Dead Names : The Dark History of the Necronomicon

English

ISBN: 006078704X

EAN: 9780060787042

Category: Body, Mind & Spirit / Occultism

Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers

Release Date: 03/25/2006

Synopsis: The dark history of the Necronomiconone of the worlds most feared and fascinating bookstold by the one man who saw it all...and lived to tell the tale. The Necronomicon is one of the most controversial books ever published. The master of Gothic suspense, H.P. Lovecraft, wrote about a mystical and dreaded grimoire, known as the Necronomiconan ancient text written by an Arab that, if it were to fall into the wrong hands, could have disastrous consequences. But no one thought the Necronomicon had any basis in the world outside of Lovecrafts fiction. Until... Simon was a young man drawn to the mysterious world of the occult through his association with several Eastern Orthodox religions and his friendship with the owner of an occult bookstore in Brooklyn. In 1972 he stumbled upon a stolen text in a friends apartment, unaware that what he held in his hands was the real Necronomiconsomething long thought to be a creation of Lovecrafts brilliant mind and deft pen. After an arduous translation, done in the utmost secrecy (since the tome was in fact stolen), Simon and his close circle of friends unveiled the nowinfamous grimoire to a clamoring public. In Dead Names, Simon tells the amazing true story that surrounds the Necronomicon. From the main players humble beginnings in the pageantryfilled and secret world of Eastern Orthodox religion, to the accidental discovery of the Necronomicon, to the Son of Sam murders, the JFK assassination , the brilliant William S. Burroughs, and the eventual suspicious deaths of almost everyone involved with the grimoire, this book is an enthralling account of a book steeped in legend, lies, and murder.

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Dead Names : The Dark History of the Necronomicon

Illustrated: Yes

Format: Paperback

Height: 0.86 inches

Width: 4.19 inches

Length: 6.75 inches

Weight: 6.42 oz

Pages: 336