Hey all, Jim here. Had some free time in the car rides on the way up to Chicago and back this past weekend for the film fest up there. I got bored and started photoshopping a trumpet toy I saw in a store. Enjoy.
(Not AI. Just photoshop)
Hey all,
Jim from Cellardoor Cinema here and excited to announce that our lovecraftian, short film “Dreams of a Dead God” just won big in Chicago this past weekend! We took home the award for Best Fantasy / Sci-Fi at the 28th Annual Chicago Horror Film Festival and had an absolute blast up at the festival hanging out with everyone!
Got to meet a lot of other great filmmakers and got a ton of great feedback and comments on our film (plus we completely ran out of the swag giveaways we’d brought up to the festival by day 1)
Huge thanks to everyone who came out to fest and supported our film, huge thanks to the festival staff for having us, and stay tuned because we’ve got several more festivals to go before the release of our film this winter!
(Self-Promotion but not selling. Post is about a film I created with a lot of other very talented actors and crew.)
IMO, surreal, backrooms, and psychological horror are all only a few degrees off from cosmic horror and overlap quite a bit. To me, this image is more nostalgic but only barely. The eerie feeling and unease is still there with the idea that you could slip back in time, but then be completely alone. It’s simple, but still effective.
(No, I didn’t create this one. Found online years ago)
Hey all, first time poster here but long time fan of the Rocketeer (since I was a kid). My name’s Jim and I’m a filmmaker from Memphis. A few days ago, while randomly at a junk store near me, I found a book that caught my eye on Film Style and Technology. It was from the 90’s, so it’s a little dated, but I thought it was interesting and only $5, so I picked it up. Then after getting home later and getting a chance to look at it more, a certificate fell out that said the book came from the estate of Dave Stevens! I first thought, no way, but then I looked more into the estate sale and found a few other certificates along with items on Ebay that look the same. So I now own a book from Dave Steven’s collection of film books and didn’t even mean to. Such a cool connection to someone’s work that I grew up watching.
Link to article: https://bloody-disgusting.com/movie/3967553/guillermo-del-toro-h-p-lovecraft-adaptation-future/
A Guillermo adaptation of the outsider would be pretty cool. Just popped up on my newsfeed so I thought I’d share.
Found this while scrolling online and thought it was pretty awesome looking. Video's a bit dated now but the guy really did a great job with it.
“Always exercise caution when feeding your shoggoths.” - A message from the Cellardoor Cinema Safety Council.
As a fan of MST3K since the 90’s I was super excited to see they were going to be bringing it back. Then earlier tonight, I literally jumped out of my chair when I saw that it was going to be playing at a theater near me in about an hour. I looked at my wife and said “Honey, the beacon has been lit”.
Hey everyone,
Talked to a few of you already but for everyone else, my name’s Jim and I’m an indie filmmaker from Memphis. Recently, some friends and I made a low-budget, cosmic horror film based on the works of Lovecraft. It’s called Dreams of a Dead God and it’s an original story that I wrote, not an adaptation.
We think it turned out fairly well, so we started entering it into film festivals and apparently they did too because we’ve gotten into several so far and even won a few awards.
So to celebrate the success our film has had in festivals, I’m started designing and giving away prizes each month inspired by the film (designing these are really fun for me :). And on September 15th, I’ll be giving away 3 of these Raven Glow Lights.
Our 3D printer, Alex, just sent me this awesome time-lapse video he shot during the printing and so I threw together a video to share with everyone.
Up until now, I’ve designed all the prizes myself. On this one however, I collaborated with a Romanian 3D designer, Katona Gabor. He designed the raven and skull fountain. I designed the base and lettering. Then our 3D printer, Alex, got them printed and put in the LED light. I’ve got the first one at my house and they look great!
Our film is not available publicly yet, only in film festivals, but we’re looking at releasing it late Nov/early Dec timeframe (the festivals get mad if you release your film ahead of time).
But if anyone wants to keep up with the film, get updates on what fests we’ll be at and what we’re working on next, plus be entered to win one of these cool looking lights, we have a monthly newsletter on our site at www.cellardoorcinema.com
I won’t blow up your inbox with news, or sell your info. Just a simple newsletter each month where I go into detail about our projects… often times too much detail.
