Movie

The Color Out of Space

2010 · 85 min

A slow, creeping dread settles in as a man searches isolated woods for his missing father, uncovering an ancient, unsettling mystery.

Tagline: No one, no one forgets it...
Overview: Arkham, 1975: Jonathan Davis' father has disappeared. His tracks lead to Germany, to the Swabian-Franconian Forest where he was stationed after the Second World War. Jonathan sets out to find him and bring him home, but deep in the woods he discovers a dark mystery from the past. Based on H.P. Lovecraft's short novel "The Colour Out of Space".
How it feels: Eerie, dark, tense and melancholic. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Mystery, isolation, family, memory
Content: Mild violence, gore and language. No sexual content.
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Tone: eeriestrength 3 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: mystery
isolation
family
memory
survival
Places: countryside
small town
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex none