Necronomicon: Book of Dead

Original title: Necronomicon

19931993
RR
1h 36min

Necronomicon (1993)

Lovecraft visualizes 3 stories in Necronomicon: The Drowned, The Cold and Whispers, about bringing a dead wife and child back to life, extending life and aliens.Lovecraft visualizes 3 stories in Necronomicon: The Drowned, The Cold and Whispers, about bringing a dead wife and child back to life, extending life and aliens.Lovecraft visualizes 3 stories in Necronomicon: The Drowned, The Cold and Whispers, about bringing a dead wife and child back to life, extending life and aliens.

Directors
- Christophe Gans(segment part #1: The Drawned)
- Shûsuke Kaneko(segment part #2: The Cold)
- Brian Yuzna(segments The Library, part #3: Whispers)
Writers
- Brent V. Friedman(screenplay)
- Christophe Gans(screenplay)
- Kazunori Itô(screenplay)
Stars

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Awards
- 2 wins & 3 nominations

Necronomicon (1993)

Maria Ford and Bruce Payne in Necronomicon (1993)

Necronomicon (1993)

Jeffrey Combs in Necronomicon (1993)

Jeffrey Combs in Necronomicon (1993)

Signy Coleman in Necronomicon (1993)

Signy Coleman in Necronomicon (1993)

Signy Coleman in Necronomicon (1993)

Signy Coleman in Necronomicon (1993)

Signy Coleman in Necronomicon (1993)

Signy Coleman in Necronomicon (1993)

Don Calfa and Signy Coleman in Necronomicon (1993)

H.P. Lovecraft (wraparound)as H.P. Lovecraft (wraparound)

Librarian (wraparound)as Librarian (wraparound)

Juan Fernández

Attendant (wraparound)as Attendant (wraparound)

Cabbie (wraparound)as Cabbie (wraparound)

Edward De Lapoer (part 1)as Edward De Lapoer (part 1)

Nancy Gallmore (part 1)as Nancy Gallmore (part 1)

Jethro De Lapoer (part 1)as Jethro De Lapoer (part 1)

Clara (part 1)as Clara (part 1)

Peter Jasienski

Jethro's Son (part 1)as Jethro's Son (part 1)

Denice D. Lewis

Emma De Lapoer (part 1)as Emma De Lapoer (part 1)

William Jess Russell

Doctor (part 1)as Doctor (part 1)

Vladimir Kulich

Villager (part 1)as Villager (part 1)

Dr. Madden (part 2)as Dr. Madden (part 2)

Emily Osterman (part 2)as Emily Osterman (part 2)

Lena (part 2)as Lena (part 2)

Dennis Christopher

Dale Porkel (part 2)as Dale Porkel (part 2)

Sam (part 2)as Sam (part 2)

Mr. Hawkins (part 2)as Mr. Hawkins (part 2)

Directors
- Christophe Gans(segment part #1: The Drawned)
- Shûsuke Kaneko(segment part #2: The Cold)
- Brian Yuzna(segments The Library, part #3: Whispers)
Writers
- Brent V. Friedman(screenplay) (story) (parts 1-3 and wraparound)
- Christophe Gans(screenplay) (part 1)
- Kazunori Itô(screenplay) (part 2)
All cast & crew
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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... —E. de Vos <vos@dutiws.twi.tudelft.nl>

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Taglines
- To Hell and back.
Genre
- Horror
Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
- Rated R for horror violence and gore, and for language
Parents guide

Trivia
Jeffrey Combs was hesitant about portraying Lovecraft on film. "I don't look like Lovecraft" he commented, but makeup made him look like Lovecraft as best as they could. He also wasn't particularly fond of the direction they went with his rendition. There are shots where the makeup worn by Combs greatly resembles actor Bruce Campbell, right down to the scar on his chin.

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.

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.

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

Connections
Featured in Nightmares in Red, White and Blue: The Evolution of the American Horror Film (2009)

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

Top review

6/10

entertaining

This movie was okay, considering Lovecraft's ideas are hard to portray on the screen. Each story stayed true to Lovecraft's horror, though the last was leaning towards the modern version of horror (gory, bloody, etc) The acting was much better than I expected, especially the last story. The sequences with Lovecraft are taking many licenses with his real self, but then again, his real personality doesn't need to be shown to enjoy his stories. I enjoyed the low budget, yet quality, effects as well.

(for the MSTies, watch for the Necronomicon door sequence near the end, amusingly similar)

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Jun 21, 2004

Release date
- July 29, 1994 (United Kingdom)
Countries of origin
Language
- English
Also known as
- H.P. Lovecraft's Necronomicon, Book of the Dead
Production companies
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Budget
- $4,000,000 (estimated)

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Runtime
- 1h 36min
Color
- Color
Sound mix
- Dolby SR
Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1

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