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''The Thing on the Doorstep'' (2003 short?)

==Summary==
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Adaptation of "[[The Thing on the Doorstep (fiction)]]".  Soon after his marriage to the beautiful but mysterious heiress Asenath Waite, poet and scholar Edward Derby exhibits alarming personality changes and mood swings. His graduate advisor, Dan Upton investigates.  

==Details==

* Release Date:  2003
* Country/Language:  USA, English
* Genres/Technical:  Horror
* Runtime:  26min
* Starring:   Beth Zuman, Erick Robertson, J.D. Lloyd, Jerry Lloyd, Jamie Morgan
* Director:  [[Eric Morgret]]
* Writer:  [[H.P. Lovecraft]] (original story),  K.L. Young 
* Producer/Production Co:  Eric Morgret, Maelstrom Productions


==Ratings==
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* Rated:  (none) (probably "PG" for mild Violence, Adult Content?)

===Tentacle Ratings===
A rough [[Tentacle Ratings|measure]] of how "Lovecraftian" the work is:
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''Note:  This rating is not intended as a measure of quality, merely of how closely related to Lovecraftian "Weird" fiction the work is.''

===Reviews===
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* Zombie Media Database ([http://www.zmdb.org/short/1566-H._P._Lovecraft's_The_Thing_On_The_Doorstep_(2003).htm link]) - "Made for a bare-bones budget and with unknown actors and directors, this film turns out to be an excellent adaptation of Lovecraft...."


==Synopsis==
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Soon after his marriage to the beautiful but mysterious heiress Asenath Waite, poet and scholar Edward Derby exhibits alarming personality changes and mood swings. His graduate advisor, Dan Upton investigates. 
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==Notes==

===Comments, Trivia, Dedication===
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* Editor:  The IMDB information seems to be mixed up with other films.  I believe this is the 2003 short version of Eric Morgret's "''[[Strange Aeons: The Thing on the Doorstep (2005 film)]]''?
 

===Associated Mythos Elements===
* fiction:  "[[The Thing on the Doorstep (fiction)]]"


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