This Obscure Film Is The Most Terrifying Lovecraftian Horror Film Of All Time

This Obscure Film Is The Most Terrifying Lovecraftian Horror Film Of All Time - Dead End Explored

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Horror, suspense, and thriller movies have always spooked us since time immemorial and leave us wondering whether there are actually any demons under our beds and whether we should open the door to the cellar or hide in the attic during a game of hide and seek. And if the French decide to make it, then brace yourselves, my friends, because it sure is going to leave shivers down your spine! I am going to talk about a similar movie in the video today.
Written and directed by Jean-Baptiste Andrea and his wife, Fabrice Canepa, Dead End is a minimalistic French horror and thriller film starring Lin Shaye, Ray Wise, Mick Cain, Alexandra Holden, and Amber Smith, which was released in 2003. It tells the story of a typical American dysfunctional family who is pursued by a mystery hearse and a woman clad in white on a never-ending road in the middle of a forest on a routine journey on Christmas Eve. The path turns dark and perilous with the arrival of their new passengers, and the family's numbers quickly fall in a sequence of seemingly related, brutal roadside incidents. The road appears to go on forever, and hell becomes very real.

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@itnaklipse1669 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for featuring this film i've completely missed - will be watching ASAP.

@gk6993 2 жыл бұрын

Ray Wise is one of the most underrated actor. So versatile in every genre.

@SpecialOrder_937 2 жыл бұрын

Twin peaks and RoboCop where the first things I saw ray wise in … loved him ever since

@sinkandrelax 2 жыл бұрын

Agreed. I first got to know him in the fun TV series called Reaper (in which he was great fun to watch as he played the Devil). I’ve since seen him in several parts and I’ll watch anything he’s in.

@loamslice6410 2 жыл бұрын

SHRIM

@araja90 2 жыл бұрын

RoboCop and red alert 2 lol

@craftuar2439 2 жыл бұрын

@@SpecialOrder_937 i saw him in Startrek Next Generation for the first time ;) lg

@realblacklight5661 2 жыл бұрын

Dead End is one of those movies that if you watch it once..... You can't forget it

@ICONICPARIS 2 жыл бұрын

True

@aarontaylor2808 2 жыл бұрын

Ray Wise is an actor that has been over looked for years, RoboCop, Star Trek Voyager, and Peggy Carter. I like watching everything he appears in.👍👍🏻👍👍

@23rdcenturyhobbit 2 жыл бұрын

Swamp Thing, Twin Peaks so many more. Who doesn't get excited seeing Ray Wise!

@Loner-Wolf 2 жыл бұрын

@@23rdcenturyhobbit he was terrifying in Twin Peaks

@braydanmattice7849 2 жыл бұрын

He’s one of those actors that shows up out of nowhere in a b movie and makes you smile

@elasticsimian7646 2 жыл бұрын

He plays the Devil in the show Reaper. Short-lived but a good show non-the-less.

@braydanmattice7849 2 жыл бұрын

@@elasticsimian7646 Robins dad in Himym. Perfect replacement

@seraphim2525 2 жыл бұрын

I was not expecting how much this movie creeped me out, a definite late-night gem I stumbled upon...and Ray Wise&Lin Shaye(as always) crushed it😊

@jpblauvelt 2 жыл бұрын

Fell for it again. Giant monster appearing out of the clouds + the word Lovecraftian, and I click. Damn my feeble brain 🧠

@captaincomedian6320 2 жыл бұрын

Just watched Dead End because of this video, and I have to agree with the majority of comments: it's more like "Twilight Zone meets Blair Witch on the road", than "Lovecraftian." Other than that it's pretty good! One of those rare horror movies that hinges on suspense and feelings of dread and unease, instead of gore and jump scares!

@barabbas57 2 жыл бұрын

Gotta have Tentacles to be 'Lovecraftian'.

@richardmcleod2791 Жыл бұрын

@@barabbas57 nah

@jeanpaulmichell7243 2 жыл бұрын

Genuinely glad this excellent horror movie is getting some praise here. I've met very few people who've seen Dead End. Very Lynch-inspired last act.

@hartspot009 2 жыл бұрын

Very competent professional cast...Ray Wise and Linn Shay are long time character actors

@babagalacticus 2 жыл бұрын

ray wise is 1 of the handsomest men on the silver screen, thoroughly, criminally underused & this is 1 eerie, well done flick. 👁❤️👁

@kri249 2 жыл бұрын

I'll have to check this one out. I'm a big fan of Ray Wise. I like minimalistic movies that do so much with small budgets.

