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Everything goes fine at first. However, a sudden storm near a small fishing village named Imboca dashes the yacht against the rocks. A large rock has pierced the cabin below deck and Viki's leg is trapped between the rocks and the yacht. Luckily, the yacht is otherwise stable and in no risk of sinking. Howard stays behind to care for his injured wife while Paul and Barbara go ashore to look for help....
Everything goes fine at first. However, a sudden storm near a small fishing village named Imboca dashes the yacht against the rocks. A large rock has pierced the cabin below deck and Viki's leg is trapped between the rocks and the yacht. Luckily, the yacht is otherwise stable and in no risk of sinking. Howard stays behind to care for his injured wife while Paul and Barbara go ashore to look for help....


''[[Dagon]]'' is a 2001 horror movie loosely based on the [[Cthulhu Mythos]] short story ''[[The Shadow Over Innsmouth (Literature)|The Shadow Over Innsmouth]]'' by [[HP Lovecraft]]. The film moves the action from New England to the coast of Spain, in the town of "Imboca" (which means the same as "Innsmouth"). Dagon is a highly atmospheric horror film steeped in mist and eerie themes. Despite being a modern update, many of the themes remain the same. Even if much overlooked, Dagon is worth a watch for many horror and Lovecraft fans.
''[[Dagon]]'' is a 2001 horror movie loosely based on the [[Cthulhu Mythos]] short story ''[[The Shadow Over Innsmouth]]'' by [[H.P. Lovecraft]]. The film moves the action from New England to the coast of Spain, in the town of "Imboca" (which means the same as "Innsmouth"). Dagon is a highly atmospheric horror film steeped in mist and eerie themes. Despite being a modern update, many of the themes remain the same. Even if much overlooked, Dagon is worth a watch for many horror and Lovecraft fans.




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* [[Body Horror]]: Those fish people {{spoiler|not all of them were born that way}}.
* [[Body Horror]]: Those fish people {{spoiler|not all of them were born that way}}.
* [[Campbell Country]]
* [[Campbell Country]]
* [[Child By Rape]]: You're going to submit to Dagon whether you want to or not.
* [[Child by Rape]]: You're going to submit to Dagon whether you want to or not.
* [[Cosmic Horror Story]]: By association with the [[Cthulhu Mythos]].
* [[Cosmic Horror Story]]: By association with the [[Cthulhu Mythos]].
* [[Cruel and Unusual Death]]: Surprisingly frequent. A few couple include {{spoiler|being skinned alive to make ceremonial masks and suicide by pocket knife Hara-kiri style}}.
* [[Cruel and Unusual Death]]: Surprisingly frequent. A few couple include {{spoiler|being skinned alive to make ceremonial masks and suicide by pocket knife Hara-kiri style}}.
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* [[Humanoid Abomination]]: {{spoiler|Paul}}.
* [[Humanoid Abomination]]: {{spoiler|Paul}}.
* [[Human Sacrifice]]: {{spoiler|Viki and Barbara. Barbara gets more ceremony, though}}.
* [[Human Sacrifice]]: {{spoiler|Viki and Barbara. Barbara gets more ceremony, though}}.
* [[Kill It With Fire]]: {{spoiler|the way roughly half the town meets its end}}.
* [[Kill It with Fire]]: {{spoiler|the way roughly half the town meets its end}}.
* [[Lovecraft On Film]]: An adaptation of both the short story ''Dagon'' and ''[[The Shadow Over Innsmouth (Literature)|The Shadow Over Innsmouth]]''.
* [[Lovecraft on Film]]: An adaptation of both the short story ''Dagon'' and ''[[The Shadow Over Innsmouth]]''.
* {{spoiler|[[Luke, I Am Your Father]]: said by one of the fish people to [[Humanoid Abomination|Paul]]}}
* {{spoiler|[[Luke, I Am Your Father]]: said by one of the fish people to [[Humanoid Abomination|Paul]]}}
* [[Malevolent Masked Men]]: wearing human faces no less.
* [[Malevolent Masked Men]]: wearing human faces no less.
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* [[Scenery Gorn]]: Also the city of Imboca with it's flooded houses, caving in roofs, and broken windows everywhere.
* [[Scenery Gorn]]: Also the city of Imboca with it's flooded houses, caving in roofs, and broken windows everywhere.
* [[Shallow Love Interest]]: From a certain perspective, {{spoiler|both of Paul's girlfriends. He's not fated to be with the one, and the other with whom he is fated to be is a girl he hardly even knows.}}
* [[Shallow Love Interest]]: From a certain perspective, {{spoiler|both of Paul's girlfriends. He's not fated to be with the one, and the other with whom he is fated to be is a girl he hardly even knows.}}
* [[Shout-Out]]: That's a [[Re Animator|Miskatonic University]] sweatshirt Paul is wearing. Maybe he'd have fared better if he'd brought some of his old colleagues from there with him.
* [[Shout-Out]]: That's a [[Re-Animator|Miskatonic University]] sweatshirt Paul is wearing. Maybe he'd have fared better if he'd brought some of his old colleagues from there with him.
* [[Shown Their Work]]: The movie is actually almost completely faithful to Lovecraft's themes and stories. The director and producer also did extensive research on comparative religion, which shows in the design work regarding the various implements and decorative items the cult uses.
* [[Shown Their Work]]: The movie is actually almost completely faithful to Lovecraft's themes and stories. The director and producer also did extensive research on comparative religion, which shows in the design work regarding the various implements and decorative items the cult uses.
* [[Sinister Minister]]: The town's priest.
* [[Sinister Minister]]: The town's priest.
* [[Sinister Scraping Sound]]: More like thump, shuffle and scrape.
* [[Sinister Scraping Sound]]: More like thump, shuffle and scrape.
* [[Tomato in The Mirror]]: {{spoiler|Paul is half Deep One.}}
* [[Tomato in the Mirror]]: {{spoiler|Paul is half Deep One.}}
* [[Town With a Dark Secret]]
* [[Town with a Dark Secret]]
* [[Unscaled Merfolk]]: They're more cephalopod than traditional merfolk or [[Fish People]].
* [[Unscaled Merfolk]]: They're more cephalopod than traditional merfolk or [[Fish People]].


Revision as of 06:39, 9 April 2014

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A young stock market tycoon, Paul, has been plagued by strange dreams of a green-eyed mermaid. His girlfriend, Barbara, feels it is most likely an indication of excessive stress and tries to convince Paul to go on vacation with her and their older friends, Howard and Viki, to the sunny shores of Italy. Paul, however, is reluctant to go citing work, though his girlfriend won't take no for an answer and the four of them set sail in a yacht for Italy.

Everything goes fine at first. However, a sudden storm near a small fishing village named Imboca dashes the yacht against the rocks. A large rock has pierced the cabin below deck and Viki's leg is trapped between the rocks and the yacht. Luckily, the yacht is otherwise stable and in no risk of sinking. Howard stays behind to care for his injured wife while Paul and Barbara go ashore to look for help....

Dagon is a 2001 horror movie loosely based on the Cthulhu Mythos short story The Shadow Over Innsmouth by H.P. Lovecraft. The film moves the action from New England to the coast of Spain, in the town of "Imboca" (which means the same as "Innsmouth"). Dagon is a highly atmospheric horror film steeped in mist and eerie themes. Despite being a modern update, many of the themes remain the same. Even if much overlooked, Dagon is worth a watch for many horror and Lovecraft fans.


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