Director Guillermo del Toro's long-desired adaptation of H. P. Lovecraft’s At the Mountains of Madness may have just found new life thanks to Netflix. According to a report by IndieWire, Del Toro has floated the idea of bringing the science fiction-horror novella to screens with stop-motion animation, even discussing his vision with VFX veteran Phil Tippett of The Empire Strikes Back and Jurassic Park fame.

"I said it would be ideal to do 'Mountains of Madness' as stop-motion. You watch the animation in a more rapturous way than live action. It's almost a hypnotic act, and the relationship to the story becomes more intimate in that way."

Of course, realizing the twisted tale of At the Mountains of Madness into stop-motion would take years. Whether Netflix (or anyone) is interested would likely depend on how well del Toro’s upcoming adaptation of Pinocchio does upon release. Still, del Toro has been working on bringing At the Mountains of Madness to life since as far back as 2006, so there is no doubt that he won’t mind waiting a little longer.

Written in 1931 by the seminal author H. P. Lovecraft, At the Mountains of Madness details the events of an expedition to Antarctica, and what is found there by a group of explorers led by the narrator. Spoilers, they don’t find anything good. Instead, the story finds the narrator regaling another group of explorers who wish to return to the continent with horror stories as a way to deter them. The stories include an ancient civilization and terrifying beings that have been living for millions of years.

Guillermo del Toro recently released some VFX footage from his At the Mountains of Madness adaptation via social media, and it gives us a taste of the fresh horror the filmmaker could create if ever given the chance.

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Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio Has Been Met with Rave Reviews

Guillermo del Toro Pinocchio movie
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Director Guillermo del Toro and Netflix have recently collaborated on another adaptation, Pinocchio. The stop-motion movie has been met with rave reviews from critics and currently sits at 97% on Rotten Tomatoes. A retelling of the famous Carlo Collodi fairytale about a wooden puppet who comes to life and dreams of becoming a real boy, Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio differs greatly from previous iterations, transporting audiences to 1930s Fascist Italy.

Unlike the Disney version, this time when Pinocchio comes to life, he turns out not to be a nice boy but instead the opposite, causing mischief and playing mean tricks. Heading into the world, Pinocchio is a story of love and disobedience as he struggles to live up to his father's expectations, learning the true meaning of life.

Pinocchio stars newcomer Gregory Mann alongside Ewan McGregor as Sebastian J. Cricket, David Bradley as Master Geppetto, Christoph Waltz as Count Volpe, Tilda Swinton as the Wood Sprite, Ron Perlman as the Podestà, Finn Wolfhard as Candlewick, Cate Blanchett as Spazzatura, Burn Gorman as The Priest, Tim Blake Nelson as The Black Rabbits, and John Turturro as The Dottore.

Pinocchio was released in select cinemas on Nov. 9 and is scheduled to be released via streaming on Dec. 9 by Netflix.