Arkham,1975JonathanDavis'fatherhasdisappeared.HistracksleadtoGermany,totheSwabian-FranconianForestwherehewasstationedaftertheSecondWorldWar.Jonathansetsouttofindhimandbringhimhome,butdeepinthewoodshediscoversadarkmysteryfromthepast.BasedonH.P.Lovecraft'sshortnovelTheColourOutofSpace. brutashellreview-'FilmedinblackandwhiteandprimarilyspokeninGerman,itisobviousthatDieFarbedidnothaveahugebudgettoworkwith.Effectsareminimalandthecastisutterlyunknown.Ishouldpointoutthattheseareallgoodthings,andworkverymuchinthefilm'sfavour.ThereisnoCGItorelyon,nonameactorstocarryit.Rather,thefilmmakersdotheunthinkabletheycreateagenuineatmosphereofunimaginabledreadandunspeakablehorror,usingshadow,suggestionandraresplashesofthatNamelesscolourinafewselectframes.Inshort,theydidadamngoodjob.DieFarbeissubtleinitsmountinghorror,nurturingadarkdreaddeepinyourbowelswitheveryshot.Allofthebestandmoststomach-turninglydistressingfilmsI’veeverseenhavecomeoutofGermanyM,TheCabinetOfDr.Caligari,TheWhiteRibbon,andnowthisone.LeaveittotheGermans.Weknowhowtogrossyououtonthedeepestpsychologicallevels. LovecraftworshippersanddevoteesofGermanExpressionismalike,takeheedseekoutandviewthisfilmatyourearliestpossibleconvenience.It’sadark,noisomelittlegemthatwillsquirmintoyoursubconsciousandlayitseggsinyoursanity.Hey,noteveryonegetsthehonourofbeingahostorganismfortheElderGods,youknow.'
