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DIABOLICAL CREATIONS MAGAZINE
Issue #1: Mercury Edition
Publisher: IZM Enterprises
Hardcopy Version: (c) 1993
Textware Version:
Released 1998 for Limited Use by Special Arrangement with Publisher.
Version Number: 1.00
Deletions of art and out-of-date ads shall be noted.
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Front Cover, PAGE 1: Diabolical Creations logo.
Chad Beck's DIABOLICAL CREATIONS cover art
Art Description: A nude woman is being strangled by a werewolf's penis
which has transformed into a third hand.
Artist: Chad Beck
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"...Suffer yourselves not to be wheedled out of your
liberty by any pretense of politeness, delicacy or decency.
These as they are often used are but three different names for
hypocrisy, chicanery and cowardice."
-- John Adams,
2nd President of the U.S.A.,
speaking on the liberty of the press to publish
as protected by the U.S. Constitution.
Welcome to the first issue of DIABOLICAL CREATIONS, the Mercury
Edition. (We'll explain "editions" in the next issue.) If you find this
'zine shocking to your standards of "decency" and "family values," then you
must be a rather boring dullard. We certainly don't apologize; you have
only yourself to blame. On the other hand, if you enjoy this periodical,
then you have only your personal interpretation of the prearranged inky
shapes on paper to thank, perhaps blame. Whatever the case, we editors
hope that you'll have similar interpretations of our future issues. Also,
if you have created works of inky shapes on paper, send 'em to us at IZM
Enterprises, along with any complaints or non-complaints. Should we use
your work, we'll compensate that use with a something or another.
Religion is such a ripe source for laughter that we have decided to
serve you a heaping helping with our premiere of xerographic fun. Hey, call
this toll-free number and ask to be put on a mailing list for a free
newsletter: dial 1-800-543-1495! Even if you don't enjoy this wacky
Christian junk mail, the least you could do is recycle it for Earth's sake!
And don't forget to do the same with this 'zine when you're finished with
it.
We shouldn't have to tell you not to have tonsure rituals with a
rusty razor, however great a teacher experience is. On a serious note,
we recommend that you write to the National Coalition Against Censorship,
275 7th Ave., New York, N.Y. 10001, because free speech should be
relevant to all people, even if they're a bunch of monkey-fucks!
Okay. Now that we've pushed what's "obscene" and "fit to print" up
the anal corridors of society's zeroes, the Contest can be explained. To
win, you must tell us how many times the words "with a smile" appear in this
issue of DIABOLICAL CREATIONS, and you must invent a meaning for our
acronym, I.Z.M. No jIZM jokes, please! The Contest ends Halloween 1993,
midnight. The best acronym creation will win a free D.C. subscription plus
a mystery gift.
If you aren't sure whether partially polarized skylight at twilight,
coupled with cyclic solar flares, has been constituting what is normally
recognized as unidentified flying objects, so what? No big deal. Just
read D.C. and be safe in the knowledge that you are the Hall Monitor of
Destiny's Hallways, always & all ways. Relax. And remember: THEY SAVED
HITLER'S BRAIN!
-- Four Horsemen...persons
(And engineers of Biocentric Psychology too!)
*** The contents of this issue have been certified by the Commission for the
Certification of Contents (C.C.C.), and they are on file.
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CREATIONS, DIABOLICAL
CON-TENTS: Issue Highlights
[Art: Two tents with crosses painted on them.]
Cover Art -- Underground comic book artist Chad Beck drew our cover
piece, as well as some internal illustrations. More
never-before-seen art by Chad will be featured in the future.
Screen Warriors -- Page 6. An article Japanese from Roy Ware, who is also
a comic book artist and horror/oriental genre film &
television historian.
Satanism -- Starting on Page 10, a variety of Satanic articles and articles
about Satanism launches throughout this 'zine. Satanism isn't
just for breakfast anymore...
God: Proof and Choice -- A Christian article that not only "proves" the
existence of God, but "proves" that Christianity is the only true
religion too, and that modern science is the result of a Christian
mindset. A GOOD use of logic, begins on page 16 -- by Scott Morris.
All this and more! Some of what you will read herein is meant to
be taken cum grano salis. And some, though sincerely written, is
unintentionally funny. You decide what is which, what is neither.
A 'zine without errors, even purposeful ones, should be condemned
to glossy covers, mass distribution and beer & cigarette advertisements!
In short, we're talking about the Hell that is Commercial Success! If ever
we turn down that dark path, shoot us, kill us; it would be pure mercy.
One more thing. You zipperheads who think our cover art is
"suggestive" or "glorifying violence towards women" or just plain "sick,"
should get a life! National Geographic (AKA the poorman's Playboy) shows
more breasts and genitals and "filth" than we could ever dream of printing.
But we'll work on it, as sure as Christ's 2nd visit was in Waco, Texas!
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THIN PAPER
by Karen Eliot (preprinted from SMILE)
The world is a theatre of anarchy. And those disjointed
histrionics that we observe in it do not culminate to any meaningful plot
or distinctive conclusion. Life and Death, that purposeless cycle of
perpetual transformation for living matter, is just a small, impersonal
theme in the greater, insignificant one that is the Universe.
Poor humanity, directionless and alone with its dreary
consciousness, is want of destiny and hope, of an external will who can love
and master it. But none show. Still, stories of such do scarcely diminish
in light of the accumulating achievements that ought to define the proud and
human race. In vain, humanity, that sentient accident of unknown eons of
evolutionary processes, listens to nothingness in its search for the Voice
of Purpose, when it is a groundless supposition that there exists even one.
Purpose is an imaginary demon conjured through applied creation and
manipulation. It is the beast that creeps from the internal wills of
superior human individuals and seems to guide the general herd of humanity.
The Universe, devoid of consciousness, ignores the purposes that humankind
invents -- the dreamed up demons that demand servitude and war to uphold
demonic supremacy. The Universe is the ultimate collective. It cannot
affect the lesser parts, nor even coordinate the islands of individual
consciousness that make it up. And the law of transformation belongs within
it.
Because human creatures create order in their allotment of the
Universe with a purpose or design in mind, it seems absolutely evident that
the semblance of order (or even true order, if it be so) must be the
influence of some Great Designer or Designers, who have a reason for
humanity's appearance in the grand scheme of Theirs/His/Hers. "We pray, oh
gods, that you give our time on Earth meaning. What is your will?" But,
that silent answer can bring riches to the superior human individuals; they
"hear" more from the Divine, and can teach the trick to you... Thin paper
helps, too.
Consciousness, that accidental trait of the Earth's living tenants,
can let you smile.
[NOTE: "Preprinted from SMILE"? Ken Gage used "Karen Eliot" as a nom de
plume, probably to soften the dominance of his writings which hog up
so much of DIABOLICAL CREATIONS MAGAZINE.]
[DELETED: Probable out-of-date ad for sheet music to Anton LaVey's
notorious "Hymn of the Satanic Empire."]
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[Art: Surrealistic pen & ink collage {?} with a demonic baby headed
creature in the foreground and a monstrous eyeball in the
background. Also appears in the KEN GAGE SKETCH BOOK Volume I.]
[Artist: D.C. editor, Ken Gage.]
[On this page is a listing of money made by various Christian denominations
alongside a Satanic symbol and the words, "The Ninth." The
reference is to The Nine Satanic Statements from page 25 of THE
SATANIC BIBLE, The Ninth being: "Satan has been the best friend the
church has ever had, as he has kept it in business all these
years!"]
Yearbook of American Churches 1992
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Denomination Donations Per Capita T H E
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American Baptist $359 mil., $234.35
952,000 ***
Southern Baptist $4.864 bil. $323.47 *
Episcopal Church $1.377 bil. $811.31 *********
Evangelical Lutheran $1.503 bil. $385.55 *
Lutheran (MO Synod) $915 mil. $350.84 *************
Presbyterian Church $1.825 bil. $641.04 *
United Church of Christ $599 mil. $374.79 **** * ****
United Methodist $2.845 bil. $319.60 ** ** * ** **
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Roman Catholic figures are never reported; Jewish Synagogues and
organizations also do not report.
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SCREEN WARRIORS
by Roy Ware
"Is there a dilemma for
Godzilla fans in America?
Here's the story --"
GODZILLA. If the mental picture that immediately comes to mind is a
rubber-suited monster of low-budget Japanese films, you need to be educated.
It is too bad that this image is all most people see.
As originally conceived, Godzilla is a curse, a plague unleashed
by Mother Earth to punish humanity for its transgressions against her, and
to protect and avenge her. Godzilla is the archetype of an uncontrollable
demon conjured through the ignorance of humanity's disconcern for and
violation of nature. Eiji Tsuburaya, Godzilla's creator, would likely be
disappointed to discover today, if he were yet alive, that his original
concept is so widely misunderstood. But it's no wonder.
Godzilla is not some cute namby-pamby. Nor is he some giant lizard
boy scout. There is something of a story behind the dishonoring of
Godzilla.
The 1954 release of GOJIRA in Japan was a masterpiece compared to
the butchered version that was released to the American screen in 1956,
under the name GODZILLA. Over 20 minutes were gouged out of the 98 minute
classic which Toho Studios had produced. And then, to further pollute
Toho's work, cheap sequences of actor Raymond Burr were edited in. This
defilement was done by Americans, presumably to aid witless American
audiences in understanding and relating to the film. But there is more
to the denigration of Tsuburaya's GOJIRA than this, too. The blame is
shared.
[Continued on PAGE 7]
[Art: Godzilla.]
[Artist: Roy Ware, known for his work in CREEPSVILLE and BLACK SUN comic
books.]
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Toho's standards became increasingly lax with the sequel mania which
ensued. The quality of the 14 Gojira films that followed the
original varied from film to film, but particularly degenerated during the
ones made in the 1970's. Although it can be said that the special effects
of that time were yet in their infancy, so much more could have been
accomplished. The studio became complacent. Even with Godzilla's several
appearances in the Japanese television series Ryusei Ningen Zon ("Zone the
Meteor Man") in 1973, his potential was unfulfilled. The series, also known
as "Zone Fighter," lasted 26 episodes, only because of the occasional visit
of Toho's giants. This Ultraman ripoff is mostly memorable as a low point
in Godzilla's employment. Entertaining, but...
