The film tells the story of a bookworm of a scholar named Edward Derby (Erick Robertson) who marries a pretty and wealthy heiress named Asenath Waite (Angela M. Grillo). Asenath's father dabbled in the occult and the arcane arts during his time on Earth and Asenath follows in his footsteps to a certain extent as she has some abilities of her own.

Once the two have been married for a while, Edward starts suffering from some pretty traumatic mood swings. He starts isolating himself from the rest of the world and he no longer has any desires to socialize with his family or with those who he used to consider friends. Edward's old university professor, Dan Upton (J. D. Lloyd), is the only one who realizes what's going on - he's clued into the fact that for some unknown reason, Asenath is controlling her husband, but does he realize that the real puppet master could be Asenath's father?

The first thing Lovecraft devotees will notice (and potentially take issue with) is that Morgret's story adapts Lovecraft's work and brings it into the modern day. That said, while this is sure to irk purists, Morgret has done a pretty good job of updating the basic premise and a few clever stylish nods to Lovecraft's era make it very clear that he hasn't forgotten the story's roots. The performances in the picture aren't going to blow you away but they're not at all bad for a low budget indy film such as this, particularly one that caters to a niche market (that being the aforementioned Lovecraft devotees). The highlights of Lovecraft's original short, those memorable moments contained in his prose, are at least all intact here and that should please fans.

The picture starts off a little sluggishly but that's easy to overlook once the pace picks up in the last half and the loose ends are tied together quite nicely. The cinematography is also pretty decent and the director of photography has made good use of shadows and light and contrasting colors to make for an attractive and often times eerie looking film. Overall this is a solid effort even if a couple of trims to quicken the pace might have helped in the long run.

Strange Aeons is presented in an English language Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo track with optional subtitles provided in English only. No problems to report here, everything is nicely balanced and there aren't any audible defects on the track to note.

First up is an audio commentary for Strange Aeons with director Eric Morgret and screenwriter K. L. Young. This is a fairly interesting discussion that covers what its like adapting Lovecraft's work and what went into getting this picture completed. Morgret is able to provide a decent technical background while Young covers the writing process in a fair bit of detail and the two have a good vibe going on throughout ensuring that there isn't any dead air to slow things down.

Also included, in relation to the feature, is a Making Aeons (8:59, fullframe) documentary. Here we get a look at some of the sets being built, and some of the scenes that take place in the asylum being shot as well as some of the scenes that take place in the  house. We also get a look at some of the effects work used in the film and we see some of this behind the scenes material contrasted against some clips from the finished film which makes for an interesting comparison.

Menus and a still gallery round out the feature specific supplements on the disc but as with all the Lurker/H.P. Lovecraft Collection releases, there are some other bonus features to be found.

First up are the short films, beginning with Michael Granberry's short claymation adaptation of From Beyond (9:39, 1.78.1 anamorphic widescreen). This is an interesting take on the story of Dr. Crawford and his friends and the claymation visuals really give a strange and darkly humorous slant to the story. It's also interesting to see how Granberry has integrated video footage in with the clay figures and how the lighting used in the film resembles the colors used in Stuart Gordon's big screen adaptation of the story.

The second short film is Maria's Hubris (14:38, 1.78.1 anamorphic widescreen). Directed by Patrick Weber this German film looks like it was shot on 16mm. This is another version of The Thing On The Door Step so it fits in well with Strange Aeons. The basic story is the same, though here it's told much faster than in the feature version.

The third and final short film is Don't Feed The Book (1:30), a cartoon in which a man goes into an occult shop full of Cthulu inspired products and gets into trouble with a copy of the Necronomicon.

The short films section also contains a trailer for the animated Let Sleeping Gods Lie (0:16, fullframe), and a trailer for a documentary entitled Lovecraft: Fear Of The Unknown (1:28, 1.78.1 anamorphic widescreen) that features interviews with the likes of Neil Gaiman, Ramsey Campbell, Peter Strauss, Guillermo Del Toro and many more.

Lurker Films has also included an interesting interview with legendary director John Carpenter (6:01, 1.78.1 anamorphic widescreen). Here Carpenter gives us his take on the Lovecraft mythos and his thoughts on the man himself and his influential writing.

Rounding out the extra features are some H. P. Lovecraft Film Festival Spots (0:46, 1.78.1 anamorphic widescreen), the animated Shorts Opener (1:25, 1.78.1 anamorphic widescreen) shown at the festival and The Portrait Opener (0:38, 1.78.1 anamorphic widescreen), also used at the festival.

Inside the keepcase is a booklet containing some liner notes with an essay on The Thing On The Doorstep by Robert M. Price and some notes on adopting Lovecraft to the big screen by Kelly Young along with a trio of illustrations that illustrate a few noted points.

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