Necronomicon
Seen it?1993 | 96 min | Horror
Weeknight WatchWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With a lukewarm 6.0 out of 10 from audiences and little lasting buzz, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for horror fans.
- The mood
- Scary.
- The pace
- Moves along nicely, at 1 hr 36 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated R: meant for adults.
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".
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesBelow par
6.0 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerSolid
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 45K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Christophe Gans, Shusuke Kaneko, Brian Yuzna
- Jeffrey CombsH.P. Lovecraft
- Tony AzitoLibrarian
- Juan FernándezAttendant
- Brian YuznaCabbie
- Bruce PayneEdward De Lapoer
- Belinda BauerNancy Gallmore
- Richard LynchJethro De Lapoer
- Maria FordClara
- Denice D. LewisEmma De Lapoer
- Vladimir KulichVillager