Tomoyuki Tanaka realized something had gone wrong. He created the
same type of a gulf of difference that the occidental could distinguish
between the 1966 Batman and the darker, serious Batman of 1989. He did it
with the production of GOJIRA '85, ignoring previous appearances of Godzilla
on film and television, with the sole exception of the 1954 original. His
new series of films would be sequels to that. 14 December 1984 saw the
successful release of GOJIRA '85, of a Godzilla who was once again
monstrous and would not be lightened up with camp. But, again, history
would repeat itself dismally. Godzilla would not arrive in America
unadulterated.
Roger Corman's New World Pictures released their bastardization of
the movie here. And again the Americanized version was a butcher job.
Scenes were edited; the original music score was changed; and new poorly
filmed Raymond Burr clips were inserted -- as though he had contributed to
the first film's success and was now back at the helm. This time he was
added not only for the purpose of de-/renationalization, but to help market
Dr. Pepper as well. There is a scene in GOJIRA '85 where Godzilla strikes
a nuclear missile control vessel, thereby activating it. A Russian colonel
trys to disarm the missile, thus saving Tokyo from an explosive fate. But,
New World Pictures decided to become the Office of American Propaganda by
editing the scenes so that the Russian colonel appears to actually be the
one who initiates the missile launch. Like a recurring nightmare, a quality
product of Toho Studios arrives on these [American] shores altered, in some
strange commercial xenophobic attempt to appeal to what New World Pictures
assumes is the greatest common denominator of paying theater-goers. They
would sacrifice their product's integrity for profit margin. Do you suppose
the Japanese would change the artful product of a foreign creator? For
example, would they add oriental features to the Mona Lisa before exhibiting
it in Japan? (New World Pictures, of course, would -- but reasonable
folks?)
Other films in the new series are being produced in Japan, but have
yet to find theatrical release in America. In December of 1989, Japan's
screens showed Toho's GODZILLA VS. BIOLLANTE. "Biollante" is a creature
created from a scientific mixing of a rose's genetic material with some from
a Godzilla cell, and the story's symbolism is not inconsequential.
Next was GODZILLA VS. KING GHIDORAH, produced by Toho and shown over
there [Japan] in, of course, December of 1991. (It should be noted that
Godzilla was first seen by Japanese viewers in December 1954.) The story in
this Godzilla outing is important because it explains Godzilla's origins as
a "Gojirasaurus," through the use of a time machine. Here, our 80 meter
monster must battle the three-headed King Ghidorah. But alien assistance
conspires to turn that tricephal terror into a cyborg-like Mecha King
Ghidorah, who is, needless to say, eventually defeated.
Toho's latest release was GODZILLA VS. MOTHRA (December 1992). And
in this one, Godzilla battles two giant monsters, Mothra and Batra -- Batra's
a mutated type of Mothra creature. Who do you think wins this match up?
Already in the rumor mill is talk about the upcoming production of
the next film, supposedly to be GODZILLA VS. MECHAGODZILLA.
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According to this rumor, Godzilla will be killed. And his son (formerly
known as Minya but now called "Little G" or "Junior") will replace him
as the new "Godzilla." [Which is what happened in 1996's GOJIRA TAI
DESTROYAH; however, this article was written in 1993.] This might be the
worst thing Toho Studios could do, if it's true. As a fan, I hope this is
not his fate. The international celebrity deserves better. He's too rooted
in the imaginations of pop-culture's collective consciousness. Godzilla is
a subject of art and song, not just film -- Blue ™yster Cult and M.O.D. come
to mind instantly. And very few warriors from our screen epics stand up to
Godzilla's fierce, demoniac spirit.
For the small screen, there is a plethora of live action shows; too
many warriors from Japanese television and not enough room in this magazine
to name even a sizable fraction of them. Briefly, some favorites: Metalder
[which was edited into VR Troopers in America], Ultraman, Magma Taishi
(AKA Space Giants), Kamen Riders (Black, RX, Shin, Zeto, etc.) [which became
Masked Rider in America], Uchu Keiji (AKA Space Sheriff Gavan, Speilvan...),
Maskman and Liveman (which are both from a superhero team show called
Sentai). Needless to say that if these titles are unfamiliar to you, there
may be a whole new world of television-viewing to interest you, if you have
the time to explore it.
There is also a great deal of Anime (AKA Japanese animation or
"Japanimation") producing warrior archetypes. Some of the more well known
anime creations include Vampire Hunter D, Devil-Man, Fist of the North Star,
Baoh, Golgo 13, Lupin and (of course!) Speed Racer.
Chinese horror movies are another underground viewing treat, but,
like live action shows and anime, deserve a future article, if not a book,
to fully explore. There is something deeper to Godzilla and these things
than is on the surface, yet so few are aware of anything outside of American
creations. A syncretic understanding is incomplete without exposure to
diverse elements. You just may learn a thing or two from other cultures.
Time to say, "Sayonara sucker!"
[Art: Shin Kamen Rider illustration by Roy Ware; photo of Speed Racer and
Godzilla.]
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[Art: Illustration of "Baoh" by Roy Ware.]
[Boxed quotation:]
Evil fascinated me. I felt it lying in wait for me. And I
wanted to taste it. I was ready to accept the wildness, the rolling
in the gutter, and having to get up the next morning and wash myself
clean. Whenever I had, being a bit of Dorian Gray, I'd looked at
myself in the mirror and it was "Heh-heh, I got away with that. Now,
what lies ahead tomorrow?"
-- Sammy Davis, Jr.
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What Is Satanism?
[The following is an updated reprint of an article on Satanism published
in the first issue of Diabolical Creations Magazine (May 1993 C.E.):
I.Z.M. Enterprises; P.O. Box 353; Maple Park, IL 60151--0353; U.S.A.]
S A T A N I S M
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Does the Prince of Darkness demand the drinking of blood? Is
Satanism about killing human babies and sacrificing animals to appease the
Lord of the Pit? Is mandatory suicide a Satanic prerequisite for His unholy
disciples?
The answer to these questions is NO! Satanism is not about such
activities. And yet people persist in believing that Satanism demands or
encourages this sort of behavior. Why the misconceptions? What -- and WHO!
-- are the sources for all of the misinformation on this topic?
Many.
Most of the sources are neither well-informed nor well-educated.
Much of the nonsense about Satanism is a corollary picked up from watching
bad horror films; or it comes from yellow journalism and other hysteria
generated through the airwaves, mostly in the form of daytime TV talk shows;
or from people presuming that all "death metal" lyricists know exactly what
they're writing about. (Of course, there are more than a handful of dark
musicians who really do understand Satanism: Acheron, C©9ªC, Glenn Danzig,
The Electric Hellfire Club, King Diamond, Marilyn Manson, NON: Boyd Rice --
just to name a few.)
Another bogus source of Satanic knowledge is your local Christian
priest, reverend or similar holy man. Your average Christian leader does
not usually enjoy studying Satanism or other strange subjects; he or she has
already decided that such things are "wrong" and "sinful," therefore he or
she will say anything to discourage interest in Satanism. It's not
surprising; Christianity, like many religions, regards itself as the only
true way, and everybody else is considered wrong, wicked and hellbound.
However, to learn the simple truth about Satanism, all one needs to
do is read THE SATANIC BIBLE -- it's both a modern day primer and the
wellspring of what Satanism is utterly about. That diabolical book has been
available from Avon Books since 1969 of the Common Era (or, 4 Anno Satanas --
which is the Year Four on the Satanic calendar). THE SATANIC BIBLE is still
available at bookstores today, or can be specially ordered:
ISBN 0-380-01539-0.
Of course, if you don't have a copy THE SATANIC BIBLE by Anton
Szandor LaVey, read on; this article should sufficiently explain Satanism to
you, so that a black glimmer of comprehension can be yours for keeps. It
may even haunt you.
Anton Szandor LaVey founded the Church of Satan in 1966 C.E.,
declaring the time to be Year One of the new Satanic Age. And as a genuine
"religion," Satanism did not exist until he came along -- despite the
stamina of many de facto Satanic literatures already scattered about the
world, in one form or another, throughout human history. Because it is so
different from what attributes normally define "religion," Satanism is
sometimes referred to as an "unreligion" -- but, semantics aside, it is an
actual religion, and Satanism quickly became an international intellectual
movement of individuals from every field of endeavor. One that, even today,
shocks the world.
Part of the attraction to Satanism for some is its originality and
rarity. Other Satanic themes include individualism and opposition to the
commonplace (to complacency!) -- values that go hand-in-hand with
old fashion Americanism. At the same time, Satanism's differences and
uniqueness are the reasons that it has been plagued with fear and rumors.
Almost everybody spreads rumors -- the uglier the better. In a way, the
rumors have done Satanism a favor; they have served as a kind of scarecrow
against the timid masses, keeping out the fainthearted. For if Satanism --
the last true Rebellion -- became the world's most popular religion (in name
AND, as it already is, in spirit!), it might lose its raison d'etre.
"Well, if Satanists don't do these horrible things," you may be
asking yourself, "what do they do?" And, "What does Satan do for them?"
Perhaps the most perplexing revelation about Satanists is that they
DO NOT believe in a Satan. For centuries, Christian peoples have been
fantasizing about the exploits of "devil-worshipers," imagining innumerable
transgressions such devil-folk might commit and spreading outlandish stories
(urban legends, modernly) about gawd-awful misdeeds. It was only a matter
of time before someone decided to deviate from the Christian fold and
materialize those fantasies -- or at least the ones that sounded like fun!
And others followed. Eventually someone special came along who was smart
enough to know reality from fiction, to know that there is no Devil
tormenting "sinners," are no gods and never were. The majority of people
would always be the simpletons who, unable to see through the smokescreens
of social-deception, support the social power structure -- who support
complacency and resist change like a caged animal which, after prolonged
captivity, refuses to leave its prison even when the cage door is left open.
