And now, it’s possible for you to own the actual prop that started it all!
He created the prop and is selling it from his own collection, so you know its authentic.
(That said, it also comes with a letter of authenticity.)
It was referred to as theNaturom DemontoinThe Evil Dead, but later as theNecronomicon Ex-MortisinEvil Dead IIandArmy of Darkness.
Lovecrafts works, starting with the 1924 short storyThe Hound.
Propstore notes [Sullivans] main inspiration for the imagery [was] Leonardo Da Vincis notebooks on anatomy.
For the ancient symbols, Sullivan devised his own alphabet that he humorously called Bullscrit.'
Klaatu… barada… necktie!
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