Overview
The boldest, most comprehensive and authoritative guide to the realms of darkness and devilry ever published. Satanic priest Gavin Baddeley and Cradle of Filth frontman Dani Filth take readers on a secret journey from ancient formulae for conjuring the goddesses of hell to the latest research on the psychopathology of serial murder. No tombstone remains unturned in this wide-ranging and witty dissection of the uncanny and unholy, of the esoteric and erotic. Music forms the entry point, but every medium, from film amd literature to comics and computer games, is considered.
Full Product Details
Author: Gavin Baddeley ,
Dani Filth
Publisher: FAB Press
Imprint: FAB Press
Dimensions:
Width: 19.50cm
, Height: 3.10cm
, Length: 26.00cm
Weight: 1.792kg
ISBN: 9781903254516
ISBN 10: 1903254515
Pages: 571
Publication Date: 07 January 2010
Audience:
General/trade
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General
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Out of Print
Availability: In Print
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Reviews
Baddeley is a sharp cookie. --Anton La Vey The most realized band in the Black Metal realm... Cradle of Filth always create with an intelligence and self-awareness that reveals a great art. --Rolling Stone magazine Baddeley is the patron saint of Gothic journalism. --The Journal of Popular Culture
Baddeley is the patron saint of Gothic journalism. --The Journal of Popular Culture
Baddeley is a sharp cookie. --Anton La Vey Baddeley is the patron saint of Gothic journalism. --The Journal of Popular Culture The most realized band in the Black Metal realm... Cradle of Filth always create with an intelligence and self-awareness that reveals a great art. --Rolling Stone magazine
Author Information
Gavin Baddeley is a priest in the Church of Satan, and an experienced journalist who has worked for publications as diverse as 'The Observer' and 'Metal Hammer'. He regularly appears as an occult authority in television programmes for the likes of the BBC and Channel 4, and has featured in full page page profiles in newspapers such as 'The Independent' and 'The London Evening Standard'. He has been feted on the international lecture circuit, including an address on Satanism at Cambridge University. His previous 3 books received wide acclaim, 'Kerrang!' magazine dubbing Baddeley 'King Goth'. Dani Filth is one of the most outspoken and controversial figures in the heavy rock world. His status as a pin-up among the Gothic fraternity, and talent for a provocative sound-bite have combined with Cradle of Filth's popularity to earn him countless front covers in both the worldwide rock media. The band has been the subject of features in influential journals, and appeared in numerous TV programmes, including being the subject of a BBC documentary. He has also starred in the cult British horror film Cradle of Fear, cementing the band's substantial crossover with horror fandom.