Much love to everyone for your continued support and for keeping this channel full of fellow Lovecraft fans going strong!
Hey everyone,
So continuing the success our cosmic horror, short film has had in film festivals, I’m giving away prizes each month inspired by the film. And on September 15th, I’ll be giving away 3 of these Raven Glow Lights.
Our 3D printer, Alex, just sent me this awesome time-lapse video he shot during the printing and so I threw together a video to share with everyone.
Up until now, I’ve designed all the prizes myself. On this one however, I collaborated with a Romanian 3D designer, Katona Gabor. He designed the raven and skull fountain. I designed the base and lettering. Then our 3D printer, Alex, got them printed and put in the LED light. I’ve got the first one at my house and they look great!
So if anyone wants to enter to win one of these, signing up for our monthly newsletter at www.cellardoorcinema.com will enter you into the contest, plus you’ll get news for the film and updates on what festivals we’ll be playing at next!
Many thanks to everyone for your continued support!
Personally LOVE Shin Godzilla and Godzilla Minus One. Not degrading the American versions where the Big G fights other monsters and is more or less “on our side”, but the return to him as a true monster is awesome!
Can’t wait for the latest installment to hit, especially since it seems to take up soon after the last one left off, and with the same characters.
Watched this series when it first aired and was reminded again of it recently.
It's a dark drama that starts off as a murder/mystery then slowly gets farther into horror.
For me, I dont think that it fits neatly into the cosmic horror category, but it does share a lot of the same elements and has a definite fear of the unknown as things make less and less sense the farther the series gets.
No spoilers, but eventually you do find out the cause of everything, which takes it out of the cosmic horror genre for me, but it's still a really cool show I enjoyed that definitely gives cosmic horror vibes in places.
I also love the dark performances of a lot of the characters, especially the Sheriff.
(Found in the wild in Atlanta last weekend while wondering around the Little 5 Points area. ALMOST got it, but went with a Cthulhu incense burner instead. May go pick it up next time I’m there.)
Got the Reaper Actual mainly for the bottle. My favorite is either the Diabolique or the Hot Honey, which is local.
Hey all,
I’m sure quite a few of you are already aware/maybe already donated, but I wanted to do what I could to help spread the word too.
I’m not affiliated with the film festival or con, I just really like that there’s a festival dedicated to Lovecraft and focused on cosmic horror. (Plus I REALLY DIG the King in Yellow logo they have for this year’s fest!)
So I wanted to share a post for them and help spread the word. I donated myself and hopefully now have a sick King in Yellow t-shirt on the way!
Fundraiser Link:
https://arkhambazaar.com/collections/h-p-lovecraft-film-festival-fundraiser
Hey all,
Jim Weter here (That’s me on the left alongside one of my lead actors, Larshay Watson) and this past weekend we went down to Atlanta for the screening of our film at the 2026 Bloody Peach Film Festival and won big!
Not only did Larshay win the award for BEST LEAD ACTOR for his performance for Detective Linden, but I got to take home the award for BEST PICTURE!!! Sorry if I seem excited, but I’ve never taken home the top honors at a film festival before :)
We’ve still got a lot more festivals coming up before the release of our film later this fall/winter, but wanted to share the news about the awards now that I’m back home.
Film Status: Currently only available in film festivals, but you can find a complete listing of where we’re playing at here: http://cellardoorcinema.com/film-festival-schedule.html
And if you want to keep up with the film, go into deep-dives on how/why we did stuff on the film, plus be entered to win monthly prizes inspired by the film (and designed by me), we also have a newsletter on our site at www.cellardoorcinema.com
Hope everyone else had a great weekend and really glad this community of fellow cosmic horror lovers exists and supports indie art & film. You all rock!!!
My thoughts and SPOILERS in the comments.
Purchase I made yesterday while in Atlanta for a film festival. Had a break and walked around for a bit, ended up finding a really cool shop in the Little 5 Points area. Had to pick this up when I saw it. (Bonus news: awesome announcement coming soon on our cosmic horror film at the festival!)