Figuring out how to use John Dee's "voice" in the Necronomicon was an integral part of cracking the project for me. His perspective is a wonderful counterpoint to both Hazred and Sir Randolph.
2019-05-26 08:29:47 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey fiends, here is a visual guide to the six leaves that comprise the first half of the Second Quire. I know these have been a lot more text-heavy (which can make them easy to mix up) but remember that each page ends with the first word of the following page. If you have any questions about this please ask me!
2019-05-20 19:39:26 +0000 UTC View Post
Wonderfully textured Cthulhu statute by Patron Eric Anderson. Check out his fantastic and disturbing work here:
2019-05-03 20:14:22 +0000 UTC View Post
Thank you all for making this past year the most artistically fulfilling year of my life. Great things are coming!
2019-05-01 00:51:12 +0000 UTC View Post
www.reddukegames.com
This Lovecraftian cookbook has some seriously deep cuts of Mythos lore, terrible puns (my favorite!) and outstanding art. I highly reccomend it.
My friend Jon snapped a photo of me working on the next set of pages so here you go. Thanks as always for the support!
2019-04-22 21:39:13 +0000 UTC View Post
We're coming up on a year since I launched this Patreon and I thought I would mark the occasion (and my dedication) with a tattoo. I am as committed to seeing this through as I was a year ago and so thankful for all of your support and enthusiasm for this book. Thank you!
2019-04-07 14:09:43 +0000 UTC View PostWelcome to the second Quire of the Necronomicon! That's right, these pages do *not* nest into the previous Leaves, they start a new grouping. Eventually there will be seventeen Quires in the finished book.
So we pick up our narrative on pages 49-52 with Abdel finding his calling, gaining a companion and learning the hand-sign version of th...
2019-03-31 12:12:53 +0000 UTC View Post
You are all free now to add "fuck" to your marginal notes. But which is better "fuckin' Abdel" or "fuckin' Abhothe"?
2019-03-03 14:05:11 +0000 UTC View Post
I really apologize for the delay on this thread, and I want to keep doing these in the future, so I am doing one big thread to catch us up with the end of the First Quire.
Page 17 gives us a portrait of Shub-Niggurath that was based on an original of the Madonna. There is a pretty blatant yonic quality that I thought was fitting for a fert...
2019-03-03 13:11:46 +0000 UTC View Post
Lovecraft has taken a lot of criticism over the years for the name he gave to the author of the Necronomicon. Sure, it does not follow actual Arab naming convention (the -el suffix and the Al- prefix are redundant for example), but a quick look at Latinized names of other Muslim figures shows a similar disregard. I have heard a number of origin ...
2019-03-01 15:51:29 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello cultists! Here is a page-by-page walk-through of the first set of 12 Leaves. I hope this helps with questions about how these pages fit together and the order they go in. If you have any questions or need further clarification please leave a message below!
2019-02-18 23:48:33 +0000 UTC View PostHey folks, Patreon emailed that they are experiencing technical issues causing a delay in processing. I am monitoring the situation and will keep you posted. Hopefully this will be resolved quickly and without a delay, but I wanted you to know about it.
2019-02-05 16:03:14 +0000 UTC View Post
Here is a sneak peek at the pages mailing out this week! These are Leaves 011 and 012, which completes the first Quire. I will be posting a tutorial video this month to make sure everyone is confident on page order etc. I know I still owe you a Spoiler Thread from last month's mailing. I won't forget. Next month we start the second Quire which w...
2019-02-03 13:18:55 +0000 UTC View Post
I know this is something folks are wondering about, so here is a video to motivate and inspire you (but not scare you). The beginning deals with aging pages, but after that it gets interesting!
2019-01-22 17:27:26 +0000 UTC View Post
I climbed out on the rocky coast of Maine at a spot called the Giant's Steps today to summon a new year. I hope it is full of wonder and surprise for you!
