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Necronomicon

Necronomicon

19936.01h 36m

Overview

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".

Directed by Shusuke Kaneko
Written by H.P. Lovecraft, Brent V. Friedman, Brian Yuzna
Produced by Samuel Hadida, Brian Yuzna
Box OfficeBudget: $4.0M0

Top Cast

Jeffrey Combs

Jeffrey Combs

H.P. Lovecraft

Tony Azito

Tony Azito

Librarian

Juan Fernández

Juan Fernández

Attendant

Brian Yuzna

Brian Yuzna

Cabbie

Bruce Payne

Bruce Payne

Edward De Lapoer

Belinda Bauer

Belinda Bauer

Nancy Gallmore

Richard Lynch

Richard Lynch

Jethro De Lapoer

Maria Ford

Maria Ford

Clara

Denice D. Lewis

Denice D. Lewis

Emma De Lapoer

Vladimir Kulich

Vladimir Kulich

Villager

Themes & Keywords

motelanthologybasementserial killernecronomiconimmortallovecraftian

About Necronomicon

Necronomicon is a horror film released in 1993 exploring themes of motel, anthology, basement, serial killer, necronomicon, immortal. Directed by Shusuke Kaneko, it stars Jeffrey Combs, Tony Azito, Juan Fernández. 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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