[The Wanderer]

Originally Posted by j. d. worthington

Must admit, I've not seen either of those... never have cared to, particularly. Have only seen parts of Escape from LA...



Well, the Hob's End would also, I'd think, be a reference to Quatermass and the Pit, part of which has such a setting (though not a town, but a setting with that name). I wasn't aware that he thought of this as part of a trilogy, and I must say I don't see the connection between this and The Thing at all; I'd like to hear more of his thoughts on that one.

Some of it is intended as humorous -- the scene with the painting is, I think, meant to be both grotesque and humorous, as well as disturbing because it's humorous -- a bit of Bierce there, perhaps. It's also a reference to Richard Upton Pickman, from HPL's "Pickman's Model" ... the whole film is an homage to HPL, varying between being full of references and in-jokes, and also with Carpenter's own take on some Lovecraftian themes (the blurring of boundaries between reality/dream/insanity, for example).

I think I find it interesting for those reasons. It's a flawed film and, as I said, I don't think it holds up as well on repeated viewings (for me)... but it still has an air to it that I quite like.....

From Wikipedia

The film is the third installment in what Carpenter calls his "Apocalypse Trilogy". It is preceded by The Thing and Prince of Darkness.