The Satanic Screen

Satan has figured in film since the very birth of cinema The Satanic Screen documents all of Satan s cinematic incarnations, covering not only the horror genre but also a whole range of sub genres including hardcore porn, mondo and underground film Heavily illustrated with rare still photographs, posters and arcana, the book also investigates the perennial symbiotic interplay between Satanic cinema and leading occultists for example, Aleister Crowley , making it essential reading for anyone interested in the Black Arts and their continuing representation in populist culture.Nikolas Schreck is the editor of The Manson File 1988 , and director of the film Charles Manson Superstar 1989 He is a world respected authority on occultism and true crime. Download The Satanic Screen Author Nikolas Schreck – kino-fada.fr Although Nikolas Schreck AKA Barry Dubin maybe sort of a joke among people interested in the left hand path, his book The Satanic Screen is a one of a kind work Analyzing the history of Satan in film from an actual Satanic perspective is undeniably interesting Schreck is obviously a guy that knows a lot, but also seems to be quite...I was surprised to find this book at the campus library of Copenhagen University s faculty of humanities at all I was evensurprised finding it quite good, not just by the standards of books written by practicing Satanists about cinematic depictions of their faith Even on that point, author Nikolas Schreck provides anuanced view than you d find everywhere else, showing Satanism to be muchheterogenous than assumed by the general public and disspelling many myths about the faith I was surprised to find this book at the campus library of Copenhagen University s faculty of humanities at all I was evensurprised finding it quite good, not just by the standards of books written by practicing Satanists about cinematic depictions of their faith Even on that point, author Nikolas Schreck provides anuanced view than you d find everywhere else, showing Satanism to be muchheterogenous than assumed by the general public and disspelling many myths about the faith he s also as critical as admiring of Aleister Crowley, and so of Anton Lavey Schreck proves himself as good a film historian and a sociologist as a scholar of the occult, digging up some rather obscure interesting films from the beginning of cinema in the late 19th century up to the late 1990s The former are quite many, since th...Lots of good stuff here This is a great series excellent for film heads always well researched though the misspellings here are pretty unforgivable on and on about Teflor when it s Telfor in Ninth Gate you can t love a flick that much and forget such an important name Too much emphasis on the author s favorites dismisses The Exorcist and The Omen outright which is pretty ballsy great on you, I say but not to hype other flicks as being the end all be all Really stuck on what the ultima Lots of good stuff here This is a great series excellent for film heads always well researched though the misspellings here are pretty unforgivable on and on about Teflor when it s Telfor in Ninth Gate you can t love a flick that much and forget such an important name Too much e...In one sense, this book is just another specialty movie guide, for those who are particularly fascinated by portrayals of evil in cinema In another, however, it represents aambitious project the documentation of the public fascination with the Devil through the course of the 20th Century That it has been written by one of theflamboyantly visible Satanists of the 20th Century though largely forgotten in the 21st , should only increase its interest for most readers The problem, of In one sense, this book is just another specialty movie guide, for those who are particularly fascinated by portrayals of evil in cinema In another, however, it represents aambitious project the documentation of the public fascination with the Devil through the course of the 20th Century That it has been written by one of theflamboyantly visible Satanists of the 20th Century though largely forgotten in the 21st , should only increase its interest for most readers The problem, of course, is that Satanists and other occultists are notoriously fractious, and hence most of the potential audience will be annoyed, offended, or outraged by what Schreck says about Kenneth Anger, Aleister Crowley, Anton Szandor LaVey, or one or another occult hero or villain In that sense, I recommend it only to those who can put aside their personal biases and enjoy the...Somewhat uneven, but a good way to pick horror flicks The author certainly could have done with an editor to tell him to chop out the bits where he flat out says oh, this has nothing to do with satanic cinema, but I m going to talk about it anyway It also became apparent that he has a very particular type of satanic horror film that he finds acceptable aka good and everything else is utter crap in his eyes His aversion to any kind of gore his triumphing of his idea of cerebral s Somewhat uneven, but a good way to pick horror flicks The author certainly could...This book can basically not be compared to any other book, it s definitely worth a read there aren t any other books on the subject.It s perhaps slightly ironic that Schreck, whose work revolves heavily around the study of Charles Manson, ch...Wonderful work at expressing the many faces of darkness.Very nice work, certainly a topic few if any other authors have covered.Remarkable work if it were updated, it would surely have evenrelevant material.

• English
• 06 February 2017
Nikolas Schreck
• Paperback
• 246 pages
• 1840680431
• Nikolas Schreck
• The Satanic Screen