The Curse of Yig is a very effective version of one of HP Lovecraft's less known tales (one he collaborated on with Zealia Bishop). It follows the original story very closely and most of the dialogue is straight out of the Lovecraft story too which gives an authentic feel to the film. The director did choose to have his narrator female, something we don't see in the original story or any of Lovecraft's other works for that matter. Despite having a low budget, its photography is top notch and it looks a lot better than many more expensive productions. This helped by genuine looking period costumes and set design. I was also surprised how good the makeup used on the creature was (it reminded me of a superior version of that used in the 70's horror ' Sssssss').
The weakest part of the production was the acting which at times felt a little stagey and wooden but not enough to ruin the viewing experience for me. I'm not sure if it was budgetary constraints but the same actors were used for the Doctor/Walker and the Narrator/Audrey (as well as the creature). Again this didn't take too much away from it. I do however question the use of the word 'anthropomorphic' by a Okmulgee native in the late 19th century.
Overall, this is one of the better lower budget, Lovecraft lower budget adaptations out there. Its atmospheric and threats the source material with respect.
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