Pickman's Model (1981)

12/15/1981 (US) • Horror • 32m

Overview

Inspired by Lovecraft's short story, Pickman's Model is about a morbid painter named Richard Upton Pickman, who created from his fiendish brush "unbelievable loathsomeness and moral foetor." William Thurber, a student of occult art and author, becomes obsessed with Pickman and pursues him learning more and more about the source of his art until it finally consumes him.

Pickman's Model (1981)

12/15/1981 (US) • 32m

Horror

Overview

Inspired by Lovecraft's short story, Pickman's Model is about a morbid painter named Richard Upton Pickman, who created from his fiendish brush "unbelievable loathsomeness and moral foetor." William Thurber, a student of occult art and author, becomes obsessed with Pickman and pursues him learning more and more about the source of his art until it finally consumes him.

Top Billed Cast

Mac Williams

William Thurber

Marc Mahan

Richard Upton Pickman

Nancy Griffith

Ellen Eastlynne

Virginia Houston

Dr. Reid

Martin Boozer

Mr. Ackerman

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Keywords

somber

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