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- From: rtsumn01@ulkyvx.louisville.edu
- Subject: Re: Reply to Deicide, MOrbid Angel post
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- Message-ID: <1992Dec15.212453.1@ulkyvx.louisville.edu>
- Date: Wed, 16 Dec 1992 01:24:53 GMT
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- References: <00964CC7.2DDA9120@vms.csd.mu.edu> <1992Dec11.223604.15381@ultb.isc.rit.edu> <1992Dec13.004035.1@ulkyvx.louisville.edu> <Bz7tvD.LLJ@csugrad.cs.vt.edu>
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- In article <Bz7tvD.LLJ@csugrad.cs.vt.edu>, crvich@csugrad.cs.vt.edu (Ernest Crvich) writes:
- > In article <1992Dec13.004035.1@ulkyvx.louisville.edu> rtsumn01@ulkyvx.louisville.edu writes:
- >>King Diamond in which he pulled out a copy of the _Necronomicon_ and started
- >>talking about what a powerful book it was, and it was ancient and nobody knew
- >>its origins. I didn't know whether to crack up or be embarrassed.
- >
- > No matter how much time passes, I still think people are going to believe
- > Lovecraft's invention _The_Necronomicon_ is for real. I happen to be a big
- > Lovecraft fan, and the confusion his hoax has caused makes me respect the
- > man all the more. His blending of existing occult deities with his own,
- > along with all the nifty rites and rituals described in the book (I own a
- > paperback copy) make it seem believable...and people really *want* to think
- > it's true, no matter how often they're told otherwise. I have fun showing
- > my copy to friends...they gasp and carry on, it's hilarious. :)
-
- One minor clarification here: Lovecraft didn't write the Avon _Necronomicon_
- (or any of the versions out for that matter). He just wrote about The Book in
- his (excellent) stories, thus inspiring the later hoaxers. And yes, that book
- is hilarious.
-
- I'd better shut up now, there's two newgroups devoted to this subject, and
- alt.thrash ain't one of them!
-
- --Semhaza
-