@anticom6099 2 жыл бұрын

There’s not really anything “Lovecraftian” about this movie…

@hauntedhose 2 жыл бұрын

The movie is pretty stupid

@Kenshiro3rd 2 жыл бұрын

Literally came here to say this. ****ing clickbait…

@Yatukih_001 2 жыл бұрын

It mentions all the themes you find in Lovecraft´s short stories like irrational behavior, entities, seeing dead people, etc. But the confusing part is it feels ancient and modern at the same time and not that much like cosmic horror films.

@Kenshiro3rd 2 жыл бұрын

@@Yatukih_001 same can be said of horror works predating him. Thing is the movie didn’t have anything uniquely Lovecraftian, such as ancient alien gods, or literally inconceivable cosmic horrors whose mere existence can shatter planets and drives entire civilizations to ruin with their awareness of it.

@TrappedInHell830 2 жыл бұрын

I really wish I would have read the comments before I watched it, this film was trash

@buraddorun3043 2 жыл бұрын

I just watched this thanks to your video. I paused it so I wouldn't be spoiled, but now I'm back to watch after seeing the movie. I really enjoyed the film!

@TexasTimeLord 2 жыл бұрын

Dad: "I know a shortcut" What could possibly go wrong? This film borrowed heavily from 1960's "Carnival of Souls" and a couple of Twilight Zone episodes

@JSBlackFrost84Gaming 2 жыл бұрын

She volunteered to walk on a dark ass street in an area she's never seen

@fernandoferreira6293 Жыл бұрын

It's mostly peaceful.

@HOAXTelevision 2 жыл бұрын

The scene where the mom is itching the back of her head is one of the most messed up scenes ive ever seen.

@brittanyvogel7130 5 ай бұрын

I definitely agree. Came to the comments to see if anyone else had said this.

@cybmin 2 жыл бұрын

It is a good movie. I watched it last night. It is definitely not the most terrifying Lovecraftian horror film though. In fact I did not see what was Lovecraftian about it. The ending was very predictable. I told my wife what the ending probably would be when their car almost hit the other car and I was right. Still, I would recommend the movie.

@juan0808 2 жыл бұрын

While not Lovecraftian there are some elements in the movie that resemble cosmic horror. The idea of a mysterious force trapping the characters and their slow descent into madness. The problems is that the near crash at the beginning makes it too predictable.

@nonh1 2 жыл бұрын

I've never understood what the word "Lovecraftian" is supposed to mean (besides, of course, "related to the work of H.P. Lovecraft"). The same goes for "cosmic horror", "cosmic dread" and the like.

@fernandoferreira6293 Жыл бұрын

It's like Lynchian. 😁

@matthewharper7333 8 ай бұрын

I agree there is nothing Lovecraftian about it. More like an episode of Twilight Zone or Night Gallery.

@hplovecraft1402 7 ай бұрын

@@nonh1 Some of what it means is the discovery of realising how insignificant we are in the face of the cosmos and the mind shattering repercussions if we truly delve deeper into the realms of the unknowable. The inability to rationalise away the gnawing sense of dread that you are never able to go back to the before, perhaps there was never a before to begin with. Anyway enough about my current predicament as Buzz Lightyear says after he sees beyond the dark side of the moon 'To insanity and beyond'.

@2128jrandall 2 жыл бұрын

Soooo Marion walks while boyfriend Brad stays in for the ride?? Haha, I doubt the dad would let that go. 🤣

@itnaklipse1669 2 жыл бұрын

Oh my, that was a fun friday-night movie. Your review was pretty much spot on, it's a bit uneven with its changes of pace but makes up for it, interesting how it grips you all of a sudden when you least expect it. The ending was just all wrong :P Thanks!

@babagalacticus 2 жыл бұрын

"it's a bit uneven with its changes of pace..."; much like a dream wouldn't you say?

@itnaklipse1669 2 жыл бұрын

@@babagalacticus that's a good point, i missed that

@babagalacticus 2 жыл бұрын

@@itnaklipse1669 in fact, tim robbins' 1990 flick "jacob's ladder" has the exact same feel to it w/a remarkably similar ending. check it out. spooky, eerie, baffling, confusing & then presto chango!! all is startlingly revealed in the denouement. 👍🏻👍🏾

@padrecocinero7700 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the vid and analysis. God bless you, too!

@matthewschwartz6607 2 жыл бұрын

Cool, I have to check this one out (And I love Ray Wise. Ever since Twin Peaks . He needs to make a comeback.).

