The Necronomicon

  • History of the Necronomicon
    Here is the historical account that Lovecraft himself writes for the Necronomicon, so no more comments should be added to this text, but be aware that the rest of the information is closely similar to what Lovecraft wrote, and thereby what is to be the "true" history could have been based on this text.

  • The Necronomicon (miniFAQ 1)
    This is a small FAQ with various questions regarding the Necronomicon and its relationship with H. P. Lovecraft.

  • The Necronomicon (miniFAQ 2)
    This second miniFAQ is not related to the first one and why "Necronomicon" is changed to "Necromicon", "Al-Azif" to "Al As-If" and the rest of incongruencies like translations, names, et cetera remain without answer.

  • The Necronomicon The most complete guide to the Necronomicon. This FAQ is cut into four parts, each one regarding a different issue. For any questions or doubts you could have, write to kchua@unf6.cis.unf.edu.

  • The Necronomicon and other Grimoires
    A short text about termas and grimoires, the best known of all of them is the one titled Al Azif or the Necronomicon.

  • Al Azif- The Cipher Manuscript Known as "Necronomicon"
    An electronic transcription of the original Necronomicon, the ciphered manuscript known as Al Azif. With hi-res illustrations!

  • Ritual for summoning Yog-Sothoth and opening the Gate
    A complete and detailed description of the ritual that will let you open the Gate of which the key is held by Yog Sothoth.


Here are shown different texts which treat the origins and history of the Necronomicon, the book Lovecraft repeatedly cites in his works and source of his mythology. We do not have any relations with the authors of this material, so that we are not responsible for it nor do we have any facts that could corroborate them.

The information hereby presented does not reflect, by any means, the opinions of this website authors. We have tried to gather an amount of information as big as possible, bringing together various aspects of the Necronomicon we think are worth reading.

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