The H.P. Lovecraft Collection Volume 2: Rough Magik

Gerrard McArthur (Actor), Michael Poole (Actor) Rated:

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Plugging nicely into the Delta Green universe, Rough Magik is about The Night Scholars, a clandestine organization setup to monitor the ancient cult of Cthulhu. After decades of compiling an enormous database of arcane information, they have come to a single incontrovertible conclusion: the Sleeping God is waking. Diana Armitage, with the help of her Home Office liaison, the mysterious Mr. Moon (Paul Darrow), launch an aggressive campaign against the Dreamers. This operation, designated the Rough Magik initiative, was successful but they trod on the toes of some powerful people, amidst accusations of financial impropriety and possible treason, and the Night Scholars were disbanded. Now years later, the old magic is returning, the Sleeping God is rising, and there are more Dreamers than Mr. Moon can handle as he struggles to rebuild the Night Scholars before it is too late. Plus: Bob Fugger's Terrible Old Man and From Beyond short films and The Darkest of the Hillside Thickets' music videos. The DVD also contains an audio commentary track by Rough Magik screenwriter/producer Stephen Parsons, interviews with the cast & crew of Terrible Old Man, bonus shorts, and an interview with scholar S.T. Joshi.

Product details

Is Discontinued By Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ No
MPAA rating ‏ : ‎ NR (Not Rated)
Package Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7.1 x 5.42 x 0.58 inches; 2.93 Ounces
Media Format ‏ : ‎ Collector's Edition, NTSC, Color
Run time ‏ : ‎ 130 minutes
Actors ‏ : ‎ Paul Darrow, Gerrard McArthur, Michael Poole
Producers ‏ : ‎ Stephen W. Parsons
Language ‏ : ‎ Unqualified (Dolby Digital 2.0)
Studio ‏ : ‎ Lurker Films, Inc.
ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0006FM01G

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Robert A. Cappelletto

Rough Magik

Reviewed in the United States on January 1, 2005

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Do you like HP Lovecraft? Do you like the X-files? Do you like the role playing game Delta Green? Then you're going to really enjoy this collection of movies. ROUGH MAGIK is a BBC TV PILOT starring PAUL DARROW, who played Kerr Avon on BLAKE 7. DARROW's character in ROUGH MAGIK is a hard edged investigator, Mr. Moon, who works for a clandestine goverment organization, which covertly monitors cult activity. Mr. Moon is called in when a large number of people fall under the mind control of the SLEEPING GOD CTHULHU.

Also on this disk, is a great little horror film, which turns up on late night Canadian TV from time to time, called: THE TERRIBLE OLD MAN, based on the short story by H.P. LOVECRAFT. I don't think it has ever been shown in the USA. A real treat for someone like myself who has been looking for faithful adaptations of Lovecraft's work.

All in all this DVD appears to be a real labor of love; and is simply chocked full of extras, including an interview with Lovecraft scholar S.T. Joshi

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dynaryder

Great stuff.

Reviewed in the United States on October 20, 2018

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Would love to see the main film turned into a BBC series. The shorts are also really good,and the DotHT music videos rock. A must have for Lovecraft fans.

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UbiQ

Five points for "Rough Magik"...

Reviewed in the United States on April 15, 2008

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1. It's got Paul Darrow! "Blake's 7" legend and one of the best voices in British TV ever! (His acting has sadly not always been up to the voice! LOL)
2. It's directly inspired by Lovecraftian mythos without being either too derivative or fawning of HPL.
3. It's partially set during the Falkland's War of the early 1980s - which is as unique a setting as I've ever seen for a weird tale!
4. Why was this never picked up to be a series??? The mind boggles at the shortsightedness of TV execs...
5. BTW - It's got Paul Darrow! Great!

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The Cigarette Smoking Man

A Lovecraft Movie the way they should be done

Reviewed in the United States on July 16, 2007

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Another great movie for H.P.L.-fans. There are not very much action scenes in this one but subtlety is what makes Rough Magik a great horror movie.
I won't reveal too much here but the reader of this review can be sure to get another great movie from Lurker Films. But beware, if you have seen this movie and have read the booklet that comes with the DVD you will want to see the remaining episodes of the series and learn more about the secret organisation of the night scholars. That is about the only negative thing to say about Rough Magik, it's too short. After some research on the net one pretty soon finds out that only the pilot was filmed and the series never was completed. If the other episodes had made it to the screen it would have been a feast for the fans.The extras include two short films which are quite well executed, a most intriguing trailer of a movie that depicts what had happened if the Nazis had gotten hold of the Necronomicon and two very funny music videos of "Darkest Of The Hillside Thickets". My summary: A great movie, a must have for Lovecraft fans, deserves a special place in you collection(right beside the Necronomicon)

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Jeanie

Very satisfied! Arrived soon

Reviewed in the United States on January 27, 2018

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Gift for my stepson. He was thrilled! Very satisfied!
Arrived soon.

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Chinatown Blue

Wonderful entertainment

Reviewed in the United States on July 22, 2008

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This collection is based around a BBC pilot for a series they never made; they should have, though, because it's amazingly good. Made cheaply, it still holds up very well and the plot is terrific. You also get a good booklet with a set of synopses for the unmade series, and some short extras. It is currently on release as Dreams of Cthulhu.

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Amazon Customer

Good product

Reviewed in the United States on December 26, 2016

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DVD works well. And it came quickly.

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Penda, Lord of Mercia

The Film Could Have Been Better

Reviewed in the United States on September 1, 2013

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This film is OK, but it could have been much better. It seems sort of fragmented and it was tough to follow the storyline. What astounding evidence was there that Cthulhu was waking? Also, Why did they give BRITISH soldiers AMERICAN suplus Vietnam era helmets for the Falklands scenes? Sloppy disappointment.

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