Anton Szandor LaVey knew the distinction between true liberty and
lies manufactured for the status quo. He gathered up independence and a
rational worldview, donned the cloak of "Satanist" that Christian fear had
long ago created and, with Christianity's bogeyman mask firmly in place, set
upon the world with a "BOO!" LaVey explains:
"Satanism isn't just an atheistic stance, but an ANTI-
theistic stance. Mankind is quickly overpopulating this
planet; we can no longer afford the luxury of faith as a
substitute for reason. When will people get it through
their heads there's no God to solve our problems!"
LaVey further expounds:
"We don't worship Satan, we worship ourselves using the
metaphorical representation of the qualities of Satan.
Satan IS the name used in Judeo-Christian tradition for that
force of pride and individuality within us."
For the title of a new religion -- a religion against religions, an
unreligion! --, many names could have been chosen from a wide backdrop of
mythologies comprising various world religions. However, for the Americas
and Europe, Satan is the name that everybody knows, due to the past
predominance of Christianity throughout Western Civilization. The name is
suitable, the hat fits; Satanism may be becoming the pinnacle which now
overshadows all Western Civilization.
In the Judeo©Christian fable of Adam & Eve, it was the serpentine
Satan who (successfully) tempted Eve to eat from the Tree of Knowledge.
Satan is knowledge, is consciousness. What better symbol could be found to
represent and inspire the current intellectual movement that Anton Szandor
LaVey has dubbed "Satanism"?!
When Anton LaVey penned THE SATANIC BIBLE, who could have guessed
there would be so many social rebels in the world with the keen mind and
personal fortitude necessary to undertake the challenges of his philosophy?
-- the numbers of adherents who would dash out of the woodwork to prove the
Law of the Forbidden? But Satanism IS NOT for everyone. Satanist DO NOT
recruit, for theirs is an elitist philosophy, and only the few can truly
embrace it for their own and realize its larger implications for the total
of humanity. Even the most agnostic "freethinker" may shrink back in
terror when comes the time to throw the dice of "fate": Is death the end?
or, Is an eternity of torture the price of unGodliness? (Here masochists
get a sure bet!)
Earlier, I considered the question, What do Satanists do? I also
posed, What does Satan do for Satanists? I presented some information which
might clarify the disparity between Christian and Satanic values.
Christianity and Satanism are not always polar opposites. But if we examine
Christianity, I think the answer to such questions may be found. If I
asked, for example, "What do Christians do?" I'd probably receive many
different answers. Because Satanists and Christians are human animals, they
share certain values, habits and concerns. Christians eat, drink and sleep.
So do Satanists. Essentially, the real question is, "What do Christians do
that makes them Christians?" No doubt, the answer is, in some variation,
"Christians do God's work." In this regard a Satanist would probably say
that he or she does his or her own work, because the individual represents
Satan through self-fulfillment. The Christian, actually, is probably acting
in accordance to his or her selfishness most of the time, rather than doing
God's work. Does this make the Christian Satanic? This raises interesting
points which I do not intended to address here, but I also didn't want to
cheat the reader out of an answer to, What do Satanists do that makes them
Satanists? And, as I've said, they work for themselves. (Not against
themselves!) Satanists have merely embraced natural human qualities like
pride, ambition, lust -- the same qualities that, in most cases,
Christianity has labeled "sinful" and "Satanic." If, corresponding to the
Christian view, human qualities are Satan's qualities, then why not be
human? That is, why not be Satanic? The old Christian version of Satan is,
truly, more human than human (any Christian human, that is), if human nature
is Satanic.
A modern Satanic philosopher, writing under the pseudonym of "Nemo,"
wrote an acute, side-by-side analysis of the differences between Satanism
and Christianity in an issue of THE BLACK FLAME (Volume 1, Number 3:
Winter Solstice XXIV A.S.) -- a leading magazine on worldwide Satanism.
I've regurgitated it below, verbatim. After reading Nemo's 12-point
analysis, you should ask yourself what it is that you believe?:
Christians believe in God, Satan, angels, demons, and so on.
Satanists do not.
Christians require faith. Satanists require reason.
Christians preach altruism. Satanists follow rational self-interest.
Christians advocate mercy. Satanists demand justice.
Christians demand self-denial. Satanists practice indulgence.
Christians believe in an afterlife. Satanists believe in a
"duringlife."
Christians believe in "turning the other cheek." Satanists practice
vengeance.
Christians believe that Man is basically evil. Satanists understand
that Man is basically an animal.
Christians worship God (or Satan). Satanists worship themselves.
Christians believe that life is spiritual. Satanists know that life
is material.
Christians believe that pleasure is sinful. Satanists believe
so-called "sin" is pleasurable.
Christians believe in human sacrifice. Satanists believe in human
glorification.
One of the frequently asked questions regarding Satanism is whether
one needs to sell one's soul or sign a pact with the Devil in human blood?
Obviously, because Satan only exists as an archetypal character, these deeds
are not necessary. Anton LaVey has mentioned this topic in a book by Blanche
Barton, THE CHURCH OF SATAN. He said:
"Come on -- souls come very cheap these days. Satan demands
a much harder task than signing over your soul in blood. He
demands that you live your life as fully as you can, prosper
by your own wits and avoid misery. You wouldn't believe
what a tall order that is for most people!"
There are too many Satanic organizations present today to list
completely; for further information on worldwide Satanism (or just Satanism
in your own backyard!), send a stamped and self-addressed envelope to:
The Church of Satan
P.O. Box 210666
San Francisco, CA 94121
For $35 you can subscribe to the Church of Satan's in-house magazine, THE
CLOVEN HOOF, edited by Blanche Barton. Send check or money orders, made out
to "Blanche Barton," to the above address.
Still around after all these years as well is THE BLACK FLAME, a magazine
billed as the "International Forum of the Church of Satan." You can get a
subscription for $12 by sending a check or money order made out to:
Hell's Kitchen Productions, Inc.
P.O. Box 499, Radio City Station
New York, N.Y. 10101--0499
U.S.A.
Hell's Kitchen Productions, Inc. also carries through their mail-order
service Blanche Barton's book THE CHURCH OF SATAN ($11 postpaid), Anton
Szandor LaVey's THE SATANIC BIBLE and THE SATANIC RITUALS (each is $10
postpaid), Satanic Medallions ($30) and subscriptions to America's number
one cutting-edge of horror periodical, GRUE MAGAZINE ($15). Send a S.A.S.E.
for details on other products available or foreign (non-U.S.) shipping rates.
For fans of the undead, there is the Temple of the Vampire with the slogan
"Vampires Exist! Join Us!" For complete information send $5 to them at
P.O. Box 3582; Lacey, WA 98503; U.S.A.
For a complete catalog of quality occult books (including Anton LaVey's
THE SATANIC WITCH and THE DEVIL'S NOTEBOOK, and Blanche Barton's SECRET LIFE
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[Art: American flag with Sigil of Baphomet covering field of stars and with
a short Satanic verse below:]
Blessed is the Infernal Empire and our United Satanic America,
Where rule all through fang and claw!
And with their carnal drive shall the fit survive!
[Art: The three D.C. skulls by Ken Gage.]
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hurch of Satan:
For more information, send a
self-addressed, stamped envelope to:
Church of Satan
P.O. Box 210666
San Francisco, CA 94121
SATANISM:
"The ultimate conscious alternative to herd mentality
and institutionalized thought."
-- Anton Szandor LaVey
And, for those opposed, let us not forget freedom of religion,
nor freedom of speech, nor yet the Treaty of Tripoli, which was
signed by the second President of the United States of America.
John Adams said that "the Government of the United States is not
in any sense founded on the Christian religion." (Article 11)
Without exception, this treaty was ratified in 1797 by the Senate.
Adams continued: "The doctrine of the divinity of Jesus has made
a convenient cover for absurdity." Check out the facts at your
library.
-- Order of the Black Unicorn
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MY CHRISTIAN VIEW
by Anonymous
This life is unimportant, except as a preparation for the hereafter;
what really counts is tomorrow, the life after now. Heaven is the supreme,
while Earth and its materials are but the shallow pursuit of devil-people.
Today may be the time of Hell's heroes, but soon shall come the truer time,
when wickedness is conquered by Christ for the triumph of His Trinity. Amen.
* * * * *
"True Satanism, by its very nature, must always be a
'cult of reason'. If EVERYONE could think on his feet,
laws would be unnecessary, societies would be self-
governing, the world's population would be considerably
smaller, big money would be in the hands of even fewer.
So, in the meantime, Satanism is the lifestyle of very
special people."
-- Anton Szandor LaVey
* * * * *
TER'S ONAR OLLEG
by Ter [Ken Gage]
Many ideas are created in the human brain -- that dream factory,
that bioelectrochemical industrial complex! And many ideas spiral forth
from that vortex of chaos. They are unchecked, untamed, monstrous and
benign. But whose hand (and brain) is enough skilled to cull that abundant
lot of ideas that have become tattered and disordered? Whose eye could
discern the desirable and potent ones from the dross?
If left to its own will, a cancer spreads exponentially. It takes a
surgeon's eye, hand and knife (and superimposing will!) to terminate that
deadly destiny. And like a cancer or virus, many of the ideas that roll
down the conveyor belt (from the thought machine) are unfit, defective.
Where is the quality control that determines which ones are dangerous and in
need of discarding? Who is in charge of the job? What standards are they
to use in making their decision? And what is to keep their very standards
uninfected by these same deleterious idea-bugs?
But do we really need quality control? Does not the survival-of-
the-fittest concept extend into the world of human generated ideas? Perhaps
only unfit minds will irrevocably succumb to the sickness that is a viral
aberration of human nature. The strong shall remain unaffected, except by
those unfortunate enough to become an obstacle in their path. Dare I say,
in our path! And those who attempt to affect us deserve to be destroyed. I
collectively call all thought disease by the name Onar Olleg. I keep the
name etched on my gun, until the war is done. And when I fell my prey I can
scratch a line through Onar Olleg with a smile.
