H.P. Lovecraft anthology is divided into four segments: "The Library" which is the wraparound segment involving Lovecraft's research into the Book of The Dead and his unwitting release of a monster and his writing of the following horror segments "The Drowned", "The Cold", and "Whispers".
Necronomicon (1993) is a horror film directed by Christophe Gans, released on November 1, 1993 with a runtime of 1h 36m. It stars Jeffrey Combs, Tony Azito, Juan Fernández and Brian Yuzna. Viewers rate it 6.0 out of 10 across 203 ratings.
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Jeffrey Combs
as H.P. Lovecraft
Tony Azito
as Librarian
Juan Fernández
as Attendant
Brian Yuzna
as Cabbie
Bruce Payne
as Edward De Lapoer
Belinda Bauer
as Nancy Gallmore
Richard Lynch
as Jethro De Lapoer
Maria Ford
as Clara
Denice D. Lewis
as Emma De Lapoer
Vladimir Kulich
as Villager
David Warner
as Dr. Madden
Bess Meyer
as Emily Osterman
Directed by Christophe Gans, written by H.P. Lovecraft, Brent V. Friedman and Kazunori Ito, produced by Brian Yuzna and Samuel Hadida.
Average viewer score of 6.0/10 from 203 ratings.
61/100 The Book of the Dead is used to present an anthology of H.P. Lovecraft stories. It's low budget, there's nothing particularly complex or profound about the stories and, if it weren't for the gore, it'd be easy to mistake this film as a made-for-TV movie. However, I thought it came off rather well. The overacting gave it a surreal quality (including overacting master, Jeffrey Combs), the gore was sufficiently…
Reviewed on April 7, 2026
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The main cast of Necronomicon (1993) includes Jeffrey Combs, Tony Azito, Juan Fernández, Brian Yuzna and Bruce Payne. The film was directed by Christophe Gans. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
Necronomicon was released on November 1, 1993 and runs for 1h 36m.
Necronomicon (1993) holds an average rating of 6.0 out of 10 from 203 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy horror films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.
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