THE HORRIFIC WORLD OF ABSENTIA

The horrific world of Absentia. The Noctambulist Narratives reviews Mike Flanagans epic Lovecraftian influenced genre masterpiece Absentia. In 2011 and with a budget of 70k Mike Flanagan gave us a unique and horrific vision. Starring Katie Parker as Callie Russel, Courtney Bell as Tricia Riley, Dave Levine as Det. Ryan Mallory, Justin Gordon as Det. Lonergan, Morgan Peter Brown as Daniel Riley.



I quote Flanagan heavily from an interview with Mike Davis in Lovecraftezine the full interview is available here and is fascinating reading.



https://lovecraftzine.com/2012/04/18/...


the quotes refer to H.P. Lovecraft and are as follows,



Mike Flanagan "I’m fascinated as well by his concept of the “Old Ones,” of ancient forces so alien to our experience that comprehending them is nearly impossible on our limited terms. I always imagined that the creature at work in ABSENTIA is a small inhabitant of something much bigger; just a cockroach in one of the cracks of a truly Lovecraftian realm that only barely overlaps our reality. They’re just little pests in that realm, but utterly horrifying and inexplicable by our standards. ----- The less is more aesthetic is certainly something that was intentional. I really believe it makes for a more frightening experience if the viewer is an imaginative person."
Music and narration by me:
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Mistakes: As pointed out by a viewer, I misspelled imagery and imagry, as embarrassing as that is there is no fix at this point. I suck at spelling-sorry. Stupid Hitfilm has no spell checker...