Necronomicon
Proper noun
Meaning
Necronomicon
A fictional book of arcane and forbidden knowledge whose contents can drive a person mad.
Synonym: Kitab al-Azif
Examples
According to Lovecraft, there is a copy of the Necronomicon here, but the University of Buenos Aires has never had a "central" library.
After bidding goodbye to Sheila, Ash starts his search for the Necronomicon.
Alhazred had been kidnapped in Damascus and brought to the Nameless City, where he had earlier studied and learned some of the Necronomicon s lore.
Ash eventually finds the missing pages of the Necronomicon and kills Henrietta, who has turned into a long-necked monster.
Call of Cthulhu, p. 189. Fictional history In 1927, Lovecraft wrote a brief pseudo-history of the Necronomicon that was published in 1938, after his death, as " History of the Necronomicon ".
For instance, Ramsey Campbell has acknowledged Derleth's encouragement and guidance during the early part of his own writing career, For example, in The Count of Thirty (Necronomicon Press 1993), p.11.