Horror

Necronomicon: Book of Dead

Horror

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.

Year

1994

Duration

1h 36m

IMDb

5.8

Trailer

Cast

Christophe Gans

Director

SK

Shûsuke Kaneko

Director

Brian Yuzna

Director

Jeffrey Combs

H.P. Lovecraft (wraparound)

Tony Azito

Librarian (wraparound)

JF

Juan Fernández

Attendant (wraparound)

Brian Yuzna

Cabbie (wraparound)

Bruce Payne

Edward De Lapoer (part 1)

Belinda Bauer

Nancy Gallmore (part 1)

RL

Richard Lynch

Jethro De Lapoer (part 1)

Maria Ford

Clara (part 1)

PJ

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)

Dennis Christopher

Dale Porkel (part 2)

Gary Graham

Sam (part 2)

Curt Lowens

Mr. Hawkins (part 2)

BF

Brent Friedman

Writer

Christophe Gans

Writer

KI

Kazunori Itô

Writer

H.P. Lovecraft

Writer

Brian Yuzna

Writer

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gertjohancoetzeeNov 16, 2022

Necronomicon

MireilleNov 16, 2022

When you see a classic splatter movie like this, you really appreciate the genius of Special FX artists like Screaming Mad George, who worked on this film. God, all these CGI films out now SUCK big-time.....What has happened in the past 10 years?? You just can't beat some good rubber monster and some buckets of fake blood! All these computer-generated FX look far too clean, too cold, and don't have the clout of the old-style FX! Now I am a big, big fan of H.P. Lovecraft, and have quite a few films based on his mythology. This one is really quite excellent, with an amazing impersonation of Herbert by Jeffrey Combs, many other genre-favourite actors, and some very disturbing imagery indeed! Sweet dreams...

Brian Colby🇬🇭Nov 16, 2022

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)

Malak ElNov 16, 2022

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.

👑Royal_kreesh👑Nov 16, 2022

*A few spoilers, perhaps.* The first two stories were all right. Especially, for being stories within stories (Lovecraft's trademark). Richard Lynch was brilliant, as the sea captain who goes temporarily insane with grief. And, David Warner was absolutely convincing as the true-love-starved immortal, ultimately betrayed by his over-possessive housekeeper. The third one, though? YECHH! The only thing truly Lovecraftian about it was the small touch of Negrophobia in it. *Sad but true; HPL was a closet racist. Just read "Call of Cthulu!"* I guess the nicest touch was the subtle homage to a similar anthology: the British b/w classic "Dead of Night." The wrap-around segment, and its conclusion, strongly reminded me of the former! I guess, in all fairness, that my final score for this movie boils down to: 2.7 stars.

angelinaNov 16, 2022

I rented this film because I'm a fan of HP Lovecraft's writing, and two of the directors have done things I liked (I enjoy several of the films either produced or directed by Brian Yuzna, I loved Shusuke Kaneko's 1995 Gamera film, I've yet to see anything by Christophe Gans), I found it to be rather disappointing. Despite some interesting special effects (by Tom Savini and Screaming Mad George, among others), I had a hard time maintaining interest. The second and third segments of the film are nothing like the Lovecraft stories they're supposed to be based on (Gans' segment isn't based on a particular story, but the Cthulu cycle as a whole). The final segment of the film, directed by Brian Yuzna, is probably the best. The framing segments with Jeffrey Combs as Lovecraft were kind of amusing, but overall, I'd only recommend this film to hardcore fans of Yuzna, Gans, or Kaneko.

MAM Nancy😍Nov 16, 2022

Like the other horror trilogy I saw recently, "Tales From The Darkside", "Necronomicon" gets progressively better as it goes along. The first story is unspeakably boring, but the second is an improvement (and features a notable performance by David Warner), and the third one comes closer to a convincing depiction/vision of what Hell might look like than perhaps any other horror film ("Hellraiser II", for example). Spectacular gore effects are a highlight throughout. (**)