Pickman's Model
I'm not a Lovecraft fan - I've read some of his stories in anthologies here and there, but nothing systematic. I thought that this episode might be a good introduction to his work, but I understand it's rather different from the original story.
I was wondering about some of the paintings that the young lady takes with her after Pickman's disappearance. One of them shows a boy standing next to a lovely lady, with a horrible monster in the background. As it was earlier stated that the monsters stole the locals' womenfolk for the purposes of procreation, I was wondering if this is Pickman and his mother? And since he's part-monster himself, that monster in the background could be his father. This is a family portrait, in other words. The monster in the basement could be related to him, or even the same one in the picture.
Flat, drab passion meanders across the screen!