necronomicon

Hi. Could anyone tell me who was write of the necronomicon. (If anyone know what is it). Thanks for the answer.

The necronomicon (book of the names of the dead?) was a figment of the imagination of the pulp fiction writer H.P.Lovecraft. He referred to it in several of his stories as a grimoire of such evil that it could turn a man mad (a bit like a Barbara Cartland novel!).

Since then, there have been numerous claims to have discovered or written the 'real' necronomicon, including a graphic-novel-type one done in the style of Giger (of 'Aliens' fame) which I saw in the 80s.

Needless to say, only the truly gullible believe that it really exists. Or if it did, that anyone would admit so here in public.

The Necronomicon was written by the 'Mad Monk'. If you choose to pursue this text, PROCEEDE WITH CAUTION!!! It has a tendency to follow you!

I thought the Mad Monk was Rasputin - a peasant mystic in Tzarist Russia. As he lived between 1872 - 1916 I would have thought it difficult for him to write a book that is (if it exists) supposedly hundreds of years old. I am also of the opinion that the book is merely a plot device of Lovecraft's.

This reminds me of 'The Matrix' by Jonathan Aycliffe. It's a novel which seems to be based around the life of Crowley, and has a spell book which 'follows' around the lead character. I would recommend it.

Nice to see some life in the newsgroup!

I believe what you asked for was the writer (you forgot the r) it is supposedly an arabian name 'Al Azif' he is commonly known as 'The Mad Arab.' However a fictitious writer known as H.P. Lovecraft wrote a lot about it in his chtulu mythos.

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I seem to remeber reading either in the preface to a Lovecraft collection, or in Interzone (I don't have the sources to hand I'm afraid) that Lovecraft loved the 'Tales of 1001 Nights' when young and played imaginary games based around them. In fact, the Arabic name he gave *himself* whilst playing was Abdul Alhazred. This seems to point to the Necronomicon being a plot device invented by Lovecraft which was written by his own Arabic alter-ego.