member that has circulated in conversations about the film, but it is expected that the surviving characters in the 2019 film will also make a reappearance for The Dunwich Horror, which takes place in the fictional city of Arkham, Massachusetts.
The Dunwich Horror Story Details
Richard Stanley's The Dunwich Horror will follow the original story's main character, Wilbur Whateley, who does not know his father and was raised by his mother. The story focuses primarily on his bizarre birth and the fact that he reaches full adulthood in less than ten years. As the story progresses, it is revealed that his family has a history of practicing witchcraft and spell casting. As a result, Wilbur becomes involved in the dark arts. Stanley's film will retain the elements from the main plot of Lovecraft's 1929 story, but he also revealed that The Dunwich Horror will take place during a post-COVID world during Trump-era politics. Therefore, contemporary conceptions on social, cultural, and political events are woven into this cosmic horror story somehow. Lovecraft fans can also expect to see the inclusion of Miskatonic University, where Re-Animator's Herbert West did his experiments.