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- proper noun A fictional
book ofarcane andforbidden knowledge whose contents can drive a person mad.
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There are also many entries in catalogs, library systems, and cross-references to books with the title Necronomicon, most of which are pranks or inside jokes.
Frequently Asked Questions about the Work on the Nrcromonicon Version 1.2 by Kendrick Kerwin Chua 1993
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I think the best Lovecraft to date is still either Combs in "Necronomicon" or Heyerdahl in the "Out of Mind" movie.
WPA Interview with H. P. Lovecraft Bill Crider 2007
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You are obviously well read enough to know that Lovecraft was a fiery non-believer, and though Simon's Necronomicon is good fun, people with the intellectual aptitude to actually read Lovecraft generally also know that it is fiction.
An Interview with Venger Satanis : The Lovecraft News Network 2010
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My book review for the Necronomicon is up at Fantasy Magazine today.
New Column up at Fantasy Magazine wendigomountain 2009
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You are obviously well read enough to know that Lovecraft was a fiery non-believer, and though Simon's Necronomicon is good fun, people with the intellectual aptitude to actually read Lovecraft generally also know that it is fiction.
Archive 2010-02-01 2010
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The Gates of the Necronomicon is a purported "introduction to the system," which supposedly takes one step by step through each part of the gate walking initiation which is described in the Necronomicon.
Frequently Asked Questions about the Work on the Nrcromonicon Version 1.2 by Kendrick Kerwin Chua 1993
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From this, we can assume the following: In fiction or in fact, the Necronomicon is a magickal grimiore, or a collection of spells and experiences from the pen of one person, presumably the man called Al-Hazred.
Frequently Asked Questions about the Work on the Nrcromonicon Version 1.2 by Kendrick Kerwin Chua 1993
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When the friends play the tape, they find out that it was made by the former owner of the cabin, a scientist, who had been trying to figure out a translation to something called the Necronomicon - The Book of the Dead.
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His third published book of paintings, titled Necronomicon (followed by Necronomicon II in 1985), continued his rise to international prominence, as did the frequent appearance of his art in the magazine Omni.
News 2008
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Succubus aka Necronomicon - Geträumte Sünden (Jesus Franco; 1968)
C I N E B E A T S 2008
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