YMMV / Howard Lovecraft and the Frozen Kingdom

• Adaptation Displacement: While the films aren't all that well-known, they're actually based on a graphic novel series that's even more obscure.
• Anti-Climax Boss: Shoggoth gets taken down with a One-Hit Kill thanks to the rune Howard had on him.
• Badass Decay: The Shoggoth goes from a terrifying monstrosity in the first film to a mook army in the second.
• Captain Obvious Reveal: Spot is Cthulhu and Algid Bunk is the Big Bad. Both twists can be seen coming a mile away.
• Complete Monster: Nyarlathotep, wicked as always, is the servant of Azathoth seeking to destroy Earth and other worlds for the Outer Gods. Nyarlathotep makes a deal with a future Lovecraft who would later go under the guise of Abdul Alhazred, in order to use the Necronomicon to resurrect Cthulhu also known as Thu Thu Hmong/Spot. In The Undersea Kingdom, Nyarlathotep helps Abdul in holding Lovecraft's parent hostage under the threat of death if he doesn't give them the Necronomicon, later burns Alhazred alive after growing tired of his failure. Returning in The Kingdom of Madness, Nyarlathotep succeeded and revives Cthulhu, who he has destroy a planet populated by Deep Ones to demonstrate his powers, planning to destroy the entire Earth next for the Outer Gods.
• Hilarious in Hindsight: In the second film, we get a Mark Hamill character acting as a mentor to our young protagonist, with a few of the spells he teaches being similar to the Force...
• Questionable Casting: Casting Ron Perlman as the Shoggoth in the first film made sense, since it actually spoke in full sentences and was a serious threat. But having him reprise the role in the second film, when the character is reduced to a mook army incapable of talking save for some grunting sounds? Ummmm...

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