Evil Dead S Necronomicon Explained
The unusually named book’s history goes back much farther than Raimi’s filmography, though. Its name and reputation come largely from the works of H. P. Lovecraft, in whom Raimi had great interest when he was writing Evil Dead. Lovecraft’s work is known to be dark, surreal, and - at times - downright weird. He’s credited with creating the obscure mythos of the notorious octopus god, Cthulhu, and in light of this, Lovecraft’s influence on Raimi starts to make a lot of sense....