The Crawler in the Dark

Two scholars discover an ancient artifact with which they can psychically explore across space and time, but leaves them unwittingly exposed to a malevolent psychic traveller. THE CRAWLER IN THE DARK is a Lovecraftian tale set during Japan’s Meiji era. The story follows Charles T. Wayland, an American writer and adventurer with a taste for the macabre, as he is called to the home of his longtime friend and colleague, Hidekichi, who has found a strange unidentifiable artifact. Hidekichi demonstrates for Charles that the artifact is a window between worlds, allowing them to psychically explore the remotest corners of the universe. But Charles is horrified to learn that Hidekichi is already playing host to another psychic traveller; a malevolent being from a dark world with designs on ruling over mankind. This film was produced as part of YouTube Space Tokyo’s Jidaigeki Program in collaboration with Toei Studios. Principal filming commenced at YouTube Space Tokyo in late April, 2015, and wrapped after a night shoot at Toei’s Eigamura open set in Uzamasa. STAFF (CHO Japan): Director - JR Lipartito. Writers - JR Lipartito, Greg Watson. Assistant Director/Production Manager - Jim Ballard. Directors of Photography - Lilou Augier, Gleb Torubarov. Audio - Lance Abasta. Property Master - Nancy Laue. Hair/Make - Yui Akasaka. Music - Fourth VisioN. VFX: Jonathan Spence (Mocap Japan). Editor - JR Lipartito. CAST (Pirates of Tokyo Bay): Charles T. Wayland/Jason Wayland - Bob Werley. Hidekichi - Masahito Kawahata. Oritsu - Lisa Sumiyoshi. TOEI: Lighting - Genchin Takada, Masaya Murakami. Extras - Shinobu Sakurai, Kousei, Yukio Yamakita, Marie Kobayashi. Some sounds licensed from freesfx.co.uk