jimbow8 Wrote:They created this book, didn't they? And this one?
Jim, you forgot Simon's 3 sequels, and, my personal favourite, his 31st Anniversary Edition...of a book first written 1250 years ago!
I have the original Simon paperback (it is available in a copyright infringed PDF online, BTW) and the main problem with books of that ilk was summed up by Lovecraft himself:
"As for seriously-written books on dark, occult, and supernatural themes — in all truth they don’t amount to much. That is why it’s more fun to invent mythical works like the
Necronomicon and
Book of Eibon." - HPL letter to Willis Conover.
However, referring to Simon's book as a seriously-written work is giving it far too much credit.
...and if I never see an edition of
Necronomicon Ex Mortis with Ash's fearful utterances, it will be too soon. Damn you Sam Rami! Damn you to Heck!
On the other hand, A fan-created homage of Srem sounds fun. Let's hope it has more luck than the fan-driven, web-based, but now defunct Necronomicon project.
Mark me down for the section on "Cthulhu is a pussy compared to the Otherness."
Heh.
-Wapitikev
PS - the Repairman Jack wallpaper is about 35% done.