[Written for The Contest: "...with a smile."]
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[DIABOLICAL CREATIONS Magazine invited a Christian viewpoint in its first
issue for shits and giggles, but discontinued the practise after-
wards, as it was a waste of space and, besides, there were already
too many periodicals in print spewing the Christian perspective.
Ken Gage's perspective is spewed within brackets in this special
textware edition; in the interest of fairness, his smart-ass
commentary was not part of the original Christian article.]
TRUTH [?]
GOD: PROOF AND CHOICE
by Scott Morris
(WARNING: This column may be inappropriate for shallow or
overly dogmatic readers.) [For Christians?]
The Ancient Greeks discovered and developed the most powerful tool
man has ever known: deductive reasoning. By reasoning, they found the
moon to have mountains and to only reflect light instead of producing it.
They saw the sun as a distant "fiery stone" and put it, rather than the
Earth, at the center of the galaxy [?] -- not a real good P.R. move at the
time [?]. They figured out how an eclipse works, estimated the Earth's
circumference at 7,850 miles (only about 50 miles off), and without leaving
the country, discovered that the north pole is covered by an ice cap, and the
south pole by a land mass. The really amazing thing is that all these facts
were hammered out between 585 and 215 B.C.! The methodology they used is
called classical reasoning [today], or thesis-antithesis; if A=A, then A is
not non-A. Using this same reasoning, I'm going to prove that the only
answer to mankind's three greatest questions is that (fasten your seatbelts)
God exists in reality.
[Some interesting points in Scott Morris' first paragraph, which should be
cleared up, if only in the interest of sanity, are as follows:
1.) The sun is NOT the center of our galaxy -- obviously the author
meant to write "solar system" instead of "galaxy." But in
considering the brilliance of his GOOD logic, does reality
actual matter to his conception of the cosmos?
2.) We'd be interested in learning how the Greeks used logic to
determine that the south pole is a land mass and the north
pole is ice. Mr. Morris leaves us no explanation nor source
citation, so, unless we know what he "knows," we readers have
to take his information on faith.
3.) A really amazing thing is, I didn't know mankind had three
greatest questions. Is it everybody with these questions,
or just him? I mean, I still sometimes hear people ask,
"Why is the sky blue?" I'm sure that has to rank pretty
god damn high on the list of greatest questions...
4.) "Fasten your seatbelts" is a mysterious turn of phrase, if you
know that Scott Morris nearly died in a terrible automobile
accident in 1998 -- AND HE WASN'T WEARING HIS SEATBELT!
5.) The most glaring error in this paragraph is when he says
"God exists" and he's gonna prove it. If his Christian
god exists, how come his beloved ancient Greeks -- the ones
who "invented" logic -- were by and large not Christians but
polytheistic pagans?! Couldn't they use the "most powerful
tool man has ever known" as well as, if not better than,
Scott Morris?
We now return you to a GOOD use of logic, already in progress:]
Although philosophy and religion use different languages and per-
spectives, they both deal with man's three great questions. First
question: "What is?", or "What exists?" French philosopher Jean-Paul Sarte
best phrased this as something IS there rather than nothing being there.
This is the metaphysical question. Second question: How does man's
personality and moral motions fit in with what is there? This deals with
distinguishing man from non-man, the conflict between humanity's greatness
yet cruelty, and man's conflict with himself, others in society, and nature.
This is the moral question. Third question: How does man know if what he
knows is true or false? This is the epistemological question.
[Okay, clarification time again:
1.) The continued pre-supposition that mankind has some mystical
trinity of "greatest" questions is silly and unsupported.
2.) "Jean-Paul Sarte" is most likely a misspelling of Jean-Paul
Sartre. And why a Christian would build his chain of
thought with the ideas of a confessed atheist like Sartre
is a strange use of logic indeed.
3.) "Conflict between humanity's greatness yet cruelty"? Part of
the problem with Christians is their vanity about being
one of God's special pets rather than merely another kind
of natural animal. They are always divorcing themselves
from the real world. What is humanity's "greatness" anyway?
-- according to who? And what is "cruelty" and to whose
point(s) of view?
4.) Knowing true from false, reality from fantasy, is where the
average Christian fails logic miserably; he or she rarely
understands this rudimentary basis of science.
5.) Christianity is supposed to rely on faith, NOT reason. So what
ever Mr. Morris is up to in this essay, God certainly is not
going to approve.
Sorry about all these interruptions. I know it's a fascinating read:]
Two classes of answers have been given to these questions: the class
of reason and the class of non-reason. Non-reason says there are no logical
rational answers to these questions. Everything is just chaos, beyond
meaning, significance, or reason. However, no man saying, "There are no
cause and affect relationships, or answers," has ever been able to prove
his claim by living his own life according to this philosophy. We live in a
world of form and order; remove it, and science, communication, and life
would instantly end. The answer of reason says our questions can be
answered by communicating rational, logical thought to each other. Seeing
the success the Ancient Greeks had with deductive reasoning, this is the
obvious choice [this answer of reason].
[Here goes:
1.) The three "greatest" questions do not, as a group, neatly fit
into either a "class of reason" or a "class of non-reason."
The first fallacy of logic Mr. Morris makes here is his
attempt to make all three of his "great" questions belong to
the class of reason, as though it were an either-or choice.
This is a grouping error (and it probably is a black and
white fallacy also), because I contend that Great Question
Two belongs to the class of non-reason, whereas his Great
Questions One and Three are, for the most part, reasonable.
By sneaking Great Question Two ("Morality") into the class
of reason, Mr. Morris is pulling a fast one. Morality,
Greatness, Cruelty -- these things are relatives, in the
eyes of the beholders. And if a Christian is the beholder,
these things become absolutes etched in biblical stone --
defined, of course, by the human writers who fabricated the
Christian bible in the first place, even though Christians
generally think every word of it is Truth Supreme.
2.) The passive voice opening this paragraph makes me want to
shout, "Hey, just who is giving this class of reason to
these questions anyway?" And --
3.) "Who exactly wrote these Three Greatest Questions?" (Besides,
we all want to know, "Why is shit brown?")
Done yapping, for now, again:]
Many theories have been offered in trying to answer our three main
questions [Oh, now they're "main" questions and either not so "great" or not
so limited to just three!], but if we boil them down [Yes, let's do!], only
three remain. [I should hope so; I mean, if we started boiling three
questions and then ended up with less than three answers, I'd imagine we
cooked those suckers too long!] Answer number one: Everything as it exists
at this moment came from absolute nothing [and nothing is the absence of
something, therefore...oh...sorry about that]; no mass [Yippie!], no energy,
no gods, just complete and utter nothing. [Much like this essay.] Accord-
ing to classical reasoning, this must be described as a non-answer because
there is no way [that we are yet certain of] to get from absolute nothing to
anything at all, yet alone the universe in its present form. [You tell 'em
Scott! Hey, and where did the elves who live in my closet come from? I
suppose you're gonna say, "From the Land of No Where," huh? Shhh, he's
starting again:] Answer number two: Everything as it exists at this moment
came from an impersonal beginning. [A what?] The impersonal may be mass,
energy, motion, or a combination of these, but all are without personal
qualities. [Couldn't it have come from my mommy's tummy?] The impersonal
beginning says that by chance (for no reason), over a long period of time
[much longer than this essay, but it didn't SEEM so long], non-life became
life [sort of like non-houses -- such as bricks! -- became houses], and the
impersonal became personal. ["It's just business, nothing personal."]
Whether this is stated in the flowery religious vocabulary of Hindu pan-
theism (all is god, and god is all), or scientific jargon (the impersonal +
time + chance = the present universe), it is the same impersonal answer,
which always leads to the same problem: Reductionism -- everything is to be
understood by reducing it to the original impersonal factor. By
reductionism, meaning is given to the universe as a single whole organism
(the unity), but the problem that arises is that any particular, like a
pebble, tree, or man, has no significance or meaning. Because everything
came from the same impersonal, any single thing is finally equal to any
other single thing. [What a flake? Just 'cause two separate things -- or
more -- are grouped as "impersonal," they magically have to equal each
other, as if a wet rock and a wet tree equaled each other on account of
their similar grouping, "wetness." This guys attempting to play philo-
sophical word tricks.] The pebble equals the tree equals the man, all are
intrinsically the same, and all are just coincidences trapped in the
universal machine. [I one caught my big toe in a universal machine at the
gym; I wonder how coincidental that was... Oh, where was he:] Murder
equals healing, cruelty equals kindness, and peace equals violence; the
word morals can be used, but because everything is equal, morals can really
mean nothing more than action or motion. [I think he's going to talk about
some Chuck Norris movies next...] Yet there has never been a person
that [sic] has lived without seeing some things as "right" and other things
as "wrong." [Except 50,000,000 Satan fans, and they can't be wrong! But
seriously, this "right-wrong," "good-evil" things is the curse of the simple
minded -- namely Christians.] Some modern philosophers have tried to use
Darwinian "survival-of-the-fittest" as the foundation of how we should or
shouldn't behave (right or wrong). I applaud [he applauds -- that's the
sound of one mind not working!] their efforts to base their philosophies on
something, rather than requiring a leap of faith. [He says "faith" like
it's a BAD, non-Christian sort of tool!] However, rather than standing
with the Marquis De Sade and saying, "What is, is" (morals are only action)
["What is, is" is not the same thing as "morals are only action," Scott!],
the evolutionist philosopher inevitably adds personal restrictions on
behavior, to keep from endorsing things in nature that are seen as "wrong"
for the human "animal" (rape, murder, cannibalism, infanticide, etc.). They
ignore Darwin's own words, "With my mind I cannot believe that these things
come by chance... I know in my mind this can't be true, but my mind is only
a monkey's mind, and who can trust a mind like that?" The tension between
the impersonality of non-man and the personality of man is not avoided.
[More from me?:
1.) Mr. Morris plays games with new sets/subsets; he calls these
the personal and the impersonal, but we only learn that
this "impersonal" grouping may -- might? -- be mass, energy
and other things, but we don't get much explanation about
what a "personal" thing is, to distinguish it as a separate
set (or subset).
