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Jeffrey Combs, Bruce Payne, Tony Azito, David Warner, Juan Fernández ... see more see more... , Bess Meyer , Millie Perkins , Richard Lynch , Signy Coleman , Belinda Bauer , Maria Ford , Gary Graham , Curt Lowens , Sebastian White , James Paradise , Obba Babatundé , Don Calfa , Judith Drake , Dennis Christopher , Brian Yuzna , Vladimir Kulich

Based on horror author H.P. Lovecraft's writings, Necronomicon: Book of the Dead includes three short stories devoted to the deadly and mysterious "Necronomicon." When Lovecraft (played by Jeffrey Com... read more read more...bs) manages to smuggle the legendary book out of a heavily guarded library, he quickly finds himself immersed in its passages, and three short stories take form as he sets off to record the information. In the first, Bruce Payne plays a disgruntled man whose inheritance of an old motel turns out to be more than he bargained for, as there are a nasty group of demons populating its basement. The second story follows a young reporter in search of a doctor who allegedly found the path to immortality, though, like the unwitting motel owner, he wouldn't realize how far in over his head he was until it became too late. The last story features Signy Coleman as a tough-as-nails police officer who descends into a strange set of catacombs in order to find her missing partner -- little does she know that an infamous serial killer is already living inside its subterranean depths. ~ Tracie Cooper, Rovi

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R, 1 hr. 37 min.

Directed by: Christophe Gans, Shusuke Kaneko, Brian Yuzna

Release Date: February 1, 1994

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DVD Release Date: October 29, 1996

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  • Horror1o1
    February 21, 2011
    Horror1o1
    This is a nice horror anthology about the things the Necronomicon has seen. If you like Cat's Eye, Tales from the Darkside the movie, or Trick R Treat then I think you would enjoy the Necronomicon.
  • ProudlyExiled
    January 26, 2010
    ProudlyExiled
    We all have heard about this infamous book. So who among us has seen the movie. Well I just watched and wasn't too disappointed. It's a movie about H. P. Lovecraft reading stories from the necronomicon. Pro's: The acting is good, direction also good, and the effects are real... read morely well used. Con's: Well there's not many cons, so I'll just say this. The stories they selected aren't stories you would know off the top of your head. If they are indeed Lovecraft stories at all. I'm unsure, but that's about it. Oh, the timeline seems to jump around a lot. I'm not sure if this intentional to say that the book exists forever or if they didn't think we would mind. I don't really mind it, but it does tend to make pinning down the timelines a little difficult. So pick it up, Jeffery Combs stars as Lovecraft. So if your a fan (as I am) he does a good job with the little scenes he's given.
  • iansubordinate
    October 27, 2009
    iansubordinate
    This movie is full of great special effects and awesome stories. The gore and slime flow like wine and the characters are insanely weird. Must see for horror fans but i could see how Lovecraft fans dont like it
  • aceleerhoads2
    March 26, 2008
    aceleerhoads2
    Though not as good as it could have been, there are some very good scenes to be had. The marrow suckers, now that is a twist that tingles most ppls sensations lol.
  • SonnyLighstrome
    November 22, 2007
    SonnyLighstrome
    The rest of this movie is pretty forgettable, save for the last story....which MESSES with me to this day.
  • SaginTheWolf
    February 4, 2007
    SaginTheWolf
    It's sad that such a good possibility for a movie turns out so pathetic. Three stories based (loosely) on Lovecrafts work. The tales are poorly translated and even the effects for the most part are disappointing. Though I will say the Deep One in the first story (I think) is f... read moreaithful and nicely executed.
  • mnovak1
    December 10, 2006
    mnovak1
    The dude from the Re-Animator stars in this and it is broken up into three different stories so the movie keeps rolling right along.

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Rob Vaux
August 5, 2002
Rob Vaux, Flipside Movie Emporium

It's very, very Lovecraftian, and very, very bad.

Scott Weinberg
July 25, 2002
Scott Weinberg, eFilmCritic.com

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