Grimoires are books of great importance or power and are the source of much of the forbidden knowledge that illuminates the darkest recesses of the world. These books contain forbidden knowledge and discoveries about the [Great Old Ones]] or of many occult topics. Often times these discoveries of forbidden truths end up driving the reader insane or leading to their ruin in one way or another.
Complete List of Known Grimoires
Al-Azif (Necronomicon)[1]
Magnum Immonandum
The Dhol Chants[4]
Poakotic Fragments
Clay Cylinders of Kadethron[5]
Ars Magna et Ultima
Atlantis and the Lost Lemuria
Confessions of Monk Clithanus
The R'lyeh Text[7]
Investigations into the Myth-Patterns of Latter-Day Primitives, with Especial Reference to the "R'yleh Text"
Thaumaturgical Prodigies in the New-England Canaan
Cthulhu in the Necronomicon
Testament of Carnamagos[9]
Unaussprechliche Kulte[10]
Cultes Des Goules
The Black Rites
Commentaries on Witchcraft
The Daemonolorum
De Masticatione Mortuorum in Tumulis
Revelations of Gla'aki[12]
On the Sending Out of the Soul[13]
The Zanthu Tablets
Rituals of Yhe
Yuggia Chants
Ponape Scripture[17]
The Prehistoric Pacific in the Light of the "Ponape Scripture"
G'harne Fragments[18]
Legend of the Olden Runes[20]
Fischbuch[21]
Legends of Liqualia[22]
In Pressured Places[23]
Ghorl Nigral[27]
Trivia
This trend was began by H. P. Lovecraft already before the creation of the Cthulhu Mythos. He also encouraged his colleagues (Clark Ashton Smith, Robert E. Howard and others) to utilize his grimoires in their stories and to invent their own. The appearance of references to these forbidden books in the works of many authors lead to readers believing they might be real. Some of the most well known grimoires in the mythos are the Necronomicon (or "Kitab Al-Azif"), Book of Eibon and Unaussprechlichen Kulten.
Sources:
- ↑ H. P. Lovecraft, "The Hound"
- ↑ H. P. Lovecraft, "The Dreams in the Witch-House"
- ↑ H. P. Lovecraft, "Polaris"
- ↑ H. P. Lovecraft & Hazel Heald, "The Horror in the Museum"
- ↑ H. P. Lovecraft, "The Doom That Came to Sarnath"
- ↑ August Derleth, "The House on Curwen Street"
- ↑ August Derleth, "The Return of Hastur"
- ↑ Clark Ashton Smith, "The Coming of the White Worm"
- ↑ Clark Ashton Smith, "The Treader of the Dust"
- ↑ Robert E. Howard, "The Thing on the Roof"
- ↑ Robert Bloch, "The Shambler From the Stars"
- ↑ Ramsey Campbell, "The Inhabitant of the Lake"
- ↑ Henry Kuttner, "Hydra"
- ↑ Richard F. Searight, ”The Sealed Casket”, ”The Warder of Knowledge”
- ↑ H. P. Lovecraft & Duane Rimel, "The Tree on the Hill"
- ↑ Duane Rimel, "The Music of the Stars"
- ↑ Lin Carter's Xothic Legend Cycle
- ↑ Brian Lumley, "Cement Surroundings"
- ↑ Brian Lumley, "The Horror At Oakdeene"
- ↑ Brian Lumley, ”The Sorcerer's Dream”
- ↑ Robert M. Price, "Lumley as Lovecraft"
- ↑ Robert M. Price, Ibid.
- ↑ Robert M. Price, Ibid.
- ↑ Robert M. Price, Ibid.
- ↑ Robert M. Price, Ibid.
- ↑ Robert M. Price, Ibid.
- ↑ Willis Conover (2002). Lovecraft at Last.