Simon Necronomicon  From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump
to: navigation, search  The Simon Necronomicon is a purported
grimoire written by an unknown author, with an introduction by a
man identified only as "Simon". Materials presented in the book
are a blend of ancient Middle Eastern mythological elements,
with allusions to the writings of H. P. Lovecraft and Aleister
Crowley, woven together with a story about a man known as the
"Mad Arab" (itself derived from several stories by Lovecraft).
The book was released in 1977 by Schlangekraft, Inc. in a
limited edition hardback printing, followed by a paperback
release by Avon Books, and a subsequent paperback release by
Bantam Books.  Simon's introduction[edit]  The introduction to
the book (comprising about 80 pages of a total of 263) is the
only part that Simon claims to have written. It relates how
Simon and his associates were introduced to a Greek translation
of the Necronomicon by a mysterious monk. Simon claims that
after experimenting with the text