The design of these creatures, part of the Cthulhu mythos, was something del Toro had mentioned when the project was still on track to be produced. Bundled in his 1930s mountaineering equipment, the unnamed man seems almost too frozen to fear the horror unfolding behind him - a form-shifting, vaguely humanoid monster with tentacles, probably a Shoggoth. The 25-second clip of At the Mountains of Madness is rich in detail, featuring the isolated, barren nature of the story's setting through a lone human character. I don’t think it’s a good idea to relinquish that on paper.' Everyone knew this was my position, that I knew I was asking the chance for the movie to be what it needs to be. And those discussions were had in the open. Del Toros earlier attempt to adapt the story ended when the director came into conflict with Universal Pictures over his creative freedom to terrify. '.The only thing I know about Mountains is, I do not want it to be bloody, I do not want it to be crass, but I want it to be as intense as possible. The auteur has long been passionate about adapting At The Mountains of Madness, but various obstacles have so far seen the project fail to come to fruition. If that is the outcome, fine,' del Toro said. 'Ultimately, I think the MPAA could rule the movie PG-13 because the movie and the book are not gory. It is a novella telling the story of a small group of geologists, aviators, and explorers who travel to Antarctica in search of unique rock specimens. He was attached to the project in 2011 for Universal Pictures, but the deal ultimately went south due to a dispute over its R rating. At the Mountains of Madness is considered Lovecraft's magnum opus, his best work to date. Lovecraft's novella about a doomed expedition to Antarctica. Del Toro, a prolific director whose most recent works include a stop-motion Pinocchio movie and Cabinet of Curiosities, a horror anthology series, has long been interested in adapting H.P.

At the mountains of madness