Necronomicon (Giger book)

The Necronomicon refers to two books associated with the Swiss surrealist artist H.R. Giger: Necronomicon (1977) and Necronomicon 2 (1985). These are not texts of occultism or mythology, but rather art books showcasing Giger's biomechanical artwork. The title is a direct reference to the fictional grimoire of the same name created by horror writer H.P. Lovecraft.

Giger's Necronomicon books compile his airbrushed paintings, drawings, and sculptures, depicting a fusion of organic and technological elements. These biomechanical landscapes and figures are often nightmarish and unsettling, exploring themes of birth, death, sexuality, and industrialization.

The imagery from Giger's Necronomicon books was highly influential in the design of Ridley Scott's film Alien (1979), where Giger served as a designer and created the creature, the derelict spacecraft, and the alien planet's surface based on his own artwork.

While the Necronomicon of Lovecraft is a fictional text with supposed magical properties, Giger's Necronomicon books are collections of visual art intended to evoke a sense of the uncanny and the alien. They are considered significant works of surrealist and science fiction art.