Color Out of Space

A cosmic nightmare from the minds of H.P. Lovecraft (Re-Animator) and cult director, Richard Stanley (Hardware), Color Out Of Space follows Nathan Gardner (Nicolas Cage, Face/Off), Theresa Gardner (Joely Richardson, The Patriot) and their three children, whose recent retreat to rural life quickly crumbles when a meteorite crashes into their front yard. The mysterious aerolite seems to melt into the earth, infecting both the land and the properties of space-time. Mutant forms of technicolor flora start sprouting, while local animals begin to display bizarre deformities.

Soon, the Gardners realize that they too are susceptible to the extraterrestrial pathogen, and must escape the contagious cloud that has consumed their farm. With the help of a friendly hydrologist (Elliot Knight) and eccentric neighbour (Tommy Chong), the family attempts to battle a nebulous entity that they can barely begin to understand. What chance can a few humans have against a force capable of traversing the gulf between worlds, a nightmarish being that exists beyond the limits of the human spectrum?

Critic Reviews:

• " A parody of self-actualization in which an isolated family undergoes grotesque cosmic metamorphosis after being irradiated by a prismatic meteorite. " – John Beifuss

• " I found the results authentically nightmarish, perhaps especially thanks to the film's unusual rhythm for horror: not a panicky staccato but a fuzzy-edged, narcotic throb. " – Robbie Collin

• " Stanley and his crew masterfully use practical effects and brief glimpses at the terrors to toy with audiences' imaginations and send them into unsettling territory. " – Grant Hermanns