The naming of the Necronom series

Leads from : 

The Development of Necronom IV

and 

The paintings that inspired the Alien 

H R Giger and Sergius Golowin

a) Introducing Giger to the Necronomicon name
 In the late 1960s, HR Giger's friend and "Spiritual Father", Sergius Golowin, a well known researcher in fables, myths, legend, and esotericism, gave a book of Lovecraft's stories to HR Giger and introduced him to the idea of Necronomicon: The Book of the Dead.  Sergius came to the conclusion that Giger's entire body of work could easily be pages from the Necronomicon. Giger actually came to admire the work of Lovecraft but states that his main influence on Giger's work is simply the name of Alhazred's grimoire

b) Giger's Necronomicon soon materialises
Sergius gave a series of paintings by Giger the name Necronom after the Necronomicon and Giger was content to use the title. Golowin had often given different names to Giger's paintings that he used. The next thing that Sergius did was to tell everyone that the walls of Giger's home were covered with paintings from the Necronomicon, which at the time was not true. However  Giger's Passage and The Spell turned Giger's walls into a Lovecraftian temple until they were moved to his museum in Gruyeres. As it went, Golowin who had often given names to Giger's paintings had decided that Giger's book of art work would be named Giger's Necronomicon and Giger was content to go along with this since he found Lovecraft's work an inspiration.

source quotes

1. H. R. Giger: While I was looking for a title for my gloomy pictures, Sergius Golowin, my spiritual father and the well-known Swiss researcher of myths, drew my attention to Lovecraft and - since the original book is only preserved in fragments -, suggested the name "Giger's Necronomicon". This title sewed not a little confusion, since Lovecraft followers thought they had at last found their Necronomicon. (Giger ARh+ p40) 
2. Tom Gabriel Warrior: The creatures in your Necronom IV and V paintings of 1976 basically represent prototypes of the later Alien creature. Do you remember the thoughts behind the Necronom? What are its origins?
   
   

   

   H P Lovecraft

   H. R. Giger: It was simply a name for a character in my paintings. Most titles were suggested to my by the writer Sergius Golowin. Incidentally, he also proposed the title Necronomicon. To him, it suited my world. I also read Lovecraft's writings, which influenced my work significantly
   
   Tom Gabriel Warrior: I didn't know that Golowin had a hand in this
   
   H. R. Giger: yes, Golowin became very important to me due to his title suggestions. I never knew what to call my paintings  (Zero Tolerance #26, p27)
3. ArtSync: Let's talk about some of your influences. How about H.P. Lovecraft—
   GIGER:Yes, Lovecraft. An old friend of mine, Sergius Golowin, a specialist in myths and fables and magic, gave me a book by Lovecraft in the late 60s and introduced me to Necronomicon: The Book of the Dead. He said the entire corpus of my work could easily be pages out of the Necronomicon. I very much admire Lovecraft, but his main influence upon my own was simply the name of Alhazred's grimoire [Lovecraft character's book of magic] — the Necronomicon. There is a funny story concerning Golowin. He used to tell everyone that the walls of my home were covered with paintings from the Necronomicon, which at the time was not true at all, but after a while it became true. Passages and The Spell turned my walls into a sort of Lovecraftian temple, but not anymore, since all those works are now in Gruyeres [Switzerland], at the museum. (ArtSync Magazine Fall 2009, p60)
4. Vice: Can you tell me about the dream behind Necronomicon your book that Ridley Scott used as the template for Alien?
   HR Giger: These things come from H.P. Lovecraft. In the ’70s I was very familiar with Lovecraft. (vice.com/ 2009)
5. Dr Blackthorn: It feels as if a HP Lovecraft renaissance is on the cards, and that people are sick of zombies and vampires in the media and need something deeper and more intelligent. Do you think the stars are aligned, and the time is right for a Lovecraft revival, and Cthulhu to rise? Obviously, your work was influenced by Lovecraft in your early days, - does his work have any influence on you today?
   HR Giger: It no longer really has an influence, since I no longer paint. But there was a period in my life, during the 1970s, when Lovecraftian ideas had a significant impact on many aspects of my work. My friend , Swiss writer Sergius Golowin, had quite a lot to do with that. His suggestions in this regard had a considerable effect on both my paintings and their titles (Bizarre magazine, p66)
   
6. La Estadea: En tu obra se advierte un trasfondo literario importante , de hecho tus pinturas evocan ciertos pasajes de la literatura fantastica.
   HRGiger: Sí es cierto, siempre he leído mucho. Mi afición por la lectura es anterior inclusio a mi pasión por le arte. Leía muchos krimis de prequeño y después empecé con Allan Poe. A finales de los sesenta conocí la obra de Lovecraft y me encantó. Un amigo escritor, Segius Golowin me sugirió que porqué no titular a mi libro "Giger's Necronomicon" si del original sólo quedaban fragmentos y así lo hice. En lost setenta también me aficioné mucho a la literatura oculista, Crowley, Levi, y sobre todo Gutave Meyrink que es de mis favoritos. En aquella época me interesaba mucho la magia, las brujas, pero por su component estético, nunca he pertenecido a sectas ni nada por el estilo, mucha gente malinterpreta mis obras, soy una persona muy normal, tanto que uno se aburriría conmigo (riras). pero en fin leo de todo, desde Philip K Dick o William Gibson a Stephen King, aunque reconozco que siento predilección por la literatura de terror.
   TranslationLa Estadea: In your work have seen a major literary background, in fact your paintings evoke certain passages of fantastic literature.
   
   HRGiger: It is true, I have always read a lot. My love of reading is above inclusions to my passion for the art. I read a lot small crime stories and then I started with Allan Poe. At the end of the sixties, I met the work of Lovecraft, and I loved it. A writer friend, Segius Golowin suggested that why not title my book "Giger's Necronomicon" if there were only fragments of the original and so I did.  In the 1970s I also really much occult literature, Crowley, Levi, and above all Gutave Meyrink which is my favorite. At that time I was very much interested magic, witches, but for its aesthetic component, I have never belonged to cults or anything like that, many people misunderstood my works, I'm a very normal person, so that one is begun with me (riras). But in end I read everything from Philip K Dick or William Gibson to Stephen King, although I admit I feel fondness for the literature of terror. (La Estadea No 3, 1st August 2006)