Top 10 H.P. Lovecraft Film Adaptations
By Teresa Lobos
7. H.P. Lovecraft’s: Necronomicon
Necronomicon is an anthology film based on three of Lovecraft’s short stories: The Drowned is loosely based on The Rats in the Walls, The Cold is based on Cool Air, and Whispers is based on The Whisperer in Darkness. The connecting story follows Lovecraft as he seeks out the Necronomicon in an old monastery. Finding it, he begins to read…
The film is a great introduction to those just starting out on their Lovecraftian cinematic journey. It’s got everything from mysterious diaries with instructions on how to raise the dead, frightening monsters, murders, eternal life, creepy old buildings, and plenty of oozing fluids.
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