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"Summer of Lovecraft" is being produced by Eyeconoclast Films, Inc., which is made up of the sickos you see to the right. We're geeks and we're proud. We represent reinforcements for the vanguard of Geek Culture that's been desperately trying to establish its beachhead on the hostile shores of Hollywood mediocrity!
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Simple. Money. Film is a risky investment. If a franchise makes a profit, the studio shilling it will flog said franchise until nobody can (or will) stomach any more. Then five to ten years later, that franchise will be resurrected for "nostalgia". Ever notice how much Hollywood movies suck these days? Notice how badly they underestimate their audiences? Just watch anything directed by Michael Bay or starring Rob Schneider and you'll see what I mean: rehashes of tired devices into even more tired scripts, one-note jokes played until the audience is deaf and emotional teats milked till they're dry, sore and chafed.
Then there's the new wave of "horror" movies that are basically glossy, commercialized snuff films: "Hostel", "Wolf Creek", "7eventy5ive". How many remakes of "Texas Chainsaw Massacre" does there have to be? It's enough to make one swear off movies altogether. Whatever happened to the "menace from beyond" premises?
Hollywood writers defend their filmic felonies by whinging "There's only so many stories in the world and they've all been told a thousand times!" Okay, if every story has already been told a thousand times, why did Kevin Smith's movies generate a cult? Why are Ricky Gervais satires like "The Office" and "Extras" drawing such audiences? Why were "Napoleon Dynamite" and "Shaun of the Dead" so universally popular? Because these folks are witty and unafraid to celebrate "geeks" and "losers". Because They don't undersetimate the audience's ability to pick up on subtlety. Because they retell old stories in fresh, funny and quirky ways.
These pictures represent the few fresh prizes nearly obscured by the rotting muck that fills the vegetable crisper of the film industry. Like you, we want to see more movies like these. Hence the reason we're doing "Summer of Lovecraft".
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