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There have been several books that have claimed to be an authentic edition of Lovecraft's ''Necronomicon''. The ''[[Simon Necronomicon]]'' is one such example. It was written by an unknown figure who identified themselves as "Simon." [[Peter Levenda]], an occult author who has written about the ''Necronomicon'', claims that he and "Simon" came across a hidden Greek translation of the [[grimoire]] while looking through a collection of antiquities at a New York bookstore during the 1960s or 1970s. This book was claimed to have borne the seal of the ''Necronomicon''. Levenda went on to claim that Lovecraft had access to this purported scroll. | There have been several books that have claimed to be an authentic edition of Lovecraft's ''Necronomicon''. The ''[[Simon Necronomicon]]'' is one such example. It was written by an unknown figure who identified themselves as "Simon." [[Peter Levenda]], an occult author who has written about the ''Necronomicon'', claims that he and "Simon" came across a hidden Greek translation of the [[grimoire]] while looking through a collection of antiquities at a New York bookstore during the 1960s or 1970s. This book was claimed to have borne the seal of the ''Necronomicon''. Levenda went on to claim that Lovecraft had access to this purported scroll. | ||
He directly inspired several grimoires written by [[Travis McHenry]], including: ''[[The Grimoire of Dark Souls]]'' and ''[[The Grimoire of Heaven and Hell]]''. | He directly inspired several grimoires written by [[Travis McHenry]], including: ''[[The Grimoire of Dark Souls]]'' and ''[[The Grimoire of Heaven and Hell]]''. Additionally, ''[[The Boschian Bestiary]]'' includes a Cthulhu-like creature chanting a Lovecraftian invocation. | ||
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