Necronomicon

1993 1h 36m EN

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5.9

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★5.9TMDB · 207

Horror

Synopsis

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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".

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Jeffrey Combs
H.P. Lovecraft
Tony Azito
Librarian
Juan Fernández
Attendant
Brian Yuzna
Cabbie
Bruce Payne
Edward De Lapoer
Belinda Bauer
Nancy Gallmore
Richard Lynch
Jethro De Lapoer
Maria Ford
Clara

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Christophe Gans
Writers: Brent V. Friedman, Christophe Gans, Kazunori Ito
Languages: English, German
Countries: France, Japan, United States of America

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MONEY

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Shot for just $4.0M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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ERA

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33 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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3 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, German.

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WORLD

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International production across 3 countries: France, Japan, United States of America.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Christophe Gans, shot by Russ Brandt. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Joseph LoDuca. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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7 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Christopher Roth shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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8 / 8

CAST

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Jeffrey Combs and Tony Azito and Juan Fernández carry the top of the cast.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Christophe Gans directs. Russ Brandt behind the camera. Joseph LoDuca scores. Christopher Roth cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in France, Japan, United States of America. Dialogue in English, German.

Trivia

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1Shot for just $4.0M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
233 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, German.
4International production across 3 countries: France, Japan, United States of America.
5Directed by Christophe Gans, shot by Russ Brandt. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Original score by Joseph LoDuca. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
7Editor Christopher Roth shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
8Jeffrey Combs and Tony Azito and Juan Fernández carry the top of the cast.
9IMDB entry: tt0107664 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Released under 12 different titles around the world.

The technical file

Cinematography: Russ Brandt
Original score: Joseph LoDuca
Editing: Christopher Roth
Production design: Anton Tremblay
Costume design: Ida Gearon
Makeup / hair: Tom Savini
Runtime: 96 min · 1h 36m
Status: Released
Budget: $4,000,000
Original language: EN
Certification (US): R
IMDB: Necronomicon (1993)

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What people are saying

Dr Nostromo2026-04-07
★ 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 sufficiently squishy and the creatures were definitely Lovecraftian in nature ...especially Cthulhu. Very entertaining. -- DrNostromo.com

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