@crashpalace4834 Жыл бұрын

DEAD END is a fantastic film! As always, Ray Wise and Lin Shaye are stellar.

@celluloidtherapy5003 2 жыл бұрын

It never crossed my mind that this film was “Lovecraftian.” I suppose the reason why, is that there is simply NOTHING in this film, that harkens to ANYTHING “Lovecrraftian.”

@chrisviklund 2 жыл бұрын

Never heard about this one but thanks for sharing, will search it out for movie night...

@padzzz9377 2 жыл бұрын

I guess the lovecraftian part is the feeling of not knowing what is going on. We only learn about what really happened after the movie is "over". Lovecraft was mostly known for his "fear of the unknown" quote, death being the ultimate unknown for us. You're welcome✌️

@JinKee Жыл бұрын

I like the new format with trivia

@igodreamer7096 2 жыл бұрын

Good recommendation, thanks!

@LaikaLycanthrope 2 жыл бұрын

You want Lovecraftian, try "In the Mouth of Madness".

@andrewengelbrecht8873 2 жыл бұрын

I caught the end of it on tv years ago and always wanted to rewatch it . Ray Wise and Lin Shaye really did hold the movie together they were phenomenal

@Kevin_Janessa_JoJo Жыл бұрын

Ray Wise- birthday card,Sunday church- going greeting card dad, he clips coupons and takes his time shoppin'

@symorebutts2137 2 жыл бұрын

Love this movie👍definitely worth a watch.

@alexvaraderey 2 жыл бұрын

The vibe that i'm getting from watching the few seconds of clips in this, is the driving scenes from In The Mouth Of Madness, which was made ten years earlier.

@Davesobscurevideos 2 жыл бұрын

Same!

@OscillatorCollective 2 жыл бұрын

Sounds pretty good…never heard of it though…I’ll have to search it out.

@seagrey75 2 жыл бұрын

Nice movie! I remember this one.

@magictricks6235 2 жыл бұрын

Great 👌🏾

@sheldonwheaton881 2 жыл бұрын

Another riff on Bierce's The Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge? Ala Carnival of Souls, Jacob's Ladder? Just a guess.

@conqc20 2 жыл бұрын

I like that scene where the parents are arguing about the wife threatening to jump out the car. Its like an argument between a parent and a child.

@doggeelikesit9849 2 жыл бұрын

Ive seen this several times,loved it. Hey to Lyn Shae....

@mondomacabromajor5731 2 жыл бұрын

Ray Wise? Ticked the great actor box - lets watch it....

@CJG-bk4bk 2 жыл бұрын

Great movie. Saw it years ago. Loved it.

@hurricanekate6839 2 жыл бұрын

This is an exceptionally good movie. Strongly recommended!

@billthemad5414 2 жыл бұрын

Good movie but I've always have seen the movies that are recapped good for you to bring great movies to everyone attention though keep up the good work

@blue_cheez_blood 2 ай бұрын

Agreed. I watched it several years ago and def recommend giving it a shot

@hplovecraft1402 7 ай бұрын

I saw this at the time on DVD round about 2003 maybe. I have not seen it since but i am a huge Ray Wise/ Twin Peaks fan. I liked it. I think i remember at the time it gave me vague Jacobs Ladder vibes but had completely forgot Lin Shaye was in it :)

@blackirish6868 2 жыл бұрын

I own this at home. It's a very creepy flick.

@DarkINsides06 2 жыл бұрын

Dead End is great there's another road horror film similar to it but set in a blizzard with a girl and guy trapped in a car in a ditch and they're stocked by this phantasmal tow truck serial killer and the ghost of his victim, I can't remember the name of it.

@conqc20 2 жыл бұрын

Think its called Wind Chill? Thats a good movie.

@DarkINsides06 2 жыл бұрын

@@conqc20 Absolutely correct, had to search for and forgot that was an early Emily Blunt film, love supernatural road horror films, Southbound another new favorite of mine.

@NotCharAznable 2 жыл бұрын

I saw Leland Palmer and was hooked from the get go. :)

@genesanford9412 2 жыл бұрын

Always like these type of movies. tho nothing at all relating to a Lovecraftian film, its one of those damnation stories worth watching.

@StuntmanJake 2 жыл бұрын

Good movie. I don’t know why this one isn’t more well known.

@stempo1 2 жыл бұрын

Can't be bad, It has Astounding Andy from Nightstand.

