Summary
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".
Good for
- Friends night
- Pure escapism
- Thought-provoking
Skip it if
- You need an uplifting mood
- You scare easily
Where to watch
Not streaming in United States. Where it is:
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 55GoodWatch 56
Running time
1 h 36 min
A typical length for horror movies
typical 9596Half of all horror movies run 88–103 min.
Reach
Streams in 1 country, rent or buy in 4 more
Released
1993
November 10, 1993
33 years ago
Genre
HorrorLanguage
English
Original language
Also spoken
GermanMade in
France
Japan
United States
Rated
- RUnited States
What's in it
- ViolenceStrong
- Gore, disturbing imagesModerate
- Frightening scenesIntense
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesStrong
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightSolo WatchPure EscapismThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
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Jeffrey CombsH.P. Lovecraft
Tony AzitoLibrarian
Juan FernándezAttendant
Brian YuznaCabbie
Bruce PayneEdward De Lapoer
Belinda BauerNancy Gallmore
Richard LynchJethro De Lapoer
Maria FordClara
Denice D. LewisEmma De Lapoer
Vladimir KulichVillager
David WarnerDr. Madden
Bess MeyerEmily Osterman
Millie PerkinsLena
Dennis ChristopherDale Porkel
Gary GrahamSam
Curt LowensMr. Hawkins
James ParadisePoliceman
Signy ColemanSarah
Obba BabatundéPaul
Don CalfaMr. Benedict
Judith DrakeMrs. Benedict
Directing · 3
- Christophe Gans Director, Screenplay
- Shusuke Kaneko Director
- Brian Yuzna Director, Story, Producer
Writing · 3
- Kazunori Ito Screenplay
- Brent V. Friedman Screenplay
- H.P. Lovecraft Author
Production · 4
- Takashige Ichise Executive Producer
- Samuel Hadida Producer
- Gary Schmoeller Line Producer
- Aki Komine Co-Producer
Camera · 2
- Gerry Lively Director of Photography
- Russ Brandt Director of Photography
Editing · 2
- Keith H. Sauter Editor
- Christopher Roth Editor
Sound · 3
- Joseph LoDuca Original Music Composer
- Daniel Licht Original Music Composer
- Lisa Houle Foley Artist
Art · 2
- Anton Tremblay Production Design
- Jay Johnson Title Designer
Costume & Make-Up · 2
- Ida Gearon Costume Design
- Tom Savini Makeup Artist
Visual Effects · 2
- Screaming Mad George Creature Technical Director
- John Carl Buechler Special Effects Supervisor
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