Curse

The Curse is a 1987 horror film adaptation of H. P. Lovecraft's The Colour Out of Space directed by David Keith. Nathan Hayes is a religious man trying to hold onto his farm and keep his family in line. A real estate developer is trying to buy most of the farm property in the area, including Mr. Hayes family farm, in the hope that the Tennessee Valley Authority will choose the town for the site of a new dam and recreational area. The night of a t... More

Initial release date:

  • Sep 11, 1987

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  • 1 h 32 min

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  • The Curse

Adaptation

Adapted From

The Colour Out of Space

"The Colour Out of Space" is a short story written by American horror author H. P. Lovecraft in March 1927. In the tale, an unnamed narrator pieces together the story of an area known by the locals as the "blasted heath" in the wild hills west of Arkham, Massachusetts. Listening to the experiences...

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Film

Directed by

David Keith

David Lemuel Keith (born May 8, 1954) is an American actor and director. He received Golden Globe nominations for Best Supporting Actor and New Star of the Year – Actor for his performance in An Officer and a Gentleman. Keith had an early supporting role in the prison film Brubaker. He had...

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  • From the darkest part of the heavens, terror has arrived.
  • No one believed him. Now, no one's left to save him.
  • A tale of crops, creatures and carnage

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  • 1 h 32 min

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