Director Stuart Gordon gave us a fun adaptation of H. P. Lovecraft's cosmic horror Dreams in the Witch-House for Masters of Horror in 2005; it was far superior to this Cabinet of Curiosities version, which dispenses with many of the original story's more interesting elements (the strange non-mathematical geometry of the house being the most obvious), and adds new, ghostly stuff that is bound to upset Lovecraft fans.
Rupert 'Ron Weasley' Grint stars as Walter Gilman, who dedicates his life trying to cross dimensions after witnessing the spirit of his recently deceased sister being dragged into a supernatural forest. After knocking back a drug that enables him to enter the forest and talk to his sister, Gilman rents a room in an building that once belonged to witch Keziah Mason, suspecting that the secret to rescuing his sister is held within the walls of the old house.
Directed by Catherine Hardwicke, of Twilight fame, this episode is not just unfaithful to the source material, but told in a muddled, talkative fashion that makes it a chore to watch. Hardwicke also relies too heavily on CGI, is unable to generate any suspense or tension, and delivers a witch who looks less like an evil old crone and more like Raggedy from Rupert the Bear (only Raggedy was scarier).
Rupert 'Ron Weasley' Grint stars as Walter Gilman, who dedicates his life trying to cross dimensions after witnessing the spirit of his recently deceased sister being dragged into a supernatural forest. After knocking back a drug that enables him to enter the forest and talk to his sister, Gilman rents a room in an building that once belonged to witch Keziah Mason, suspecting that the secret to rescuing his sister is held within the walls of the old house.
Directed by Catherine Hardwicke, of Twilight fame, this episode is not just unfaithful to the source material, but told in a muddled, talkative fashion that makes it a chore to watch. Hardwicke also relies too heavily on CGI, is unable to generate any suspense or tension, and delivers a witch who looks less like an evil old crone and more like Raggedy from Rupert the Bear (only Raggedy was scarier).