Lovecraftian Science - "Dreams in the Witch House"

Lovecraftian Science is a very interesting Wordpress blog that does scientific investigations into the Cthulhu Mythos. The scientist (who I only know as "Fred") is wonderful at writing and I believe that he brings up some very interesting things.

Fred recently posted a series of articles on The Dreams in the Witch House. Here are all of them! Please support his site!

The Mathematics of the Witch House; Pt. One
Very interesting.

The Mathematics of the Witch House; Pt. Two Hyperspace
A cool article about the fourth dimension.

The Mathematics of the Witch House; Pt. Three Higher Dimensions
You know, its strange because my draft of the script saw Gilman using a tesseract and I found this which mentioned the same geometrical concept. 

The Mathematics of the Witch House; Pt. Four How to Travel Through Hyperspace
A kind of follow-up to the second article, fascinating.

Pt. Five What Exactly is Brown Jenkin?
Bringing out the big guns - who or what is Brown Jenkin? This brings cool answers to that question.

Pt. Six Elder Things in the Witch House
Really cool and comprehensive article. Brings some interesting things to light about the Elder Things. Also contains a shout-out to the rock opera.

Pt. Seven A Few Thoughts on the Discussion of The Dreams in the Witch House
A wrapper-upper piece. Another positive thought on our beloved album, too. Finishing up the rest of it all.

Props Are Secure!

Jason McKittrick and I have selected a time for the sale of our prop set!

I have commissioned...

• The athame that belonged to the witch Keziah Mason, used in her dark Halloween and Walpurgisnacht rituals to Nyarlathotep.
• A violet resin Elder Thing statue that was found in Walter Gilman's bed after he had broken it off in a triple star system inhabited by the monstrous entities dubbed the Elder Things by Prof. Lake and Prof. Dyer (in At the Mountains of Madness).
• A photo of the fabled Witch House of Arkham, taken before it was razed.
• A frontispiece from Keziah Mason's trial, featuring a woodcut of the witch herself.
• A woodcut of Brown Jenkin, the demonic familiar belonging to Keziah/Nahab that is reputed to haunt the Witch House.
• A page from the spellbook of the witch Keziah Mason, depicting vaguely geometrical lines and curves that can allegedly transport one through hyperspace (the scientific concept of the fourth dimension).
• Walter Gilman's physics/advanced mathematics notebook, used in his classes with Prof. Upham at the fabled Miskatonic University.

Also, I am editing the script - actually, adding a scene on Halloween (something that should've been in there in the first place). I'm planning to add a little reference to Nyarlathotep's home on dark Yuggoth.

I am very anxious to get these props. I might give one to each of the major cast members as a memento of the film...and a few will probably showcased in the possible documentary.

The props I have commissioned.

News

To that wonderful Lovecraftian rock opera!

I made it myself. I think it is rather nice.

Anywho, I've been having a fitful week of editing. We've not been able to find an actor to play Gilman. I was always going to play the former, but it seems I am also going to have to play the latter. So I slightly edited the scene at the palace of Azathoth...

Moving forward! Please email me at brianoconnellnyc@gmail.com.

NOTICE

I have created a page on this site for Black Flag TV. While it does not have anything to do with our film, the owner put out a Tweet asking to advertise for it on a film site. I'll support that notion - always happy to help.

 - B.O.C.

Props - READY!

Jason McKittrick, head of Cryptocurium, has agreed to make props! We are getting this...

...with the athame and bowl of Keziah Mason.

We plan to purchase this anywhere between the 5th and 9th of February - it will (under forgiving circumstances) ship on Valentine's Day (the 14th). We will then proceed with our ambitions. We thank Mr. McKittrick with his patience and support for our project. He is a wonderful artist - best of luck to him.

Emailing With Cryptocurium

The two "Witch House" based collections Cryptocurium has done

Jason McKittrick has emailed me regarding info on the props, and I told him what we were looking for. I am awaiting his response.

I basically asked him for the small collection (which is the second picture) with a possible prop from the big collection (in all probability, the skull of Brown Jenkin). He seems to be a very nice man and an extremely talented artist. Bravo, Mr. McKittrick!

Proof-Read of Script

Cover art for Dreams in the Witch House: A Lovecraftian Rock Opera, done wonderfully by Carlos Garcia Rivera. Maybe something similar to film poster...? Possibly not. This isn't a film of the album, it just features the soundtrack.

I've made some minor edits to the script - particularly one scene in the palace/temple of Azathoth. I believe that this nip and switch has increased a bit of suspense before the face of Nyarlathotep. I believe the music cue change also helps.

A few changes were also made in the sole Miskatonic scene the final montage, and also a certain scene between Keziah and Gilman. A fitful day of editing.