2.) Mr. Morris has spun so many webs of half-thought/-stated ideas
into this paragraph that one gets the feeling he is groping
in the dark for a simple direction. This does not make
for effective communication.
3.) And never, NEVER, under any circumstances bad mouth the Marquis
De Sade. Some things are sacred -- even to Satanists!
4.) All meaning is human generated. In and of themselves, things
have no meaning, no value, no significance. Meaning is
placed upon things in accordance to an individual's personal
values/standards -- a.k.a. "morality." (In fact, the word
"morality" simply means "values." Without humans and
other semi-intelligent life forms, there would be no
"meaning" to the existence of the universe. We create our
meanings, our values. Meaning does not exist outside of
sentient beings.
5.) His attempt at logic here seems to rest mostly on saying that
the personal cannot come from the impersonal. In other
words, Mr. Morris may be saying that identity -- or
individuality -- cannot reside in simple mass, energy,
motion, etc. --, that identity is indivisible. However, he
would be very wrong in this line of thinking. Individuals
can make up parts of a whole -- a separate identity. A
single snowflake doesn't lose its identity because it has
been removed from a single snowball -- a separate identity.
The snowball has, of course, changed an aspect of its
identity -- it has one less flake. But the snowflake has an
identity that is separate from the impersonal, non-snowflake:
the snowball. In such a way, humans are a subset of the
universe; their identity is separate from that of the uni-
verse; and, at the same time, the "personal" humans have
come from the non-personal (or "impersonal") universe --
like bricks from a house. When one plays the identity game,
he or she has got to keep track of which sets belong to
which, or none, or are empty, etc.
I'm not sure I'm going to bother typing in all of Mr. Morris' clay-pigeon
arguments. If I don't, though, you'll feel cheated, won't you? I'll try;
it seems like such a waste of energy:]
In the history of reasoning, not a single adequate answer has been
found [by Morris] to give particulars meaning when we begin with an
impersonal. Who said there has to be meaning? [Yeah! Meaning is an
internal creation derived from the individual's personal standards, damn it.]
According to thesis-antithesis, the person asking this question has gone
from reason to non-reason, and needs to reread the third paragraph. [Of
course. Re-read Mr. Morris' earlier fallacy of logic where he magically
proclaims that his Three Greatest Questions for all Humanity are true and
reasonable. Then you'll know that if you're still unconvinced, you'll
have to read it again -- again and again, until you finally just accept
it without proof, which has always been the Christian way.] But by
asking this question you've made an important discovery. To find meaning
for any particular, especially man and his personality [individuality?],
when we start with the impersonal, an optimistic leap of faith must be made
from reason to non-reason. [And UP is DOWN, FORWARD is BACKWARD.]
In psychology, sociology, or the natural sciences, personality can
only be, and is currently explained as, a really complex impersonal.
Francis Crick reduces man's personality to chemicals and the DNA template
with the concept of determinism. However, in his book "Of Molecules and
Men," he starts to refer to nature as "her." Then in "The Origin of the
Genetic Code," he starts spelling nature with a capital N. [So what? Mr.
Morris spells Sartre "Sarte," and effect "affect."] B.F. Skinner says
man's personality is the result of his environment through the theory
of behaviorism, then in his book, "Beyond Freedom and Dignity," shows the
same weakness as Crick. No determinist or behaviorist has shown [to Morris]
he can consistently live with his claim that man is not really any different
than the impersonal. But more importantly, for someone to claim that man
equals the impersonal (non-man), he must deny man's observation (that he
is not non-man) of himself for 40,000 years, if we trust the modern dating
system. [I certainly do trust the modern dating system: take her to a movie,
then to a restaurant and, finally, fuck like it was the day before the end
of the world!] [Logically, though, Mr. Morris is unaware that humanity (or
the personal, if you like his double-talk) is a subset of -- is part of --
the universe (aka the impersonal); the only person saying anything about the
part equalling the whole ("personal equals impersonal") is Scott Morris.]
So according to classical reasoning, answer number two must also be
rejected as a non-answer because, to quote Francis Schaeffer [a Christian
shithead extraordinaire], "No one has ever demonstrated how time plus chance,
beginning with an impersonal, can produce the needed complexity of the
universe, yet alone the personality of man"; the universe as it is right
now still hasn't been explained. [I love it when Christians gush on about
"how the universe ain't been 'splained yet by sci-ance" and when they imply
that God is the only explanation possible. I mean, they obviously are
smart cookies: you start with God as your answer and then you quit looking
for any REAL answers -- and stop asking questions of course!]
Answer number three: Everything as it exists at this moment came
from a personal beginning. [Which means what?] If everything began from
a source with a personal quality, man's personality now makes sense as it
is of the form of what has always been: personal. [I do so hate that
impersonal touch, like you get at the check-out counter of those big, bright
Wal-Mart stores -- fucking corporates!] If any other beginning is accepted,
man is always reduced to the impersonal [-- a Wal-Mart employee]. From the
rise of the 1960's to today's inner-city violence, the problem is the same --
why does man have meaning? This is what the hippie asked as the generation
gap was being dug, and the lack of an answer helps the gang member to pull
the trigger of the nine millimeter. [If only they believed in something,
like SATAN for instance, then their inner-city lives would have meaning!]
The personal beginning gives human life value because man's personality
now has meaning, and the difference between man and non-man is easily seen.
But from all the creation theories, how do we know which one to go
with? By making a job description, listing the qualifications our god(s)
has [/have] to have, and finally we'll measure each god by those standards.
[Hey, even if your Christian god did exist, what makes you think he'd stoop
so low as to work for your company, Scott!] Any scientist or mathematician
would agree with Jean-Paul Sarte [sic] when he said that any finite point is
meaningless without an infinite reference point. [If Sartre said that, he's
an idiot; finite points certainly have mathematical relevance to other
points (and themselves) within a finite reference system; a true statement
would have been, "By itself, a finite point is meaningless in an infinite
system."] Because man is finite, our god(s) needs [/need] to have a personal
unity, to give meaning to the universe and society as single organisms, and
also [to have] a personal diversity to give meaning to individuality and
particulars. [Reminder: our meaning is a human product, not granted by gods.
Gods can make their own meaning and destiny.] The problem with gods is
that many limited gods are not infinite. So our job description would read:
God wanted [to create a fucked-up world], must be infinite, skilled at
personal unity and personal diversity, and able to work alone. The gods of
the East are generally infinite and provide a unity, but that unity isn't
personal and they have no personal side at all (pantheism). The gods of
the West are mostly personal and provide diversity, but they have no in-
finite side. The finiteness of the Western gods is typified by Plato's
Greek gods. [Plato -- another bullshit-artist.] Sometimes they control
the Fates and sometimes they are contolled BY the Fates. The only god
that can fit this job description is the Trinity of Judeo-Christianity.
[Mr. Morris sure took a long time to pull Him out of his ass!] He is
three persons [Moe, Larry & Curly], answering the need for personal
diversity (individuality), yet one God, giving meaning to personal unity
(socially). There is no other answer in all of world religion or philosophy
that addresses both diversity and unity; every other system deals with one
or the other. [I hear there is a tribe of mutant rats living on the planet
Dango IV who worship a rat-goddess with the same qualities of the Christian
god, only more so! Why not my rat-goddess, Scott? After all, religions
are very easy to construct...] For this reason, every Christian, were it
not for the Trinity existing from the very beginning (see Genesis chapter 1),
should be an atheist [Yes, they should!]; our reasoning still wouldn't have
found an answer. People always have a hard time grasping the concept of
the Trinity. [The more complicated the religion, the more suckers you can
baffle with it!] Picture the three dimensions; three individual infinite
directions, yet one unified, infinite space -- three individually, but one
whole. [Picture a lump of shit squeezed between three slices of kosher
bread for a while...]
So the Trinity has answered the unity-diversity problem, but what
about the infinite, personal? As the creator, He is infinite and anything
else is creation, and finite. Man is brother to the bullfrog [Jeremaiah],
tomato, or lump of coal because they are all finite, but God, being
infinite, stands alone. [How can Mr. Morris prove all this stuff he claims
about God? Why does he pre-suppose a God exists in the first place?]
However, on the personal side, God and man stand together, separated from
the bullfrog, tomato, and lump of coal, because these things are all
equally impersonal. We are all, even the atheist, proof of God's personality
because we were created in His image. [Proof?]
To avoid creating robots, God gave man the ability to choose. [Coke
or Pepsi; Democrat or Republican; plastic or paper?] When the creation
chose to disobey the Creator in the Garden of Eden, knowledge of good and
evil was gained. Before the fall [Autumn?], man was in perfect harmony with
the Creator [like John Lennon & Paul McCartney before Wings] with no basis
for this knowledge. But in his fallen state, this knowledge changed man's
entire perspective, and very nature. Man not only learned right from wrong,
but his relationships between himself, others, nature, and God were
drasticly changed (Genesis chapter 3).
So if the creation and the fall deal with the metaphysical and moral
questions, what about the epistemological question: How do we know what we
know is true or false? If a God of reason created a reasonable universe,
that universe can be investigated by man through reason. This is not my
logic; it belongs to two scientists, Whitehead and Oppenheimer, both non-
Christians who insisted for this reason, modern science could only come
from a Christian mindset. [The Christian mindset came to prominence
during the fall of Rome and the ensuing dark ages, long after the roots of
modern science had sprouted in ancient Greece; modern science thrived only
as it gradually threw-off the shackles of the Christian mindset!]
So according to classical [Morris] reasoning, answer number three
is not a good answer or the best answer, it's the only answer because it
alone sufficiently addresses all the philosophic questions, and fully
explains what we observe in the universe at this moment, within the
boundaries of reason. [Still not convinced? Then re-read this nutty essay;
that should keep you asleep.]
