The Necronomicon was not the first book by H.P. Lovecraft to terrify readers with tales of dark and twisted horrors from beyond. No, the Al-Azif, or Book of the
Exact authentic print of English translation of Ancient text known to mankind as Al Azif, secret blasphemous knowledge by mad and cursed Abdul Al Hazred. Clande
Before the Kitab 'Al-Azif' or The 'Necronomicon', the Mad Arab Abd Al-Hazzard had penned several collections of Poetry. The Scourge is one such Qasidah or Epic.
In the past 31 years, there has been a lot of ink—actual and virtual—spilled on the subject of the Necronomicon. Some have derided it as a clumsy hoax; othe