The Curse

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The Curse is a 1987 horror film loosely based on H. P. Lovecraft’s short story "The Colour Out of Space," depicting the terrifying effects of a mysterious meteorite on a rural farming community.

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Curse II: The Bite 1
The Curse canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf film
adaptationType loose adaptation
alternateTitle The Farm
basedOn The Colour Out of Space
basedOnWorkAuthor H. P. Lovecraft
cinematographyBy Roberto D’Ettorre Piazzoli
colorProcess color
countryOfOrigin United States
director David Keith
distributor Trans World Entertainment
editedBy Roberto Silvi
filmingLocation Tellico Plains, Tennessee
followedBy Curse II: The Bite
linked to: The Curse
genre horror
science fiction horror
hasSetting Tennessee
rural farming community
hasTheme cosmic horror
environmental contamination
family disintegration
homeMediaRelease Blu-ray
DVD
VHS
inspiredBy cosmic horror themes of H. P. Lovecraft
mainCharacter Nathan Crane
Zack Hayes
musicBy Franco Micalizzi
originalLanguage English
partOfSeries The Curse film series
plotSummary A mysterious meteorite crashes near a rural farm, contaminating the land and causing horrific transformations in the environment and people.
portrays the destructive influence of an extraterrestrial object on a family farm
producer Ovidio G. Assonitis
productionCompany Gruppo Bema
Laurel Entertainment
releaseFormat theatrical release
releaseYear 1987
runtimeMinutes 92
screenwriter David Chaskin
soundMix mono
stars Amy Wheaton
Claude Akins
Cooper Huckabee
John Schneider
Malcolm Danare
Steve Carlisle
Wil Wheaton
timePeriodOfSetting 1980s

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The Curse followedBy Curse II: The Bite
linked to: The Curse