The Library (1993 short)
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
- 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
- H.P. Lovecraft (as a character)
- cultists
