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Originally posted by Plaguewind
And by the way, the book's name is Necronomicon, NOT Necronomican. It means "dead names" or something like that... Sorry, my Latin sucks!
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What .... ? The Necronomicon, or "The Book of the Dead", is an invention of H.P. Lovecraft's. Granted, with all of the authors that have contributed to the Mythos since Lovecraft's death, this classic icon seems to have taken on the appearance of actually existing. But the history behind it (written by the mad Arab Abdul Al-Hazred (sp?))and much of what it contains is Lovecraft's own invention. Now, there was a book titled "The Necronomicon" that seemed authentic, and you could purchase it in the Occult section of some bookstores (I actually owned a copy), but it was a work of fictitious non-fiction, inspired by the work of Lovecraft. There really is no ancient book of spells and incantations titled "The Necronomicon". Now, there is a book titled "The Egyptian Book of the Dead", but that is a different thing altogether. It is more of an encyclopedia of Egyptian religious rites and practices centered on their view of death.