The defence The Arthouse Gremlin
“Its refusal to behave is the point.”
The strange choices create the kind of friction that follows you out of the theatre and into the argument.
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Necronomicon
Horror · 1993
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".
Movie details
Necronomicon
1993 Horror 1h 36m
Critical arithmetic
One number, for now.
Scores change. Arguments endure.
TMDB
6.0 / 10
Community rating
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".
CriticWise case file
What this film says about your taste.
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The archetype split
Who fights over Necronomicon?
For the defence
The Arthouse Gremlin
“The stranger, the better.”
Read their case For the prosecution
The Prestige Tourist
“You like your greatness pre-approved.”
Read their objectionThe split comes from the same five-axis model used by the test, not audience ratings or review sentiment.
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Cast & crew
Directed by
Shusuke Kaneko · Christophe Gans · Brian Yuzna
Written by
Brent V. Friedman · Brian Yuzna · Christophe Gans · Kazunori Ito
Jeffrey Combs
H.P. Lovecraft
Tony Azito
Librarian
Juan Fernández
Attendant
Brian Yuzna
Cabbie
Bruce Payne
Edward De Lapoer
Belinda Bauer
Nancy Gallmore
Richard Lynch
Jethro De Lapoer
Court is in session
Put Necronomicon on trial.
Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.
The prosecution The Prestige Tourist
“Oddness is not depth.”
A film can break every rule and still leave nothing behind but the memory of how hard it tried to be singular.