

Necronomicon
1993-11-10 · 96 min · ★ 6.0
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".
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Production details
- Directors
- Shusuke Kaneko, Christophe Gans, Brian Yuzna
- Production companies
- Davis Films, Pioneer LDC, Ozla Productions
- Countries
- France, Japan, United States of America
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- USD 4,000,000
Top Cast
Jeffrey CombsH.P. Lovecraft
Tony AzitoLibrarian
Juan FernándezAttendant
Brian YuznaCabbie
Bruce PayneEdward De Lapoer
Belinda BauerNancy Gallmore
Richard LynchJethro De Lapoer
Maria FordClara
Denice D. LewisEmma De Lapoer
Vladimir KulichVillager
David WarnerDr. Madden
Bess MeyerEmily Osterman
Millie PerkinsLena
Dennis ChristopherDale Porkel
Gary GrahamSam
Curt LowensMr. Hawkins
James ParadisePoliceman
Signy ColemanSarah
Obba BabatundéPaul
Don CalfaMr. BenedictTitle information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.
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