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Director Guillermo del Toro ("The Shape of Water") continues to develop the 3D horror feature "At the Mountains of Madness" , to be produced by James Cameron, based on the novella by horror author H.P. Lovecraft:
"...the story was originally written in serialized form for the pulp magazine "Astounding Stories" (1931), narrated by geologist 'William Dyer', a professor from 'Miskatonic University' who tries to warn against an upcoming scientific expedition to Antarctica.
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"On a previous expedition, a party of scholars, led by Dyer, discover fantastic, horrific ruins and a dangerous secret beyond a range of mountains taller than the Himalayas...
"...including the remains of fourteen ancient life forms, completely unknown to science and unidentifiable as either plants or animals.
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"Because of their resemblance to creatures of myth mentioned in the 'Necronomicon', they are dubbed the 'Elder Things'.
"...are the outer wall of a huge, abandoned stone city of cubes and cones, unlike any existing earthly architecture.
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"By exploring these fantastic structures, the men are able to learn the history of the Elder Things by interpreting their magnificent hieroglyphic murals: The Elder Things first came to Earth shortly after the Moon was pulled loose from the planet and were the creators of life.
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"They built their cities with the help of 'Shoggoths', things created to perform any task, assume any form and reflect any thought.
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"As more buildings are explored, a fantastic vista opens of the history of races beyond the scope of man's understanding, including the Elder Things' conflicts with the Star-spawn of 'Cthulhu' and the 'Mi-go' who arrived on Earth some time after the Elder Things.
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