In defense of an impersonal beginning, some say that science just
needs more time. It's not a matter of time. When anything less than a
personal beginning is used, man's personality is reduced to instinct,
chemical reaction, and environment -- nothing more and nothing less
(personality = impersonality). Some say Christianity requires faith [like
Jesus Christ who allegedly said, "Blessed are those who believe but have not
seen"], and they just can't believe in God. Anyone who's ever been a child
has the mental capacity to envision an intelligent superior being [and
Keebler elves, Santa Claus and closet monsters]. To believe in the
current scientific theories requires a greater leap of faith than believing
in God. [If you gotta leap, I say leap far, 'cause you wouldn't want to
land in a steaming pile of that God-shit!] There is still no evidence of
the creature whose genetic code theoretically bridges the difference in the
number of genes between humans and non-humans. Humans have been genetically
proven to have a common ancestry (original man and woman) [--ah, biblical
incest was best!] while non-humans are proven to have no such ancestry.
[Really? This guy doesn't read much on biology, does he?] Parts of the
theories make sense, but put them together and claim man = non-man is
beyond an optimistic leap of faith; it's antithetical to reason. Still
others say Christianity isn't necessarily true just because it gives answers
to man's questions. [Why is the sky...?] Those claiming this forget that
science is rooted in deductive reasoning, and how successfully it has been
employed [not here] -- by its inventors [ancient Greek pagans?]. The line
of [BULLSHIT!] reasoning I've offered was introduced over 20 years ago by
[some nit-wit named] Dr. Francis Schaeffer. It has withstood scrutiny and
attacks of doctorate holders from every imaginable field of knowledge. [Did
any of those doctorate holders have a functional brain, though?] Much like
when society ignored the reasoning of the Greek thinkers and held on to the
geocentric theory (enforced by the Christian rulers of the era), modern
science has rejected the existence of God, and clings to the impersonal
theory. Evidently, flying in the face of reason to maintain popular opinion
is still seen as a good idea.
-- Scott Morris
[Are ya' happy? You got to read the whole stupid mess! To fall for this
GOOD use of logic would require optimal ignorance; so of course
readers of DIABOLICAL CREATIONS were immune from any mind-numbing
Christian effect induced by this essay.]
[DELETED: Art -- 1) Three stages of a devilish beast evolving into a piano.
2) Dragon by Ken Gage.]
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MY HOMEY SATAN or OCCULT THEMES IN RAP
by Lou Cypher
Dire warning: This is not a Bob Larson rip-off about the evils of
music! 'Nuff said.
Occult AND Rap? These may seem contradictory to some, but the terms
are not as unrelated as some might first think. Occult links are prevalent
in the endeavors of many artists, yet they are hardly recognized as such.
This might be because very few Satanists (if any besides myself) listen to
rap music. But it probably goes deeper than that. Whatever the case, in
the increasingly difficult quest to become "harder" than the rest, many
rappers and other artists with a life-long fear of god may be afraid to con-
fess to just what they are attempting to tap into. Some, however, know
exactly what they are talking about.
Perhaps the most obvious example of "occult" themes in rap is BDP's
song, "The Real Holy Place." The lead vocalist, KRS-ONE (Knowledge Reigns
Supreme over everyONE) -- self-proclaimed metaphysician, spares no time
giving christians their due: "If your slavemaster wasn't a christian, you
wouldn't be a christian! ...Why are you reading from a dead book for a live
god? Do you know how stupid you look?" And in the song "Trick or Treat,"
underground rapper Shante samples Led Zepplin's "Stairway to Heaven" --
played backwards of course. It's the same part that many christians revere
as proof of a devil in their holy quest to force gibberish into Satanic
messages. Rap is flooded with stereotypes that are often identified with
occult elements: do as thou wilt..., survival of the fittest, kill or be
killed!
But what about the most popular cult influence in rap: christianity.
Pop rapper M.C. Hammer routinely thanks god while rapping about the "joys"
of his faith. Most rappers at least thank god for their success -- Allah in
most cases in fact. It's worth mentioning because any religion with such a
strict devotion to miracles is a cult by definition.
There is one underground group, Soulsuviva (Sole Survivor and Long
Live Soul), that relies heavily on dark themes and messages. "The way I see
it, everyone has a dark side, and I express mine in my music," said The
Prophet M.N. when I talked to him. "I don't consider myself evil because
it's dangerous to keep stress in rather than release it. That's how
psychotic minds are formed." Def Dean, the other lead vocalist, told me,
"If I'm considered evil, so be it. If you're scared of what I believe in
simply because 'I' believe in it, don't talk to me. I reject that flock
mentality. People should be judged, and on their merits rather than their
beliefs. In short, I believe in the power of the self."
The list of rappers with such ideas will no doubt grow as it becomes
more and more evident that a realistic world view is intrinsic to survival
and prosperity.
[DELETED: out-of-date ad for the book TYPHONIAN TERATOMAS: The Shadow of the
Abyss by Mishlen Linden -- "Being a gathering of Nightside rituals
and talismans to call those who watch and wait within the tunnels of
the Qliphoth." L.K.A. (Last Known Address): Black Moon Publishing,
Cincinnati, Ohio 45219-0469.]
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UNNUMBERED (Centerfold):
DIABOLICAL CREATIONS
PRESENTS
FOUR poster pages of artwork by legendary comic book artist
Chad Beck
[OVERVIEW: Art -- 1.) Semi-nude oriental woman having slain another woman
with a sword; 2.) Three-armed woman licking human fetus caught in a
spider's web; 3.) Cover w/ werewolf art; 4.) Front view of a nude
woman with "Wolverine-like" claws crouched forward, her necklace is
a phallic cross.]
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DOG [written backwards] by Ter
Look, Ma, no Crowley! Sort of... Until Anton Szandor LaVey started
thee Movement, Satanism was an unnamed (except in fiction) philosophy
scattered throughout various literatures. Without LaVey, it may just as
well have remained in bits and pieces. LaVey got the ball rolling and
systematically organized the religion (some would say "unreligion") and its
worldwide adherents. Picking a name for this line of thought was easy; the
Christian masses had long been imagining they were being terrorized by
unseen diabolical forces -- that even amongst their own clergy dwelt those
who were unholy communicants conspiring with the Devil and his fallen
helpers to destroy all that Christianity upheld and believed. In a sense,
these masses were correct. THEY WERE LEGION, the writers who recorded the
ideas of possession by an evil spirit or spirits. From writers like Crowley
and even back to the mysterious authors of the Christian Bible and other
such Christian accounts, much had been written for the sake of Satanic
posterity, to be extracted and constructed by those who would build a great
Church.
And though we have come, Christians are so fascinated by their
hysterical fantasies about US, that all they know is their phantasms. The
real Satanists are invisible to them. Having one red fingernail will incite
the wildest conspiracy ideas in them. They've forgotten why their Easter
is named after a pagan goddess of dawn, Eastre; why it's held on the first
Sunday after the first full moon on, or after, March 21st. They can't
explain why their "son of God" was missed by the pen of history during an
era when there was a proliferation of historians. And who Christianized
the only alleged non-Christian mention of Yeshua -- a.k.a. "Jesus" --, the
"lost" work of Jewish historian Flavius Josephus? What became of that
original, untainted version?
Here is the latest conspiracy fun from the frightened minds of
Christianity. (It's better than Michael Jackson being the Anti-Christ!)
The words "son of God" are actually, or so it goes, an inverted acronym
created by anti-Christian Freemasons. "DOG FO NOS" equals "Death Of God
For Our Novus Order Seclorum!" Why this should be is not explained.
Perhaps it's an implication that Jesus will be the doom of God, an evil
prince OF or FOR the New World Order.
That's all! Don't forget how important our work on PROJECT: CATTLE
MUTILATION is...
"Plowshares are beaten into swords and there
shall be war once more. Our time has come."
-- Ter
[DELETED: out-of-date ad for the Satanic journal, PROMETHEAN CIRCLE.
L.K.A.: Promethean Circle, P.O. Box 79006, 17202 Himittos,
Athens, Greece.]
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CAR THOUGHTS
by Troy Sheridan Penny
Ah, the love affair we Americans have with cars... But, like with
most things we love, we just take 'em for granted most of the time -- heh,
heh, heh. I, however, have learned never to ignore my vehicular object.
And, as a result of my careful attention, I have had few if any automotive
incidents.
Think about it; it's a cold morning in some Godforsaken foreign
country which you don't really care to be in anyway. You strut out to old
babe, rub that stray smudge out of the glistening wax job and swing open the
solid door on soundless hinges, revealing your spotless interior. After
wriggling down into comfort, you find the ignition and twist the key
confidently...
Here, the story may take divergent paths, depending on the care and
attention you've given the old girl.
For instance, how many of you take time once every week or two to
place gasoline in your auto? While this may seem like a small thing to
some, it is the number one ingredient to keeping a smoothly running car. I
have found that when my car had no fuel, it did not run nearly as smoothly
as when I took the extra few minutes to "top her off."
Another often neglected item is the auto's engine. Most modern cars
require some sort of engine in order to function properly. If you're not
sure whether or not your car is equipped with an engine, it only takes a
moment to check her out.
The engine is usually located between the bumper and the steering
wheel in the frontward portion of the vehicle, although it could be in the
backwards portion or any other nether region of the said equipment. If
you're not sure where to look, then listen for a rumbling noise upon
initiating the starting sequence for your car -- and just trace the noise.
If all else fails, check out your "Owners Manual." (Owners has written
many things and probably has written something of yours.)
Remember, a car's only as good as it is, without regard to race,
creed or color. Your car can be one if you only pay attention to those
not so obvious, but sometimes vital, details.
Happy trails!
(Published through a special arrangement with the
GENERIC UNDERGROUND PRESS. There are no mistakes
in the above article, should you feel perplexed &
in disagreement with the author's intentions.)
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A CURSE
by Seius Perseus
Human beliefs are slow to change. New ideas must be revealed
gradually, so as to go unnoticed by the unaware majority. The slow
evolution of beliefs allows for popular acceptance. Sudden change is
rejected by the flock who fear the unknown -- unadventurous cowards who
securely embrace what is already commonly believed. Cursed are they who
accept the accepted blindly and without scrutiny! They will accept
the lie that will run them through, a blade that thirsts after their
impotent blood!
