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| + | The '''''Necronomicon''''' is a book in H. P. Lovecraft's short stories that supposedly contains accounts of the old ones and the means for summoning them. The Cthulhu cultists in South Park read it while they await Cthulhu's arrival. It features heavily as a plot point in "[[Mysterion Rises]]" and "[[Coon vs. Coon & Friends]]". |
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| + | It is revealed in "[[Mysterion Rises]]" that [[Kenny McCormick]] (while under the guise of his alter-ego [[Mysterion]]) was affected by the book. After hearing the line "That is not dead which can eternal lie, and with strange aeons even death may die," he feels troubled, and it is mentioned that his parents [[Stuart McCormick]] and [[Mrs. McCormick]] were present at cult meetings (though they were only there for the free beer). |
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| − | The evil book that cultists in South Park read, worshiping Cthulhu and awaiting his arrival.[[Image:Necronomicon.png|right|300px]] The information that Trey and Matt present on Cthulhu and the Necronomicon can be found in |
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| − | H.P. Lovecrafts' short story, ''The Call of Cthulhu''. To read the short story: http://www.sacred-texts.com/nec/hpl/hpl31.htm |
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| + | [[Image:CoonvsCoonandFriends35.png|left|180px|thumb|A page from the book depicting Prince Abdul Alhazred.]] |
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| − | ''"Nor is it to be thought that man is either the oldest or the last of earth's masters, or that the common bulk of life and substance walks alone. The Old Ones were, the Old Ones are, and the Old Ones shall be. Not in the spaces we know, but between them, they walk serene and primal, undimensioned and to us unseen. Yog-Sothoth knows the gate. Yog-Sothoth is the gate. Yog-Sothoth is the key and guardian of the gate. Past, present, future, all are one in Yog-Sothoth. He knows where the Old Ones broke through of old, and where They shall break through again. He knows where They had trod earth's fields, and where They still tread them, and why no one can behold Them as They tread. By Their smell can men sometimes know Them near, but of Their semblance can no man know, saving only in the features of those They have begotten on mankind; and of those are there many sorts, differing in likeness from man's truest eidolon to that shape without sight or substance which is Them. They walk unseen and foul in lonely places where the Words have been spoken and the Rites howled through at their Seasons. The wind gibbers with Their voices, and the earth mutters with Their consciousness. They bend the forest and crush the city, yet may not forest or city behold the hand that smites. Kadath in the cold waste hath known Them, and what man knows Kadath? The ice desert of the South and the sunken isles of Ocean hold stones whereon Their seal is engraver, but who bath seen the deep frozen city or the sealed tower long garlanded with seaweed and barnacles? Great Cthulhu is Their cousin, yet can he spy Them only dimly. Iä! Shub-Niggurath! As a foulness shall ye know Them. Their hand is at your throats, yet ye see Them not; and Their habitation is even one with your guarded threshold. Yog-Sothoth is the key to the gate, whereby the spheres meet. Man rules now where They ruled once; They shall soon rule where man rules now. After summer is winter, after winter summer. They wait patient and potent, for here shall They reign again."'' --exerpt from the Necronomicon |
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| + | The following episode, "[[Coon vs. Coon & Friends]]", implies heavily that the ''Necronomicon'' was involved in Kenny gaining his power of immortality - he notes the [[City of R'Lyeh|Nightmare City of R'Lyeh]] as familiar to him, and while he reads the book, there is a panel seen showing a spell being cast on a baby by cultists. This is further of note as [[Trey Parker|Trey]] and [[Matt Stone|Matt]] state in the audio commentary that a "panel" in the episode hints at Kenny's origins. |
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| − | It is [[Kenny McCormick]] in the series who is affected most by the book. As referenced in the episode [[Coon vs. Coon & Friends]], it is possible that Kenny gained his immortality as a result from his parents attending Cult Meetings when he was in the womb/ a baby. Kenny may or may not be what the Necronomicon refers to as "an Old One." In fact, the couplet that Kenny learns and is determined to decipher is: |
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| + | [[Image:CoonvsCoonandFriends36.png|250px|right|thumb|A page from the book depicting an [[City of R'Lyeh|otherworldly realm]] and a cult ritual.]] |
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| + | *Like [[Cthulhu]], the ''Necronomicon'' is originally from science-fiction/horror writer H. P. Lovecraft's works. |
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| + | *[[Goth Kids#Henrietta Biggle|Henrietta]] mentions the book as having been written by a "mad prince". In H. P. Lovecraft's works, the book was written by a mad Arabic poet or scholar (not referred to as a prince) named Abdul Alhazred. The name "Prince Abdul Alhazred" actually appears briefly in "[[Coon vs. Coon & Friends]]", alongside an illustration, when Henrietta shows [[Mysterion]] the book. |
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| + | *The line "That is not dead which can eternal lie, and with strange aeons even death may die," is also said to have been a line from the book in Lovecraft's original story, "The Call of Cthulhu". |
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| + | *[http://www.sacred-texts.com/nec/hpl/hpl31.htm "The Call of Cthulhu" by H. P. Lovecraft] |
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| − | ''That is not dead which can eternal lie.<br /> |
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| − | And with strange aeons even death may die.'' |
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Revision as of 23:11, 7 December 2018
The Necronomicon is a book in H. P. Lovecraft's short stories that supposedly contains accounts of the old ones and the means for summoning them. The Cthulhu cultists in South Park read it while they await Cthulhu's arrival. It features heavily as a plot point in "Mysterion Rises" and "Coon vs. Coon & Friends".
It is revealed in "Mysterion Rises" that Kenny McCormick (while under the guise of his alter-ego Mysterion) was affected by the book. After hearing the line "That is not dead which can eternal lie, and with strange aeons even death may die," he feels troubled, and it is mentioned that his parents Stuart McCormick and Mrs. McCormick were present at cult meetings (though they were only there for the free beer).
A page from the book depicting Prince Abdul Alhazred.
The following episode, "Coon vs. Coon & Friends", implies heavily that the Necronomicon was involved in Kenny gaining his power of immortality - he notes the Nightmare City of R'Lyeh as familiar to him, and while he reads the book, there is a panel seen showing a spell being cast on a baby by cultists. This is further of note as Trey and Matt state in the audio commentary that a "panel" in the episode hints at Kenny's origins.
Trivia
A page from the book depicting an otherworldly realm and a cult ritual.
- Like Cthulhu, the Necronomicon is originally from science-fiction/horror writer H. P. Lovecraft's works.
- Henrietta mentions the book as having been written by a "mad prince". In H. P. Lovecraft's works, the book was written by a mad Arabic poet or scholar (not referred to as a prince) named Abdul Alhazred. The name "Prince Abdul Alhazred" actually appears briefly in "Coon vs. Coon & Friends", alongside an illustration, when Henrietta shows Mysterion the book.
- The line "That is not dead which can eternal lie, and with strange aeons even death may die," is also said to have been a line from the book in Lovecraft's original story, "The Call of Cthulhu".
See Also