Dark Intruder (1965) was the pilot for a failed television series to be called The Black Cloak. The pilot was not shown on television, and instead was sold to Universal Pictures and shown theatrically.
I was surprised by the quality of the story, and of its star, Canadian actor Leslie Nielson. He plays a supernatural detective in 1890s San Francisco, who investigates a string of murders that hint of the occult, which he learns are part of a larger scheme to bring forth a Sumerian demon.
Lots of nods to Lovecraft and his mythos.
Pssst. Hey you! Lovecraft fan! I cannot recommend this film highly enough. Did you want a sassy paranormal detective in Victorian-era San Francisco? Because you got a sassy paranormal detective in Victorian-era SanFran. Did you want a “Lovecraftian” film with heart? With charm? One that’s not trying too hard to shoehorn deities and Necronomicons in every five minutes? Got yah covered.
This is utterly superb and I lament a series was never made. Wonderful for us Lovecraftians.
Scream Factory has revealed the specs for its The Lost Continent Blu-ray, which streets on April 28. The 1974 British horror/adventure movie is
produced by Hammer Films.
The theatrical cut has received a new 2K scan of the original film
elements from the 20th Century Fox vault. The extended cut is also
included with standard definition inserts.
Based on Dennis Wheatley’s 1938 novel Uncharted Seas,
the film is written and directed by Michael Carreras (The Curse of the
Mummy’s Tomb). Eric Porter, Hildegard Knef, Suzanna Leigh, and Tony
Beckley star.
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