@66cuda 2 жыл бұрын

I actually saw this on cable I believe years ago, was pretty good

@wobblertv8083 2 жыл бұрын

Ray wise ..so good in "Reaper" and Fargo season 3

@alleahsasseville 2 жыл бұрын

Love this movie!!! 🍿❤️

@JanFWeh 2 жыл бұрын

The very first thing I think of when seeing Ray Wise is *C&C: RED ALERT 2*

@DannyEspo04 2 жыл бұрын

you guys should do a video on Japans "the red spektakles" and its sequel.

@alexiachimciuc3199 2 жыл бұрын

Holy s.... I remember this it all came to me!! They are all dead!?

@DreadArkive 2 жыл бұрын

Looked this up on Wikipedia before watching this video, read about the near car crash at the start, totally called the ending. I also don't see this as "Lovecraftian" horror, personally.

@db7314 2 жыл бұрын

Where was the “Lovecraftian” 🤔 seems to be a label on every other video these days 😂

@chriscarlisle5676 2 жыл бұрын

their new click bait phrase😮‍💨

@eldritchmorgasm4018 2 жыл бұрын

"It tells the story of a typical American dysfunctional family..." There you have it, Lovecraftian. 😂 But I totaly know what you mean, a lot of movies/games & other stuff get's an "Lovecraftian or Cosmic Horror" stamp on it, though it's not. To be fair, sometimes there is something in there that are also present in Lovecraftian & Cosmic Horror, like Body Horror, Existential Horror, Paranoia, Alternate Realities, stuff like that, but as we know this doesn't mean it's Lovecraftian & Cosmic Horror. About this movie, never watched it, looks very Stephen King-ish, in a bad way.

@itnaklipse1669 2 жыл бұрын

Lovecraft has a lot to do with unexplainable terror from beyond... he's got a lot of stories in that vein that aren't part of the Cthulhu-mythos. i don't think it's clickbait at all, even if people misunderstand it having pegged Lovecraft into one category.

@kristinaF54 2 жыл бұрын

Not sure Dead End is that terrifying, but also check out the film Southbound.

@GamingRoomOficial 2 жыл бұрын

I'm going to watch this movie.

@mr.l5071 2 жыл бұрын

I saw this movie several months ago and it’s pretty good.

@istartedajoke1704 Жыл бұрын

Richard was different because he wasn't homeboys son

@ottobaron6392 2 жыл бұрын

It wasn't a hearse like vehicle. It was a 1950-53 Cadillac hearse.

@katelaloba8243 2 жыл бұрын

I really like this genre of film. It's smart.

@sharonw3084 2 жыл бұрын

most excellent movie!

@musicsnob4226 Жыл бұрын

The first scene he didn't actually swerve away he hit that car head-on and they all died except for the daughter. Same premises Jacob's Ladder

@chrisfugate3503 2 жыл бұрын

I have watched this movie twice.and i cant find this movie neither. Really want to try and find it

@TexasArcane 3 ай бұрын

It is Lovecraftian in that it blends time, distance and place while the main characters reel in incomprehensibility at their circumstances. What they don't show you is the most disturbing part of the movie that they only hint at. It is a brilliant low budget classic. The black car is a very unsettling apparition we never understand exactly except that it is something akin to a funeral procession.

@varanid9 Жыл бұрын

Wait.....did Ray Wise call out "Laura" in that final shot at the end of your video?

@frankgianetti2357 2 жыл бұрын

The great Ray Wise

@bobbylee_ 2 жыл бұрын

I love this film!

@CordellPotts 2 жыл бұрын

Name 1 Lovecraftian thing about this movie.....

@CordellPotts 2 жыл бұрын

I'll wait.....

@itnaklipse1669 2 жыл бұрын

@@CordellPotts Unexplainable terror from beyond? Lovecraft is not just Cthulhu.

@sadie9728 2 жыл бұрын

A creepy, mysterious place that doesn't make sense physically (the road) filled with something unknown or indescribable stalking and killing the family. Pretty straight-forward. Like the other poster said, Lovecraft =/= Cthulhu

@timexi5704 2 жыл бұрын

"unexplainable terror from beyond". I'm sure 90% of horror films fit that description.

@itnaklipse1669 2 жыл бұрын

@@timexi5704 youre so freaking clever i just give up

@summerdowlig 2 жыл бұрын

OMG I love this movie.

@JohnAdams-fm4gt 7 ай бұрын

I was forced to watch this movie THREE TIMES when I was 5 THREE TIMES I’ve never been the same

@maxbrandt6 2 жыл бұрын

This sounds like an SCP event.

