Which edition of the Necronomicon is the real one?

Question

One wolf: That's an awesome site!

Answer 1

None. It's fictional.

Answer 2

You have asked a question of which I am sure will get a response by more than one Lovecraftian fan. Although there is an english translation of the Necronomicron (Avon Books, copyright 1977, Library of Congress Catalog Card Number 79-56778, ISBN 0-380-75192-5), the actual raw orignial one I have yet to see. But is the English translation real?

It certainly has a mysticism slant to it, with various drawings of magic totems, and symbols of various protectors and elder gods, but somehow, it isn't the sanity blasting volume that the books portray. My guess is that not all of the drawings were copied over, if there is an actual real or orginial version.

Recently, a childs volume playing purely off of the Mythos was created, and even though it is limited edition, is like 20 times what I paid for in the English translation. Ah, what price we pay for our children.

http://www.entertainmentearth.com/prodinfo.asp?number=TYV12017

If the movie Evil Dead had any glimmer of reality to it, the true way to identify the real volume is to utter the Ancient Kandarian phrase, "Klatuu Nox Illuminati" or whatever the phrase was that Ash flubbed.. Hope this helps.

Answer 3

Depends on what you mean by "real". As far as anyone knows the First version of the book was published by Howard PHilips Lovecraft in the early part of the 20th century. Many have hedl that he created the entirety of the work based on little more than his associations with various occultists and magicians (including Alesitar Crowley) and that his magical rites, spells, and symobls were little more than that with some refernces to Mesopotamian mythology and language. IF the original manuscript which was reputed to have been written on human flesh, from a murderer in some accounts, DOES in fact exist no one has been able to verify the accounts of anyone that has claimed to have seen it.

It has been published several times but the best is the first run of which only 666 were produced. Subesquent editions have been somewhat less well received although those that were edited by the man known only as Simon were the best of the lot.

As far as the effectiveness of the spells contained in it...spells work from the intent of the castor and any spell has the potential to be effective IF the will, desire and intent are all there. As to the spirits to be summoned. Again, mages have for centuries been summoning various spirits as well as creating them. Each attempt strengthens the spirit and even thost that have been created can, eventually take on a life of their own. This process is known in occult circles as the creation of an Egregore, a magical servant.

Answer 4

This is a site of alot of old text. You can read the books on the internet.
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Answer 5

Oh, please, it´s just a fiction book which claims to carry "real stuff" like the DaVinci Code. All that is fiction by H.P. Lovecraft. Very good tales by the way, but if you mean real magick then go look for Aleister Crowley´s books. Try this eletronic library (lots of REAL stuff there) www.hermetics.org/ebooks.html Lovecraft and the necronomicon regarding magic is just a huge load of elephant crap.

Answer 6

The one Ash picked up in the graveyard.

Will, the phrase is Klaatu Baratta Nictu, which of course is an homage to the 50s movie, the Day the Earth Stood Still.

I don't know if Abdul Al-Hazared was a movie fan, but someone at Miskatonic University might have seen it.

Answer 7

The last one.

Answer 8

The last unabridged version was written in 1220 bc. good luck finding one.

Answer 9

several people have made their own versions

I have heard on one made from the skin of a murderer, its in a museum vault somewhere, i can't remember the exact details.

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