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==Summary==
 
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==Associated Mythos Elements==
 
==Associated Mythos Elements==
* Fiction:
 
** "The Drowned" is (very loosely) based on "[[The Rats in the Walls (fiction)]]" and "[[The Shadow Over Innsmouth (fiction)]]"
 
** "The Cold" is (loosely) based on "[[Cool Air (fiction)]]"
 
** "Whispers" is (very loosely) based on "[[The Horror at Red Hook (fiction)]]" and "[[The Whisperer in Darkness (fiction)]]"
 
 
* ''[[Necronomicon]]''
 
* ''[[Necronomicon]]''
 
* [[H.P. Lovecraft]] (as a character)
 
* [[H.P. Lovecraft]] (as a character)

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Promotional poster for Necronomicon: Book of the Dead (1993 film)

"The Library", a segment from the anthology film: Necronomicon: Book of the Dead (1993 film)

Summary

In the wrap-around story for the anthology film Necronomicon: Book of the Dead (1993 film), "The Library", H. P. Lovecraft (Jeffrey Combs) learns of a monastery where a copy of the Necronomicon is held. With sinister cultists in pursuit, Lovecraft steals the infamous tome, and scans the volume for story ideas....

Details

  • Release Date: 1993
  • Country/Language: USA, English
  • Genres/Technical: Anthology, Horror, Science Fiction, Fantasy
  • Starring: Jeffrey Combs et.al.
  • Director: Brian Yuzna
  • Writer: Brent V. Friedman ("The Library")
  • Producer/Production Co: Takashige Ichise, Brian Yuzna
  • View Trailer: (link)

Ratings

MPAA Ratings

  • Rated: R (Adult Content, Sex and Nudity, Violence)

Tentacle Ratings

A rough measure of how "Lovecraftian" the work is:

  • SS___ (Two Tentacles: Lovecraftian)

A misguided pastiche, featuring H.P. Lovecraft as a character.

Note: This rating is not intended as a measure of quality, merely of how closely related to Lovecraftian "Weird" fiction the work is.

Reviews

Review Links:

  • Y.Whateley: The film's quality is uneven at best, the adaptations wander pretty far from the original material, and the stories have some pretty goofy and misguided twists added to them; on the positive side, the first story, "The Drowned", includes perhaps one of my favorite portrayals of a Deep One on film....

Synopsis

THE LIBRARY: In the wrap-around story of the film, H. P. Lovecraft (Jeffrey Combs) learns of a monastery where a copy of the Necronomicon is held. Lovecraft steals the infamous tome, and scans the volume for story ideas, with sinister cultists in pursuit....


Comments, Trivia, Dedication

Associated Mythos Elements


Keeper Notes