Directed by David Keith Written by David Chaskin   H.P. Lovecraft   Cast Wil Wheaton ... Zack (as Will Wheaton) Claude Akins ... Nathan Malcolm Danare ... Cyrus Cooper Huckabee ... Forbes John Schneider ... Willis Amy Wheaton ... Alice Steve Carlisle ... Davidson Kathleen Jordon Gregory ... Frances Hope North ... Esther Steve Davis ... Mike Uncredited Cast Angelo Casadei ... Arthur, Alan's patient Produced by Ovidio G. Assonitis   Moshe Diamant   Lucio Fulci   Anselmo Parrinello   Original Music by Franco Micalizzi

Additional Info Premiere: May 15, 1987 Theatrical Release: September 11, 1987 DVD Release: September 09, 2008 Blu-ray Release: February 23, 2016 Countries: Distributor: Scream Factory Websites: Production Companies Trans World Entertainment (TWE) (presents) Distributors Trans World Entertainment (TWE)   (1987) (USA) (theatrical) 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment   (2007) (USA) (DVD) Image Entertainment   (1988) (USA) (video) (laserdisc) MGM Home Entertainment   (2007) (USA) (DVD) Media Home Entertainment   (1988) (USA) (VHS) Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)   (2019) (World-wide) (all media) PolyGram Video   (1990) (USA) (VHS) Scream Factory   (2016) (USA) (Blu-ray) Screen Media Ventures   (1995) (World-wide) (all media) TeleFutura   (2004) (USA) (TV) (dubbed) Video Treasures   (USA) (VHS) Vision International   (1990) (World-wide) (all media) Rating Stats Overall Rating 5.1 / 10 Our Rating -- / 10 Your Friends -- / 10 Male Users -- / 10 Female Users -- / 10 Site Ranking #6,225 / 20,725 Site Ranking #6,221 Night Tide (1961) #6,222 The Marine 4: Moving Target (2015) #6,223 Clickbait (2019) #6,224 Abduction (2019) #6,225 The Curse (1987) #6,226 Lake Placid vs. Anaconda (2015) #6,227 The Evil In Us (2016) #6,228 Revenge Of The Nerds IV: Nerds In Love (1994) #6,229 The Mummy's Tomb (1942)