Filmmakers have never been able to translate the cosmic horror-fantasy stories of H.P. Lovecraft to the screen effectively. Films such as Roger Corman's The Haunted Palace, Daniel Haller's Die, Monster, Die!, Jesus Franco's Succubus, Vernon Sewell's The Curse of the Crimson Altar, William Girdler's Asylum of Satan, Sam Raimi's Evil Dead series, and John Carpenter's In the Mouth of Madness have all attempted to draw out the sublime dark of Lovecraft and put it on the screen. There was even the HBO cable movie Cast a Deadly Spell starring Fred Ward as a hard-boiled private dick named H. Phillip Lovecraft. And let's not forget Stuart Gordon's whacked-out gore fest Re-Animator and the even more over-the-top From Beyond. And then there are the short films. Ultimately, though, no one has ever done the man from Providence justice. Some have come close. And some, as with The Dunwich Horror, are so far removed from the source material that there is virtually no reason for fans of the author to get upset. Hell, even Lovecraft himself would probably find the whole thing rather amusing. MGM Home Entertainment's disc is another installment in their excellent Midnight Movies series. The film is offered in its original 1.85:1 (enhanced) aspect ratio and is available with both English and French mono soundtracks. The picture and sound are fabulous, giving the film an overall sheen that it has previously lacked. But most importantly, in keeping with MGM's policy of finding the most complete version of a film available for disc, The Dunwich Horror is now offered up with an "R" rating, restoring four minutes of nudity and some violence (the film was originally released with an "M" rating). Previous video versions of the film were always cut, so this disc makes for a great addition to the collector. The original theatrical trailer is also included.