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Necronomicon

1993 · 96 min

A lurid, gooey Lovecraft anthology that unsettles with eerie practical monsters and a creeping sense of doom.

Genres
Horror
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".

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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • eeriestrength 3 of 3
  • campystrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • death
  • obsession
  • madness
  • grief
  • betrayal
Places
  • single country house
  • big city
  • hospital
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • anthology
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore strong
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex strong
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror9
Humour2
Realism3
Romance2
Tension7
Darkness9
Complexity6
Emotional weight6

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Genres
horror
Directed by
Brian Yuzna, Christophe Gans, Shusuke Kaneko
Written by
Brent V. Friedman, Christophe Gans, Kazunori Ito
Starring
Jeffrey Combs, Tony Azito, Juan Fernández, Brian Yuzna, Bruce Payne, Belinda Bauer, Richard Lynch, Maria Ford
Music
Daniel Licht, Joseph LoDuca
Cinematography
Gerry Lively, Russ Brandt
Runtime
96 min
Country
France, Japan, United States of America
Languages
English, German

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