This tale, titled 'The Cold' and based on the Lovecraft story 'Cool Air' follows the story of a reporter that is sent to a woman's house to investigate a series of murders. The second tale is without doubt the best of the three and is worth the film's running time on it's own. After a delightful sequence in which we see an elderly man, consumed by the loss of his family, throw his bible into the fire and then resurrect his family with the Necronomicon the tale is unable to suitably follow it up, and the ending disappoints as it doesn't go anywhere it doesn't have a point to it and it leaves it feeling rather empty.

Surprisingly, it is the story that lets this tale down. This tale is well directed, Christophe manages to create the right atmosphere for the house, and the special effects are surprisingly well executed, especially upon the appearance of the demon god towards the end. This tale is directed by Christophe Gans, the same man that went on to direct the French horror hit 'Brotherhood of the Wolf'. The first story, titled 'The Drowned' follows the story of a house in which a man resurrected his dead wife and son with the help of the Necronomicon. Lovecraft regular and B-movie icon Jeffrey Combs gets to perform as Lovecraft himself in the wraparound story for this movie, which involves Lovecraft reading stories from the 'Necronomicon' inside a library. Necronomicon is a horror anthology, loosely based on the works of H.P.

Necronomicon stories