"H.R. GIGER'S NECRONOMICON: A startling milestone on the darkly lit road once traveled by the likes of Bosch, Brueghel, Lovecraft, Poe and Kafka. Giger's remarkable book of the dead gives us some of the most powerful images ever an artist drew from the well of the imagination.
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51 of 53 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
H.R. Giger's work has, in my opinion, the distinction of being the most disturbing art embraced by the public since that of Hieronymous Bosch. Here is a great introduction (if you don't mind the price tag) to the work of such an artist.
This book is not for the young or the easily disturbed. The world of Giger is quite intentionally the world of nightmares, with Freudian symbolism, decay, and perverse sexuality abounding. But there is also a beauty behind it all, in the metallic shine of his futuristic nymphs or the strange landscapes of endless babies' faces which make us realize the strangeness inherent in the everyday. Instead of using art to try and transcend reality, Giger pulls us down into the darkest parts of what we see around us, and refuses to let us go. In this way he shows us that perhaps that darkness is not so terrifying as it may seem, and he accustoms us to facing that in ourselves. Not only is such confrontation healthy, it may very well be essential, and Giger is a skilled tour guide when it comes to areas of the mind and psyche that not many artists have dared to explore.
The second Necronomicon volume is a worthy companion to this one, but if you must have only one Giger book this is the one I recommend. Use this book to take yourself into hell...and then realize that you can come back out again.
21 of 21 people found the following review helpful
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Format:Hardcover
After having seen some of Giger's work in Alien and some other more well know work I decided to buy Biomechanics. It was very good, but the Necronomicon is THE pilot book for all the rest of his works. It contains his most outstanding work as far as weird and the macabe go. A tour de force of his strange mind. A wonderous collection of strange and terrible images masterfully done. It is quite disturbing to look at but wonderfully fascinating at the same time. I guarantee if you buy this book you will not be able to put in down until you have read all the notes and seen every last picture, it's that good.
28 of 32 people found the following review helpful
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Format:Hardcover
Here is an excellent foundation of H.R. Giger's work for those sci-fi die-hards who appreciate intense subjects in both text and art. This books shows a wide range of H.R.'s various styles, each one drilling through contemporary notions of form, etiquette, and courtesy. It is a no-nonsense expose' of the nightmare-ish alter-dimensional world of Giger's dreams which taps into the source of human fear. I most strongly recommend this and all the other art books by H.R Giger to all folks who can think for themselves, who can put reality, physics, religion, politics, morals, mathmatics, et. al. in their own separate boxes for a moment, and who seek a startling sidebar from the mundane world. EWH
Most Recent Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars
Bigger than expected, better than expected
I was a little amazed by the size of the package I've received.
Then I've opened it, my eyes started to open bigger than ever. Read more
Then I've opened it, my eyes started to open bigger than ever. Read more
Published 3 months ago by n05f3ra1u
5.0 out of 5 stars
AWESOME!
Love H.R.Giger's art! He is one of the best artists in the world of airbrush!
I'll buy more of his books
I'll buy more of his books
Published 4 months ago by Vladimir
1.0 out of 5 stars
Do not recommend, unless you are into alien porn
Very disappointed in the quality of this used edition. It smells like it needs to be fumigated and has lots of damage. Read more
Published 4 months ago by Raven
2.0 out of 5 stars
I didn't like it
Not enough artwork
I was expecting more alien designs
Recommended to H.R. Giger Fans. You taste in art needs to be very particular for you to enjoy these artworks.
I was expecting more alien designs
Recommended to H.R. Giger Fans. You taste in art needs to be very particular for you to enjoy these artworks.
Published 5 months ago by nelson suarez
4.0 out of 5 stars
If you own only one Giger book, this should be the one.
To say Giger is obsessed with death and sex would not be far off the mark, and he combines this with ubiquitous and evocative mechanical motifs to produce images that will burn... Read more
Published 6 months ago by urick4321
4.0 out of 5 stars
Hardback Version
The colours were not quite as good as the original Big O soft cover version but a reasonably good substitute
Published 7 months ago by M T Duncan
5.0 out of 5 stars
Hell on pages
This book has no connection to the Cthulhu Mythos at all and contains no spells or dead names, if you were swayed here by the title. Read more
Published 10 months ago by Stigmatarsis
4.0 out of 5 stars
Good For Lookin At When You're Takin' a Crap
Pretty friggen good. I like to bring this into the bathroom with me to look through when I'm on the can. Read more
Published 14 months ago by P. Everett
5.0 out of 5 stars
Incomparable Mr Giger
For all the fans of the art of HR Giger this is the book to start with. It includes astonishing works of art with the unique dark surrealistic style of the painter. Read more
Published 16 months ago by petros
5.0 out of 5 stars
Another great Giger art book for the collection
This is the largest book I have yet of Giger's. The pictures are incredible as always but they are awesome in the big prints that they are, and a few are giant fold out pages so... Read more
Published 24 months ago by specialkrp
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- Species Design by H. R. Giger on page 69, and page 70
- Early Morning (Playscripts) by Edward Bond on page 43, and page 45
- Images of Horror and Fantasy by Gert Schiff on page 70
- All Aboard: Year 1, Term 2 Fiction - Traditional Tales by M. Hughes on page 70
- Occult Experience by Nevill Drury on page 70
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- H. R. Giger's Retrospective: 1964-1984 by H. R. Giger in Back Matter (1), Back Matter (2), and Back Matter (3)
- H. R. Giger's Film Design by H. R. Giger in Front Matter, and Back Matter
- Species Design by H. R. Giger in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- H. R. Giger's Biomechanics by H. R. Giger on page 52, and Back Matter
- Stars by Kruger by Sebastian Kruger in Back Matter
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