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Necronomicon

6.0(208)19931h 36m4

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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Status
Released
Budget
$4M
Box office
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Language
English
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Release dates

  • United StatesUS

    • PremiereUSA Film Festival23 Apr 1994
    • PhysicalR29 Oct 1996
  • United KingdomGB

    • PremiereBFI London Film Festival19 Nov 1993
    • Theatrical1829 Jul 1994
  • ArgentinaAR

    • Physical16(video premiere)21 Mar 1995
  • ItalyIT

    • PremiereFantafestival14 Jun 1994
  • JapanJP

    • Theatrical13 Aug 1994
  • NetherlandsNL

    • Theatrical (limited)Vlssingen11 May 1994
  • PortugalPT

    • PremiereM/16Fantasporto Film Festival4 Feb 1994

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Necronomicon was released on 10 November 1993.

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    Dr Nostromo

    4/7/2026

    6/10

    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 sufficientl…

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