[CoC] Inspirations.

[Eye Tyrant]

"The Ninth Gate" is perfectly Lovecraftian in theme and tone. I actually liked the ending... though I was left wanting more. The ending made you think, which is not something most viewers want to do.

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Yeah, it got me thinking at the end... But what I meant by lame is that it was just kinda of over. The climactic scene at the end with Langella was, well, not that climactic for me. After nearly two hours of suspense the movie kinda just petered out I thought.

My question is was the girl "Green Eyes" the Devil or just some succubus that seduced ole Depp at the end? I wasn't really clear on that.

 

[Wicht]

If we are doing John Carpenter, his Prince of Darkness is also Lovecraftian.

A bad "B" movie, "Bleeders" is loosely based on the Lurking Fear and captures some of its feel.

A lot of Stephen King's work are very Lovecraftian in nature or are set in the same world as CoC and in addition to Children of the Corn (which is IMO a CoC story) and It, one might also take into account Needful Things, Pet Sematary, The Dark Half and Christine for inspiration. A lot of his short work in particular (Children of the Corn) owes a lot to Lovecraft. In fact, Night Shift from which Children of the Corn is taken also includes the following: Jerusalem's Lot (a straight out CoC story), Graveyard Shift (about rats), I am the Doorway (a man's body is infected with an entity), Gray Matter (a bad beer turns a man into fungus), and Lawnmower Man (no relationship to the movie - a cult takes to mowing lawns). All are perfect for a CoC game.

 

[Illrein]

Movies:
I can't believe no one's said "Cube". That movie is a good example for depseration.
"Fight Club" could also be interpreted into a CoC game, but instead of Project Mayhem, Tyler was trying to create a cult that worshipped one of the gods (I think, however, that this may be a cheesy idea).
Any David Lynch movie is a good influence for weird CoC games. You could use elements from "Eraserhead", "Blue Velvet", "Twin Peaks", "Lost Highway", or "Mulholland Drive". Each one has a mysterious plot and set of characters that hook you into the story even if you don't know what's going on.
If someone hasn't said it already, "Texas Chainsaw Massacre". It's awkward and disturbing.
"Akira" is good too. A CoC game based on that could be about a teenager with emotional problems gets unique powers that cause him to start destroying his hometown in desperate search of an answer.
"Perfect Blue" is a good example of identity crisis.
Any of the Troma movies ("Toxic Avenger", "Redneck Zombies", "Tromeo & Juliet", "Terror Firmer")

Video Games:
Of course, the most obvious choices are "Resident Evil" and "Silent Hill", but don't overlook games like "Fade to Black", "Twisted Metal Black", "Doom", "Quake", "Extermination", or the ever-classic "Zombies Ate My Neighbors" for a more humorous game.

 

[DnDChick]

A lot of Stephen King's work are very Lovecraftian in nature or are set in the same world as CoC 8< SNIP >8 /B]

Right-o! And for a King short story and novella, The Raft and The Mist come to mind!

 

[Angelsboi]

i could see the cube but too 'Big Brother is Out To Get Me.'

Would need some tweaking. Was a great movie though

 

[Horacio]

My question is was the girl "Green Eyes" the Devil or just some succubus that seduced ole Depp at the end? I wasn't really clear on that.

As I've already said, the ending, in the book, is much better.
The girl, at least in the book, it's not THE Devil, she's one minor devil.

 

[Dieter]

In the vein of b-movie shockfests...you might want to look at the very similar movies Leviathan and Deep Star Six. Both take place in the underwater depths (think The Abyss, except with tons of gratuitous violence and graphic death).