

Necronomicon
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
- motel
- anthology
- basement
- serial killer
- necronomicon
- immortal
- lovecraftian
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Produced in
France, Japan, United States of America
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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
Frequently asked questions
Necronomicon was released on 10 November 1993.
Audience reviews
1- D6/10
Dr Nostromo
4/7/2026
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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