Yeah, thinking about it, there must've been some heavy work done with things like contrast, at least during the more atmospheric scenes. Although I'd say the film ultimately works more at the level of ideas, and story-telling, than aesthetics Certainly the release of a b&w version doesn't suddenly make the colour one redundant. It's more just a cool alternative.
Either way, fans of heavily Lovecraftian horror (I know Severian's into it) should definitely look out for The Void and The Mist.
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