There is an obsession in the occult world with a text known as The Necronomicon thanks to the literary works of H.P. Lovecraft. It is an obsession that survives and grows with each passing day despite constant refutation of its existence.

To chronicle its history we must first look at the closest thing we have to a source. Namely, Lovecraft's own essay :

Original title Al Azif - Azif being the word used by the ...

Religion is a wonderful and dangerous thing. Throughout time immeasurable religion has turned the poor into the rich, the blind into the sighted, and the lost into leaders through the sheer power of faith.

Religion, however, is only an idea - a faith based on an intricate map of values, culture, and history. It becomes dangerous when followers become servants; or when worship wanders from the infinite design into a more human form. How often do ...