@marklutz8499 2 жыл бұрын

I love when narrator said he didn't want to give the story away. He gave it all away. Sorry, not sorry.

@robertfliss2584 2 жыл бұрын

This in my mind is more akin to The Reeker or Reeker no mans land ……I could find noting Lovecraftian about it.

@fernandoferreira6293 Жыл бұрын

Bought the VHS from this sales because it seemed good and boy did I enjoy the ride. I disagree about the young actress though, she was quite effective and conveyed legitimate shock and affection etc The claustrophobic elements always make for great fiction and this certainly had that. The near sci-fi lone straight isolated road (the idea of it being thought of being for military usage was fantastic). The excellent acting of the two older actors did indeed make for a thrill for they made this truly dramatic instead of a cheap ride.

@horrormike 2 жыл бұрын

Decent high concept film but in no way shape or form "Lovecraftian."

@paulcoy9060 2 жыл бұрын

Maybe Edgar Allen Poe, or Robert Bloch.

@horrormike 2 жыл бұрын

But Poe and Bloch don't do that keyword magic like HPL lol.

@paulcoy9060 2 жыл бұрын

@@horrormike As an English Major, gonna have to disagree about Poe not having enough "keyword magic". Pick one of his stories or poems at random.

@sadie9728 2 жыл бұрын

7:22 a wild Steve Valentine appears!

@aldiboronti 2 жыл бұрын

I've always liked this movie but I'm truly baffled why you think it Lovecraftian. I must have missed all the eldritch monsters.

@robynvorsa9283 2 жыл бұрын

A brilliant film

@smudge7057 2 жыл бұрын

I don't think this movie is really "Lovecraftian" but it's a cool mindf**k ghost story

@Belial21319 Жыл бұрын

I remember this movie and at times I was thinking WTF, but I did enjoy it and if anyone enjoys suspense/horror you should watch this.

@theubercaste Жыл бұрын

Not a great movie at all, but I did feel compelled to finish it. Which is more than I can say for S4-1 of Stranger Things. But it was an interesting concept. If you haven’t watched Slipstream with Anthony Hopkins, do.

@hanselbarlowe2575 2 жыл бұрын

I think it would make more sense if they showed omnigod Cthulu was playing with them

@ichigen511 Ай бұрын

To be clear I fucking LOVE this movie it is fucking badass one of the best horror movies ever. It's also pretty much a comedy. But I have to disagree with you that this is Lovecraftian. Lovecraftian is NOT super natural. It deals with REAL creatures and things that go bump in the night as such you would never find a story like this where people are trapped in a dream sequence with the road repeating itself in an endless hopeless loop. Love this film. It's NOT Lovecraftian. To me the best Lovecraftian film I have ever seen is The Birdcage. You're never gonna get putting Lovecraftian creatures on film they aren't necessarily going to scare everyone. But the Birdcage gets around that by NOT showing the creatures but showing the effect they have on one's mind. Brilliant if you ask me. Cheers and good luck to your channel!

@stevewynnearts 2 жыл бұрын

Ray Wise !

@damaniqphillip2756 2 жыл бұрын

Wow

@oriononerom7985 2 жыл бұрын

I remember rhis weird movie as a kid

@TheNecessaryEvil 3 ай бұрын

Feels more like Richard Matheson than Lovecraft. Fun movie tho

@RodgerRamjet 2 жыл бұрын

no true "A list " actors anywhere.. or even much more than :"character" actors.. and yet.. its sneaky freaking good/chilling............

@VoodooGremlin 2 жыл бұрын

Wrong Swamp Thing picture. He was in the 1980s movie, not the recent TV show.

@TheSleeplyone 2 жыл бұрын

Hmm. Honestly when I saw the title of this video, I thought it would be explaining the movie, In the Mouth of Madness.

@ericjourdain892 2 жыл бұрын

And how, pray tell, is that movie Lovecraftian in any way?

@odin1185 2 жыл бұрын

This was a very weird movie.

@wolfc7280 2 жыл бұрын

I saw this, it was "okay". If you're even a casual fan of the horror genre you figure out the movie pretty quickly

@Madmax-rz5hz 2 жыл бұрын

Ray Wise was also in robocop

@charlesco7413 2 жыл бұрын

He was Leon, he died in the crane operator cab by the girl cop Anne Lewis, she was shooting an explosive round from the anti tank long rifle; it exploded killing him instantly.