A 50-minute descent into gothic dread that'll make you side-eye your neighbors forever.
Randolph Carter moves into a squalid boarding house in the summer of 1925 where he becomes friends with a mysterious doctor who revives him after a near-fatal heart attack. Soon after Carter discovers the awful truth about the doctor, and the fragile line that separates life and death. Featuring a stellar performance by Jack Donner as Dr. Muñoz, Cool Air remains a haunting reminder of the power of the human will.
Acting
Jack Donner's Muñoz: tragic, terrifying, weirdly sympathetic.
Production
Micro-budget 1920s atmosphere that punches way above its weight.
Writing
Lovecraft adaptation that actually trusts the source material's slow burn.
Director
Bryan Moore
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Bryan Moore directed AND starred as Randolph Carter while running the H.P. Lovecraft Historical Society—this was literally a passion project made by fans for fans.
Shot on 16mm film with practical effects, this represents the 1990s DIY Lovecraft renaissance before digital made everything too clean.
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