Cast A Deadly Spell
A novelization of Martin Campbell’s 1991 film
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Los Angeles, 1948. Everyone used magic.
A horror-fantasy detective comedy set in an alternate Los Angeles where magic is ubiquitous. Private investigator H. Phillip Lovecraft, the only human who stubbornly refuses to use magic, is hired by a wealthy client to retrieve the stolen Necronomicon.
He soon discovers that multiple parties are vying for the mystical tome, including a ruthless gangster who happens to be Lovecraft’s former partner, with plans to use its dark curses to summon the “Great Old Ones” and conquer the world.
Echo On Publications presents · A novelization of Cast A Deadly Spell · Based on the screenplay by Joseph Dougherty · Original film directed by Martin Campbell · Novel by Jeremiah Dylan Cook · Cover art by Christian Francis
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- 1 September 2026
- Running time
- 258 pages
- Original film
- Martin Campbell · 1991
- Section
- Official novelizations
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Not A Quick Thing
Cast a Deadly Spell was originally titled Lovecraft during its development, which took over 10 years to bring to the screen
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Lovecraft classic “CAST A DEADLY SPELL” gets a novelization from Echo On
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