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PERSECUTION by Michael Rose (reprinted from FROM THE PIT, vol. 2, #1)
If you listen to Christians, you will get the impression that they
are being persecuted for their religious beliefs. If you look at the facts,
you will see that what is really going on is that Christians do not get all
of what they want, do not get their way all the time, and this, to them,
constitutes persecution. It is truly a shame that these whiny Christian
bastards don't take to heart this command from their precious Jesus: "Count
it all joy when you are persecuted." Maybe if they did, they would shut up.
Just as their claims of persecution in the present day do not hold up, the
popular notion that the Roman Empire tried to systematically destroy the
Christian religion is also untrue.
Following the burning of Rome in 64 c.e., the emperor Nero did blame
the fire on the Christians and did put some to death, and he harassed the
others. Even if the Christians did not start the fire (which is unknown),
the subsequent attacks upon them were almost inevitable. They were the
perfect scapegoats, an unpopular minority that openly shunned the values of
Roman society; an ignorant rabble claiming to be the sole bearers of truth.
To make things even more perfect, the Christians would not resist.
Most examples of alleged persecution in the early era of the
Christian church were generally one of two things: A) Legal actions against
Christians for disorderly conduct of various sorts, or B) Massacres of
obnoxious Christian missionaries by those who didn't want to be converted.
I am basing this statement on the fact that the contemporary Roman documents
of the time spoke of rioting Christians, and on an observation of modern
Christian behavior. If a modern Christian cries PERSECUTION when he is
arrested for vandalizing an abortion clinic, it is reasonable to assume that
early Christians would do the same when arrested for violating a temple or
disrupting the rites of the Pagan majority. Similarly, if Christians today
feel that they have a duty to tell every non-Christian that god, in his
infinite mercy, is going to fling us all into eternal fire if we don't
repent, the early Christians probably felt the same and did exactly that.
It doesn't surprise me that these obnoxious creatures were often killed by
those they approached.
The idea that the Roman Empire of the first and second centuries of
the Christian era deliberately sought to stamp out Christianity is ridicu-
lous. The pagans of classical antiquity were noted for their religious
tolerance, and the Roman Empire was no exception. Anyone who looks at the
diverse cults that existed side by side, not only in the provinces but in
Rome herself, must see that such a charge is utterly unfounded. Only among
the Jews and Christians could you find the level of religious bigotry that
is needed for true religious persecution. Between these two groups, each
claiming the favor of the "one true god," there was considerable friction,
and I have no doubt that if there was any real persecution of Christians in
this period that it was the Jews, not the Romans, who were behind it.
The only long term "persecution" of Christians by the empire was not
a religious matter at all, at least not directly. These persecutions were,
like those of Nero, politically motivated. During the third century c.e.,
there was a great deal of dissention in the empire. In some ways it
corresponds to the multiculturalism of today. In an effort to restore a
sense of unity in the empire, the emperor Decius, in the year 250 c.e.,
reinstated the observance of the state cult. At this time everyone was
required to offer sacrifice to the state gods, notably the emperors. Those
who refused were subject to exile, and their wealth could be confiscated.
The Christians were not singled out as victims by this law; they simply
refused to obey the law. This situation persisted until the end of
Diocletian's reign in 305 c.e.
In contrast to this, from Gratian's law of 382 c.e., which limited
Pagans in their right to perform their rites and ceremonies, to Justinian's
laws of 529, which made being a Pagan, Jew or Christian heretic punishable
by death, there was an ever increasing level of persecution directed at non-
Christians. Temples, idols and books destroyed; roving gangs of monks
forcing conversion on people; rioting by the Christian rabble -- here began
the dark ages.
It is tempting to think of Christianity as the cause of Rome's fall,
but this is untrue. Christianity found a foothold in Rome only because of
the sickness already endemic in Roman society. Christianity is a pestilence
that gained access to Rome through its decadence and spread like a cancer.
Had the patrician class been able to hold out against Christianity, confined
it to the rabble, the dark ages may have been avoided. It was through its
contamination of Rome that Christianity got into the otherwise vital and
healthy cultures that were arising in northern Europe. The taint of
Christianity put its indelible mark on them, twisting them into its own
image. Christianity sickened these societies, and that is a crime that they
have not answered for. Who can say what these societies might have become
had Christianity not infected them in their infancy.
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WE-defined WORDS -- part one
Whore: (n.) usually the male viewpoint of a woman who flirts with
and/or fucks any males other than himself.
Media: (n. plural) 1. means of propagating misinformation to the
public so as to conceal the truth. 2. that multitude of
mediums that allows an individual to present and create
his or her own reality and/or ridicule. 3. widely
distributed opinions.
Mass Media: (n. plural) media that not only hides truth, but has
launched such a titanic war against it that this media
could not see through its own propaganda and political
corruption even if it were decided to present the
truth for a day.
Nigger: (n.) 1. unpopular minority. 2. label used for a dark-
skinned person and considered applicable when used by
a fellow dark-skinned person but injurious when used by
any other persons. 3. a sequacious individual.
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UNIVERSE, GOD, SATAN AND THE SOUL
by Ken Gage
Part I: The Universe
Follow this: If the Universe is everything, hence everywhere, and
if "God" is everywhere, hence everything, then it would seem that the
Universe IS God. That is, if one's definition of "God" encompasses that
ambiguous and mysterious entity whom the superstitious worship. But if
these premises hold, there is no point in cluttering up our thesauri with
such words of redundancy. The devout will, of course, object to this,
insisting that God and the Universe are not identical (and therefore
interchangeable) nouns. And I agree that they are correct here. (Only one
is real, after all: the Universe.) Although the concepts of both have
similarities shared, the meanings are approximate rather than identical. I
should have problems explaining my atheism (let alone Satanism) if it were
otherwise.
The Universe is simply defined as all existing things (including
Earth, its inhabitants and materials, and all the heavenly bodies -- here
it might be rewarding to explain that, by "heavenly," I am referring to
the cosmic collective that is outside the Earth, as opposed to God's secret
refuge; neither am I considering, by "heavenly bodies," any of the women
that you know). Because I said "existing things," God is precluded. All
existing things is an easy concept to grasp, for some. Keyword: existing.
However, it is a frequent source of dispute; how do people know what
exists, what's real?
Over our brief course of time on the planet, humans have
accumulated a plethora of learning -- mostly facts and figures. But there
remains those who cannot separate verifiable truth from myths (or outright
lies) -- real animals from unicorns and Lochness monsters. Well, this
article is not about to attempt even a brief explanation of such. There
are plenty of sources for that (such as can be found in the next issue of
DIABOLICAL CREATIONS Magazine). I do not even pity those who will not,
perhaps cannot, get a grip on reality. They're lost sheep who will
eventually find a shepherd willing to lead them about to their doom. Let
us, instead, talk about gods.
Part II: The God
Gods are fun. When there were too many to keep track of, some
enterprising people (or individual) created one that was faceless and
omnipotent. And because they made this God into some non-anthropomorphic
force-in-the-universe-that-loves-ya', people got excited and gooey-eyed.
They could no longer form a mental picture of this vague God, unlike the old
gods which had been represented by idols. In fact, the advertising
department for the new God-concept decided that they could better market the
product to a bemused public if they insured nobody got an idea of what the
new God looked like. All idols, graven images and photographs of God were
strictly prohibited. (Rule #1: confusion and ambiguity will deepen the
sense of mystery and otherworldliness. Keep it dark and cloudy -- ask any
magician.) The demand to see the new God was so high in some later
religious markets, that they invented a way whereby God could be seen and
unseen at the same time. They sold this product as the Trinity. (Rule#2:
contradiction and impossibilities also enforce mystery and otherworldliness
for believers.) Still, the vague-force concept of God has left an open
variable in the back of many human brains. And exploitations abound.
(Were it not for Rule #2, omnipotent God would not be so successful in
light of his scandalously lengthy six-day creation fiasco; a Satanic god
would have created everything in one day and rested for six!)
Anyway, when engaging the intelligent, I openly admit to the fact
that there is a great lack of evidence supporting the existence of this
great God we sometimes hear so much about -- or supporting leprechauns and
green men from Mars, for that matter. But when engaging others in
conversation, like the faithful, my reply depends more on what they want to
hear and what telling them that will gain me, than it does on truth. These
forementioned intellectuals also agree upon whom the burden of proof
naturally rests, with any claim, and that one cannot refute a negative or
nonexistent. While these latter types, prefering faith over evidence, would
believe anything printed in their vainglorious holy books, no matter how
irrational and impossible.
Part III: Satan
I wasn't always so, but Satan has become the chief of the
"villainous" characters who populate the Christian Bible. He is now the
symbol of what the Christian masses oppose. And as such, it is He who sets
the example for those who do not condone the conformist and egalitarian
values of the masses' faiths. Most, if not all, religious mythologies
contain characters who did not conform to the whims of the other gods or
heroes. These other "Satans" are inspirational models of the nature of
conformity and non-conformity, and serve no lesser end than the Christian
myths. But these Satanic patternizations are recognized as such, not
worshipped; Satanists understand the difference between representational
symbols and literal devils. (The latter being hot air.) And Satanic
codices are no more the word and testimony of Satan than Christian ones are
of Christ. Satanic values work because they meet the real-world needs of
those who employ them, but, unlike "stone-etched" Christian dogma, Satanic
ideals prevent obsolescence through their flexibility, the ability to change
direction when making no headway. This is also called "being realistic."
Back when Christianity was rising, it succeeded, on equal parts, because of
the dwindling of the aristicracy's competency for leadership of Rome as well
as because of its Satanic offer of opposition to the state cult, no matter
that its opposition was any less enlightened. (That's right, Jesus was
Satanic, for his day.) Today, as everyone is aware, we live with a
Christian majority (and with Islam fastly nearing the lead). But the
apocalypse has been in the coming, and overblown superstitions are near
bust.
