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The Road to Madness 32 reviews H. P. Lovecraft, John Jude Palencar, ...
Del Rey, 1996
DEL REY ANTHOLOGY OF LOVECRAFT'S BEST
+ The evolution of Lovecraft + Creepy early stories from the master of his craft, Lovecraft + A must read for Halloween
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Al Azif: The Necronomicon 50 reviews Abdul Alhazred, L. Sprague De Camp
Wildside Press, 1973
Fiction & Honesty
+ As Real as you can get....
People like to slander the various editions of the Necronomicon as vicious hoaxes and money making schemes at the expense of a gullible populace. I admit, after first reading Lovecraft's short essay on the history of the Necronomicon, I was a believer. He had me, hook line & sinker... for about ...
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The Best of H. P. Lovecraft: Bloodcurdling Tales of Horror and the Macabre 136 reviews H.P. Lovecraft, Robert Bloch
Del Rey, 1987
Lovecraft is a master
+ You know, the amorphous toad-like being hinted at ... + Best of Lovecraft + Revisiting Lovecraft
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Necronomicon: The Wanderings of Alhazred 22 reviews Donald Tyson
Llewellyn Publications, 2004
the birth of the Chuthulu Mythos
+ Worth the read if you're a Lovecraft fan + Dark and Vivid yet Simple + Well written + well researched
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Cthulhu Cult 15 reviews Venger Satanis
Lulu.com, 2007
Cthulhu Cult
+ Get your feet wet... + Lovecraft's incarnate? + Very nice + More Than Mythos...
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Nightside of Eden 6 reviews Kenneth Grant
Skoob Books, 1995
Atavistic Breakthrough Or Psychotic Breakdown? ~ Exploring The Realm of the Qlipoth
+ Alas, Babalon! + Should you spend the money on this? + Should you spend the money on this?
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The Necronomicon: Selected Stories and Essays Concerning the Blasphemous Tome of the Mad Arab (Call of ... 11 reviews
Chaosium Inc., 2002
The necronomicon
+ Overly Complete is Feature, not Bug + How ignorant some can be + Very colorful book but not for lightweights
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The Necronomicon: The Book of Dead Names (Skoob Esoterica) 41 reviews
Skoob Books, 1993
Gives new meaning to Pascal's wager
+ Nice insight into the histories of connected information.
If Cthulhu did not exist, it would be necessary to invent him.
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Infernal Texts: Nox and Liber Koth 4 reviews Stephen Sennitt
New Falcon Publications, 2004
a rare and sinister delight!
+ $120!!!!!?????? are you serious? + Good stuff for the initiated + Satanism, werewolves, Lovecraftian ritual, and more
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The R'Lyeh Text: Hidden Leaves from the Necronomicon (Skoob Esoterica) 3 reviews Robert Turner
Skoob Books, 1995
Read it for the Intro, not the Text
As a followup to the Necronomicon put out by the same group, I found the text to be not all that interesting. I feel, even for those interested in experimenting with the rituals from a Chaos standpoint would be better served by the previous work or the Simon version. However, I thoroughly enjoyed ...
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The Pseudonomicon 8 reviews Phil Hine
New Falcon Publications, 2004
Great book - not a satire
+ not just a fantasy. + A joy to read + Just a comment on what the previous user said. + Funniest Satire In Years!
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The Necronomicon 219 reviews Simon
Avon, 1980
Great Bedtime Story Book!
+ Sure it's fake but... + Know the book. + A great read, but definatly fiction.....
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The Necronomicon Files: The Truth Behind The Legend 18 reviews Daniel Harms and John Wisdom Gonce III
Red Wheel / Weiser, 2003
Informative, intelligent, and important
+ THE TRUTH!!!! + The Truth Explained
I've read just about everything BY Lovecraft and lots of stuff ABOUT Lovecraft, and this is one of the most valuable books, aside from HPL's own writing, that I have come across. In my early days I was haunted by the feeling that underneath Lovecraft's fiction were hints of something horribly ...
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Alhazred: Author of the Necronomicon 13 reviews Donald Tyson
Llewellyn Publications, 2006
Enjoyable contribution to the Cthulhu literature
+ maybe not what H.P. Lovecraft would've envisioned, but still satisfying + Mystified by the tales of Alhazred + I'm impressed
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The R'Lyeh Text: Hidden Leaves from the Necronomicon (Skoob Esoterica) 3 reviews Robert Turner
Skoob Books, 1995
Read it for the Intro, not the Text
As a followup to the Necronomicon put out by the same group, I found the text to be not all that interesting. I feel, even for those interested in experimenting with the rituals from a Chaos standpoint would be better served by the previous work or the Simon version. However, I thoroughly enjoyed ...
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The Necronomicon 219 reviews Simon
Avon, 1980
Great Bedtime Story Book!
+ Sure it's fake but... + Know the book. + A great read, but definatly fiction.....
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Al Azif: The Necronomicon 50 reviews Abdul Alhazred, L. Sprague De Camp
Wildside Press, 1973
Fiction & Honesty
+ As Real as you can get....
People like to slander the various editions of the Necronomicon as vicious hoaxes and money making schemes at the expense of a gullible populace. I admit, after first reading Lovecraft's short essay on the history of the Necronomicon, I was a believer. He had me, hook line & sinker... for about ...
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Alhazred: Author of the Necronomicon 13 reviews Donald Tyson
Llewellyn Publications, 2006
Enjoyable contribution to the Cthulhu literature
+ maybe not what H.P. Lovecraft would've envisioned, but still satisfying + Mystified by the tales of Alhazred + I'm impressed
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The Pseudonomicon 8 reviews Phil Hine
New Falcon Publications, 2004
Great book - not a satire
+ not just a fantasy. + A joy to read + Just a comment on what the previous user said. + Funniest Satire In Years!
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The Necronomicon: The Book of Dead Names (Skoob Esoterica) 41 reviews
Skoob Books, 1993
Gives new meaning to Pascal's wager
+ Nice insight into the histories of connected information.
If Cthulhu did not exist, it would be necessary to invent him.
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