2019-01-01 02:38:09 +0000 UTC View Post
I hope everyone had a wonderful Solstice! If you are traveling be safe, if you are at home be cozy. Thank you all so much for believing in my crazy project and making this an unrivaled year of artistic fulfillment for me. What a gift!
One piece of business: if you update your address please drop me a note, Patreon doesn't give me a heads u...
2018-12-27 20:50:34 +0000 UTC View Post
Happy Solstice!
Pages 15 and 16 combine Lovecraftian (and Clark Ashton Smith-ian) mythology with a tale from Iceland I learned when I was a child. The idea here of the "hidden children" of Shub Niggurath comes from a story of Eve hiding her unwashed children from God ( 2018-12-21 21:45:18 +0000 UTC View Post
Okay, it was actually closed as a memorial honoring the life of George H. W. Bush, but the result was the same. Everything went out today though!
2018-12-06 22:02:16 +0000 UTC View Post
With the help of some good friends (including Eric "Master of Tentacles" Anderson) we've made a new short film to promote the book project. I'll let you all know as soon as it's done!
2018-12-02 16:16:30 +0000 UTC View Post
Here is a quick info-graphic on how we're doing with nesting the first Quire. I've included the 8th Leaf (mailing in two weeks!) just for fun. Let me know if this format doesn't make sense!
2018-11-21 01:42:00 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello fellow cultists,
as you know, earlier this month we reached 100 Patrons. So this month's mailing will be the final "single Leaf" mailing. 008 will go out on December 5th, and then we will start the new year with Leaves 009-010 on January 5th, Leaves 011-012 on February 5th, etc.
Back orders will follow the same pricing as patrons have...
2018-11-17 22:40:45 +0000 UTC View PostHello fellow cultists!
Page 13 reveals some of our author's tendency toward abusive language. It feels crappy to be called ignorant and of weak faith, and to have your commitment challenged, right? Well that's a page right out of Lovecraft's stories. Harley Warren and Asenath Waite are prime examples of this character type. In defining my version...
2018-11-16 21:27:24 +0000 UTC View Post
I'm honored to have some of my Necronomicon pages adding a little sizzle to these photos. Here's another set:
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These dice sets are r...
2018-11-07 21:53:07 +0000 UTC View Post
Thanks to new patron Philip for the tip on this story. This painting is beautiful, but at one point it was also ghoulish! There is certainly going to be a Dee footnote espousing the benefits of skull circles for divination now.
2018-11-06 22:21:09 +0000 UTC View PostThey're in the mail folks! I do apologize that the little red sigil I usually stamp on the back is absent, but it was either rubber stamp 96 envelopes or deliver them to the Post Office. I chose mailing them!
While Patreon is still crunching the numbers (things are always in flux until the 5th of the month) it looks pretty likely that we've reached 100 Patrons!
The good news: that means we've reached out stretch goal and the wheels are now in motion for doubling the output. More details to come...
The bad news: I missed the opportunity to post t...
2018-11-02 09:21:18 +0000 UTC View PostI finally managed to contact Mr. Campbell and received his blessing to include his creations in this book. His contributions to the Mythos are truly wonderful, and I am so relieved that he said yes!
Happy belated Halloween by the way, my kiddos really did me proud!
2018-11-01 16:08:39 +0000 UTC
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Hey folks, in case you missed it here is the new video explaining the project. My friend Jon Dearnley filmed this at the H.P. Lovecraft Film Festival in Providence back in August. Please feel free to share this around, we're just 5 Patrons away from 100!
2018-10-26 16:27:03 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello fellow cultists!
Page 11 has a pretty splashy image of the undead leaders of the Cthulhu Cult (as mentioned by Old Castro when interviewed by Inspector Legrasse). A fun detail I discovered was that on 16th century maps China was often misrepresented as two different countries, so I was able to reference Serica Regio and Sinarum Situs instea...
2018-10-20 14:09:26 +0000 UTC View Post