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Has there ever been a truly faithful adaptation of a H.P. Lovecraft story?

Adaptations of Lovecraft's tales are, of course, rife in modern society. Just last year, the film adaptation of Color Out of Space (2019), attempted to visually recreate the cosmic horror of the original text. However, when the original story made it very explicit that the 'color' is indescribable by human standards, is it faithful to attempt to visually represent it and, more generally, can any visual adaptation of Lovecraft's work be truly faithful?

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May 16, 2020 JosephB The voice for mission control is absolutely perfect, always a picture of calm efficiency even while you and your team and running for their lives. It really hammers home the fact that, as soon as your quota’s in the mule, the mission is basically over as far as he’s concerned	Deep Rock Galactic: The Intricacies of Storytelling
May 16, 2020 JosephB John Carpenter in one of the few directors whose films I never feel I have to ‘read into’ or look for hidden meanings in. That doesn’t mean they’re not there it’s just that the filmmaking is always so engaging on a surface level that it’s satisfying enough in itself.	Practical Effects of The Thing
May 16, 2020 JosephB While I agree that cinemas will likely experience a hell of a resurgence in 2021 due to their renewed novelty, I do worry that the cat’s kind of out of the bag now on big budget blockbusters being released successfully to streaming services. I can’t help but feel like the resurgence may not last too long	Life Without Movie Theatres