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''The Last Lovecraft: Relic of Cthulhu'' is a 2009 indie comic-horror based movie using characters and elements from [[HP Lovecraft]]'s [[Cthulhu Mythos]]. It sees Charlie and Jeff (the last member of the Lovecraft bloodline) get thrown into a battle between two ancient cults; as they must defend an indestructible artefact that will bring doom to the world if it falls into the wrong hands. Along the way they meet up with a nerd that lives with his grandma, a creepy motel owner, a ship captain in the middle of the desert and the main antagonist Starspawn.
''[[The Last Lovecraft: Relic of Cthulhu]]'' is a 2009 indie comic-horror based movie using characters and elements from [[H.P. Lovecraft]]'s [[Cthulhu Mythos]]. It sees Charlie and Jeff (the last member of the Lovecraft bloodline) get thrown into a battle between two ancient cults; as they must defend an indestructible artefact that will bring doom to the world if it falls into the wrong hands. Along the way they meet up with a nerd that lives with his grandma, a creepy motel owner, a ship captain in the middle of the desert and the main antagonist Starspawn.


It's more comedy than horror and will definitely appeal to fans of campy horror and Lovecraftian lore.
It's more comedy than horror and will definitely appeal to fans of campy horror and Lovecraftian lore.


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=== Contains Examples of the following tropes; ===

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* [[Absurdly Ineffective Barricade]]: A thin wooden screen-door in the RV, and it's hilarious.
* [[Absurdly Ineffective Barricade]]: A thin wooden screen-door in the RV, and it's hilarious.
* [[Art Shift]]: When Charlie explains his understanding of the [[Cthulhu Mythos|mythos]] to Jeff, it shifts to an animated sequence explaining C'thulhu's arrival on Earth and his war with the Elder Things.
* [[Art Shift]]: When Charlie explains his understanding of the [[Cthulhu Mythos|mythos]] to Jeff, it shifts to an animated sequence explaining C'thulhu's arrival on Earth and his war with the Elder Things.
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* [[Basement Dweller]]
* [[Basement Dweller]]
* [[Beneath the Earth]]
* [[Beneath the Earth]]
* [[Cool Versus Awesome]]: In the animated sequence, C'thulhu rips off a [[Everythings Better With Dinosaurs|Triceratops's]] [[Off With His Head|head]] and uses it to skewer a Shoggoth.
* [[Cool Versus Awesome]]: In the animated sequence, C'thulhu rips off a [[Everything's Better with Dinosaurs|Triceratops's]] [[Off with His Head|head]] and uses it to skewer a Shoggoth.
* [[Cthulhumanoid]]
* [[Cthulhumanoid]]
* [[Disability Immunity]]: Being of the Lovecraft bloodline makes it impossible for Jeff {{spoiler|to lose his sanity}}.
* [[Disability Immunity]]: Being of the Lovecraft bloodline makes it impossible for Jeff {{spoiler|to lose his sanity}}.
* [[The Drag Along]]
* [[The Drag Along]]
* [[Fish People]]
* [[Fish People]]
* [[Half Human Hybrid]]
* [[Half-Human Hybrid]]
* [[Lovecraft Country]]: Surprisingly, given the title, averted.
* [[Lovecraft Country]]: Surprisingly, given the title, averted.
* [[Nerd Action Hero]]: Paul, not only does he save the other two guys (and thus the world) but he also back-flips out of a second story window and runs across the desert with his arms broken.
* [[Nerd Action Hero]]: Paul, not only does he save the other two guys (and thus the world) but he also back-flips out of a second story window and runs across the desert with his arms broken.
* [[Black Comedy Rape]]
* [[Black Comedy Rape]]
* [[Refusal of the Call]]
* [[Refusal of the Call]]
* [[Sealed Evil in A Can]]
* [[Sealed Evil in a Can]]
* [[Smug Snake]]: Despite being a telepath with [[Agony Beam|tremendous]] [[People Puppets|powers]], Starspawn prefers to fight tooth and claw whenever possible.
* [[Smug Snake]]: Despite being a telepath with [[Agony Beam|tremendous]] [[People Puppets|powers]], Starspawn prefers to fight tooth and claw whenever possible.
* [[Starfish Aliens]]
* [[Starfish Aliens]]
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Latest revision as of 18:55, 13 September 2017

The Last Lovecraft: Relic of Cthulhu is a 2009 indie comic-horror based movie using characters and elements from H.P. Lovecraft's Cthulhu Mythos. It sees Charlie and Jeff (the last member of the Lovecraft bloodline) get thrown into a battle between two ancient cults; as they must defend an indestructible artefact that will bring doom to the world if it falls into the wrong hands. Along the way they meet up with a nerd that lives with his grandma, a creepy motel owner, a ship captain in the middle of the desert and the main antagonist Starspawn.

It's more comedy than horror and will definitely appeal to fans of campy horror and Lovecraftian lore.

Tropes used in The Last Lovecraft: Relic of Cthulhu include:
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