Cast a Deadly Spell

[Machine Translation] Los Angeles in 1948, a city ruled by magic Detective Lovecraft investigates a forbidden case! A wildly imaginative SFX horror film that fuses hardboiled detective fiction with the Cthulhu Mythos! / Directed by Martin Campbell of *Casino Royale* fame, this unique detective film is set in 1948 Los Angeles, a world where magic and monsters exist. / In a world where everyone uses magic, private detective Lovecraft rejects the use of sorcery. Relying solely on his wits and fists, he takes on a bizarre case involving a stolen grimoire. / Starring Fred Ward of *Tremors*, *Lemo*: *The First Challenge*, and *Time Rider*. He is joined by a cast of talented actors, including Julianne Moore and David Warner, alongside a host of eerie monsters. / Packed with motifs from Lovecraft s world, such as the *Necronomicon* and grotesque monsters. It portrays cosmic horror as a detective action film, with the special makeup effects being a highlight. / A sequel, *Witch Hunt*, was later produced, directed by Paul Schneider and starring Dennis Hopper. 1948, Los Angeles, where magic has permeated everyday life. While everyone casts spells, private detective Harry Philip Lovecraft who detests magic is hired by a billionaire to search for the stolen grimoire, *The Necronomicon*. As he begins his investigation, he encounters gangsters, sorcerers, a singer he once loved, and even monstrous creatures. Eventually, the case surrounding a single book leads to a terrifying conspiracy that threatens to shake the very fate of this world.

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魔法が支配する1948年のロサンゼルス――探偵ラブクラフトが禁断の事件を追う! ハードボイルドとクトゥルフ神話が融合した、奇想天外なSFXホラー! ■「007/カジノ・ロワイヤル」のマーティン・キャンベル監督が、魔法と怪物が存在する1948年のロサンゼルスを舞台に描いた異色の探偵映画。■誰もが魔法を使う世界で、魔術を拒む私立探偵ラブクラフト。頭脳と拳だけを頼りに、盗まれた魔導書を巡る怪事件へ挑む。■主演は「トレマーズ」「レモ/第1の挑戦」「タイムライダー」のフレッド・ウォード。ジュリアン・ムーア、デヴィッド・ワーナーら実力派俳優と、不気味な怪物たちが共演する。■「ネクロノミコン」や異形の怪物など、ラヴクラフト世界のモチーフが満載。宇宙的恐怖を探偵活劇として描き、特殊メイクも見どころ。■後に続編「魔界世紀ハリウッド」(WITCH HUNT)がポール・シュナイダー監督、デニス・ホッパー主演で製作された。──1948年、魔法が日常生活に浸透したロサンゼルス。誰もが呪文を使う中、魔術を嫌う私立探偵ハリー・フィリップ・ラブクラフトは、大富豪から盗まれた魔導書「ネクロノミコン」の捜索を依頼される。調査を始めた彼の前に、ギャングや魔術師、かつて愛した歌姫、さらには異形の怪物たちが現れる。やがて一冊の本を巡る事件は、この世界の運命を揺るがす恐るべき陰謀へとつながっていく。