Necronomicon: Book of Dead (1993)

H.P. Lovecraft, the well-known horror writer, is looking in the late thirties after the book 'Necronomicon'. He finds it guarded by monks in an old library. He then copies some stories from... See full summary »

Directors:

Christophe Gans, Shûsuke Kaneko

Writers:

Brent V. Friedman (screenplay), Brent V. Friedman (story)

Stars:

Jeffrey Combs, Tony Azito, Juan Fernández

2 wins & 2 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Jeffrey Combs	...	H.P. Lovecraft (wraparound)
Tony Azito	...	Librarian (wraparound)
Juan Fernández	...	Attendant (wraparound)
Brian Yuzna	...	Cabbie (wraparound)
Bruce Payne	...	Edward De Lapoer (part 1)
Belinda Bauer	...	Nancy Gallmore (part 1)
Richard Lynch	...	Jethro De Lapoer (part 1)
Maria Ford	...	Clara (part 1)
Peter Jasienski	...	Jethro's Son (part 1)
Denice D. Lewis	...	Emma De Lapoer (part 1)
William Jess Russell	...	Doctor (part 1)
Vladimir Kulich	...	Villager (part 1)
David Warner	...	Dr. Madden (part 2)
Bess Meyer	...	Emily Osterman (part 2)
Millie Perkins	...	Lena (part 2)

Storyline

H.P. Lovecraft, the well-known horror writer, is looking in the late thirties after the book 'Necronomicon'. He finds it guarded by monks in an old library. He then copies some stories from it, which unfold for our eyes- and his...

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Plot Keywords:

h.p. lovecraft | woman in jeopardy | abusive stepfather | older man younger woman | severed arm | 

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Taglines:

To Hell and back.

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Genres:

Horror

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for horror violence and gore, and for language

Details

Country:

France Japan USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

29 July 1994 (UK)

Also Known As:

Necronomicon: Book of Dead

Box Office

Budget:

$4,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Davis-Films, Pioneer LDC, Ozla Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

96 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby SR

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Melinda Clarke was originally offered the role of Sarah.

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Goofs

In part 2, the setting was around 1970 or early 1971. As the taxi pulls up, yellow dashed road lines are seen on the road. MUTCD introduced these in the summer of 1971, and were rolled out between 1972 and 1974. On the said road, the modern markings would not have appeared for 2-3 years, so therefore should have been white.

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Quotes

Mr. Benedict: There is one thing I have always maintained. If a man's shoe is dirty, you got to wonder about his sole.

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Alternate Versions

The German rental tape is cut in most of the gory scenes

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Connections

Version of Cool Air (1999)

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Soundtracks

Because The Dawn
Written by Daniel Licht and Amy Goldstein
Courtesy of Parallel Fifth Music. BMI

User Reviews

So far In the Mouth of Madness is the only film in the Lovecraft tradition worthy of his name

I was at first, very excited about this film due, to the fact that I am a huge fan of H. P. Lovecraft. But after seeing what amounted to a pathetic version of Creepshow, I was very let down. Don't get me wrong, some of the content was worthy enough to be associated with HP, but much of the film was cheesy and not very engrossing. If you wish to see a Lovecraftian style film, check out In the Mouth of Madness. It is INSPIRED by HP, but not related directly to one of his stories.