Unaussprechlichen Kulten
The Nameless Cults (allso know as the Unaussprechlichen Kulten)is the title of a fictional book created by Robert E Howard
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Description
The Unspeakable Cults was written in 1839 by Friedrich von Junzt and first published latter that year in Dusseldorf. The book contains descriptions of the magical and religious practices employed by certain secret cults allong with descriptions of their monsters deities. Large sections of the book are dedicated to anthropology and maverick therois regarding the history of the earth.
Dusseldorf Edition
Very few volumes of the original Dusseldorf edition remain after a series of murders in Vienna and the author's own grisly death caused the majority of people to burn their copies. This edition was printed as black leather bound folio over one thousand pages complete with a number of frightful but brilliant illustrations by the little known artist Gunther Hasse
Bridewell Edition
In 1845 Bridewell Press of London released a pirate english edition of the Unaussprechlichen Kulten entitled The Nameless Cults. This edition is rife with inaccuracies and miss translations. Many of the original Gunther Hasse illustrations were removed and replaced with cheap woodcuts.
Golden Goblin Edition
In 1909 another english translation of The Nameless Cults was published by Golden Goblin Press; a small New York based publishing firm. This edition was mostly comprised of an expurged translation of the Bridewell version. Subject to heavy censorship, this edition was roughly two thirds the size of the original. Due to this most of the details regarding the rituals and spells were removed. Production of this book proved costly so relatively few volumes of this edition were printed. Even so Golden Goblin version Nameless Cults still turn up in bookshops ocasionaly.
Roll Playing Game Stats
- Necro-Nomicon
- The Book of the Law of the Dead, derived from Nomicon (Book of Law).
- Necro-Nomo-icon
- The Book of Dead Laws.
- Necro-Nemo-ikon
- A Study or Classification of the Dead.
- Necro-Nomo-eikon
- Image of the Law of the Dead.
- Necro-Nemein-Ikon
- Book Concerning the Dead.
- Necrό-Nomo-eikon
- Law of Dead Images.
- Necr-Onom-icon
- The Book of Dead Names, derived from onoma (name).
