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Title: Necronomicon: Book of Dead (1993)
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Cast
| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Jeffrey Combs | ... | H.P. Lovecraft (wraparound) | |
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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) | |
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Peter Jasienski | ... | Jethro's Son (part 1) |
| Denice D. Lewis | ... | Emma De Lapoer (part 1) | |
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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) | |
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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... Written by E. de Vos <vos@dutiws.twi.tudelft.nl>
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h.p. lovecraft | woman in jeopardy | abusive stepfather | older man younger woman | severed arm |Taglines:
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Rated R for horror violence and gore, and for language | See all certifications »Parents Guide:
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29 July 1994 (UK) See more »Also Known As:
H.P. Lovecraft's Necronomicon, Book of the Dead See more »Edit
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$4,000,000 (estimated)Company Credits
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Written by Daniel Licht and Amy Goldstein
Courtesy of Parallel Fifth Music. BMI
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The fountain pen you see Lovecraft using to make his notes on the Necronomicon is a Sheaffer Calligraphy. See more »Goofs
In the story about "The Butcher" that takes place in Philadelphia the two police officers in the opening chase have two different badges. The Male is wearing a LA PD badge. See more »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.See more »
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Because The DawnWritten by Daniel Licht and Amy Goldstein
Courtesy of Parallel Fifth Music. BMI
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A movie based on HP Lovecraft's fascination of the Necronomicon (The Book of dead names). It begins with HP (Jeffrey Combs [including, fake chin]) entering a library (belonging to an order/cult of monks). He goes into the forbidden section containing a certain book. Unknown to its keeper(s) HP opens the book obtaining inspiration from it's pages, then writes down the following stories: The Rats in the Walls, Cool Air and The Whisperer in Darkness. Which of course are shown graphically within the film.
A lovely and well-presented movie, though it reject's then places in certain details onto HP's stories. Jeffrey combs was the perfect candid for this film being a HP Diva. A definite 8/10