Part IV: The Soul
The sellers of bogus realestate and the salvationists will have to
change their tactics in these end times. They realize, no doubt, that most
folks are Christian in name only, concerned little about their souls or
deeds. How will the leaders of an imploding Christianity explain to their
fewer and fewer followers the success of Satanists rising before them? The
cries will be superstitious, obviously, "Them Satanists sold their souls!"
But Satanists have not sold their souls.
That spirit to achieve, that relentless drive to overcome and be
victorious, that is the soul of Satanism -- a most unholy spirit of which
Satanists are in full possession. It is the Christian scheme that is out of
touch with human nature. One ought not blame others for what one lacks the
drive (or "spirit" or "soul") to achieve. If a person cannot succeed, it
is not because his or her personal vision of success was too lofty, nor is
it because his or her obstacles were too great, but rather it is because
that individual was not great enough! If there ought to be a God, it should
be this lone Satanic force -- the power of one's will, of one's
unconquerable soul!
Part V: The Devil's Altar
Universe, God, Satan and the soul -- in a Christian culture, it can
be a bonus to put things into Christian terms, especially if spinning webs.
Play with this. And if someone labels you "evil," then they have given you
a high "left-handed" compliment indeed; they have decided that you are the
enemy (whom they also profess a love for), and that you require, most
likely, some priority in their disapprobation. Don't waste your precious
time refuting the "bad guy" badge. Play along, so long as YOUR thinking is
clear. Call yourself "evil" or "Satanic," what do you care? -- unless your
livelihood is threatened. You should have nothing to worry about about all
this name calling, if you remember that good and evil, like the words short
and tall, are relative and not absolute. Making someone's irrationality
work for you and enjoying the notoriety that it'll bring is just a small
oblation on the Devil's Altar.
I sincerely hope you have enjoyed these rambling. Live, prosper
and find pleasure where ever you go; happiness and success are not places,
you take them with you. The neologists have come to annihilate the absurd
stagnation that has been today for too long.
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"Hell is where the heart is."
-- Ken Gage
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[Above quote was used as a story title for a comic book that was published
later that year. Later editions of DIABOLICAL CREATIONS contained
the following quote in place of the original:]
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"Satanism is a sort of evolved
Christianity, as strange as that
may sound. Be that as it may,
Satanism is more the product of
modern culture and enlightenment
than the retarded tales making up
the Christian Bible and, in essence,
making up Christianity."
-- Ken Gage
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BOOKS
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BRAIN SEX: The Real Difference Between Men & Women --
A contoversial book, written by Anne Moir, Ph.D., and David Jessel,
that ought to find a place on your bookshelf (right next to your copy of
THE SATANIC WITCH, for you daughters of darkness!). Finally a book comes
along presenting the scientific studies for what has always been Satanic
familiarity, that the sexes are quite unequal. Discover that the gender of
one's brain is "hard-wired" in utero. This book will destroy many cherished
and unfounded beliefs, of both feminists and masculists. For example, the
physiological structure of the brain (its gender) is determined by its
exposure to testosterone; all brains would normally be female if not for
this exposure cycle. In other words, it is the female brain which could be
considered the human norm; men are mutants! Much of this information is the
result of recent findings and, although not exactly "concealed" by the
scientific community, has not been well publicized, until now anyway,
probably due to the atmosphere of a politically correct standard created by
feminists and other such egalitarians. If you want to really KNOW the
different strengths and weaknesses of the sexes, then find and study this
indispensable work. Criticisms: as though fearful that their work would be
called "amoral," the authors drop an occasional lump of goody-goody lip-
service against what (and who) they hope is a popular enemy; and they repeat
themselves too much (--they repeat themselves too much).
LaVey's keen social perception -- that ability to read people and
judge character -- was evidenced with his authorship of The Satanic Witch.
(Social perception is primarily a female trait; it is noteworthy that genius
tends to "crossover," dominating both masculine and feminine proclivities.)
BRAIN SEX is a book to use when citing proofs for LaVey's infamous classics
on natural imparity and stratification. If you can't find BRAIN SEX for
your lair's library, try writing Dell Publishing at 666 Fifth Avenue (of
course!), New York, N.Y. 10103.
DECEPTIONS & MYTHS OF THE BIBLE -- an unusual book by Lloyd M. Graham which
rips the Christian Bible a new asshole. Nowadays, who hasn't? Mostly, this
is for the types who like to use Judeo-Christian biblical accounts against
Judeo-Christians. Now and again Graham even appeals to pagan mysticism for
support. Mysticism versus mysticism?! The whole book isn't irrational, but
enough of it to make the scholarship presented appear uneven or only
partially thought out. With some personal editing, parts of this book could
be made into a very terse and intellectual diatribe for one's own diabolical
book of shadows!
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"You can't protest cutting down
trees with paperwork."
-- Charles Manson
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[DELETED: ad for THE BLACK FLAME Magazine. For information, send a S.A.S.E.
to Hell's Kitchen Productions, P.O. Box 499, Radio City Station,
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CHILDHOOD
by Lydia Gage
For years in this country, children have been raised as, for the
most part, "good Christians," with the fear of God drilled into them. They
have been taught to be seen and not heard, and to blindly accept authority
without questioning.
It is unfortunate that this brainwashing begins almost at birth with
the strange, cold ritual of baptizing. (I would think that the screaming of
the infants who are subjected to this would inform the parents that their
children are not in the least bit excited about the bizarre goings-on.) Is
frightening children really the way to raise them? I don't think so.
How about respect? Can one respect another who constantly tells
them that they were born sinners and, therefore, losers from the beginning?
A much more sane approach (to the development of positive self-esteem) is to
start out as a "winner" and strive to stay that way from there on. THAT is
what children should be taught.
As I entered the world, I had no idea what laid in store for me. If
I had, I just might have crawled right back into that warm dwelling I had
started out in. I was one of the unfortunate many to be raised by "good
Christians." In church I was reprimanded for the smallest noise or motion
by a pinch on the thigh.
My mother was so concerned about her child's image that, to my
dismay, she forced me to join every organization that she possibly could.
What followed was 4-H Club, Girlscouts, plays, band and ballet -- and of
course I cannot forget Sunday school as well! (If I had my choice, I'd
have been running around outside, barefoot, indulging in my tomboy dreams of
being just as tough as all the boys on my block.)
Luckily, I've learned something from it all: PLEASE YOURSELF! If
you can please yourself, happiness and self-respect are yours. You must
stand up for yourself and put your needs first.
And teach your children the importance of life and its lessons.
Instead of mythological stories of hope and fear, teach them reality. And
what is wrong with the child who questions authority? Nothing -- for their
intelligence will surpass that of those children who are raised on fear and
ignorance. Don't stifle children's questions or comments; they only use
what they have absorbed. Curiosity is natural for children and should be
nurtured. Let them know that respect is earned, not compulsory (as in
Christianity). To respect everybody is NOT natural. Children know whom
they feel safe with, don't doubt them. Allow them to question, ponder and
observe as much as possible. That is how they become leaders instead of
mere sheep of the flock who live for the slaughter. Let them become as
wolves even (who perform the slaughtering).
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[NOT DELETED: Ad for Diabolical Creations:]
DIABOLICAL CREATIONS is a new 'zine of horror,
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I trust by now, if you really hated this 'zine, you would have
stopped reading it -- unless you're a glutton for discomfort! If this
'zine had a format, the letters column would be around here. So git yer
crayons out and write dat hate-mail or whatever yer spellin' allows.
Had we received mail, we would have said: "It is not DIABOLICAL
CREATIONS' policy to claim or disclaim any of its contents; the works herein
stand alone for your mind to evaluate what has merit and what ain't worth a
shit. What gets printed is stuff we find funny, intelligent, half-witted,
demented and/or rabidly stupid. In short, fringe stuff. If you think you
have "proof" that the Earth is flat, for example, we're interested!"
We are taking pre-orders for issue #2, The Venus Edition, by the
way! Now that we've pulled this off, watch what we do next...
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PERDITION'S POETS
XXVIII
[Art: Satanic pentagram.]
UT INFRA
by Ken Gage
Like Sea Serpents sweeping
Slapdash through my brackish soul,
Worms bore blindly toward a bloody
Goal -- engorged, a payload
That beats like clubs and spades.
And it's your deal. Wanna snack?
Ya take a smatt'rin' of Sin,
Spread it on yer daily bread.
Y'open wind 'n' cram it in,
And let the Devil feed yer head
With a smile!
And if ya go to Hades,
Yer guaranteed no lazies
Sittin' in Death's black Mercedes
With a smile!
And though yer pushin' up dem daisies,
At least ya' got the ladies
With a smile!
TRULY BLIND
by Dean Beck
The eyeless monk wailed in dismay
For today would be his last,
Clumsily sifting through racks of blades,
Pondering his past.
"I've lost my sight, I've lost my faith.
Life no longer has meaning."
He found his way to the castle ledge --
Stone gargoyle outside heard screaming.
"I cannot do it; I see the light,
But in my heart, not with my sight.
Thank you lord for showing me the way."
At this the gargoyle laughed and pushed with all his might.
Not that the monk minded -- he had made peace with his maker.
As the children gathered around his body,
The last thing he ever heard was laughter;
The last thing he ever thought was "Why?"
[DELETED: Out-of-date ad for ARTEX ONE.]
OUR FLAG
by J.T. Hayes II
O' Mighty fabric in the wind,
O' Mighty cloth aloft,
Representing all of us --
Symbol to the world,
Watching people scamper by...
Have you devised a plot
To use those people under you
To kill a helpless dove?
Or maybe you can rally us
To find an enemy,
And trample trees of olives
And those who worship peace.
Semblance of our unity
Waves high for all to see;
Indivisible is our nation,
Divided into fifty.
Oh Mongrel of war we ask you,
Is it all for pride?
Or does the bloodthirstiness
Serve another means?
Damn the man that burns
You to the lower planes of Hell.
Is he perhaps too blind to see
He only burns himself...?
Damn the man that lets you fall
On this nation's soil.
"That's irreverence!" you scream
To the little man.
Oh King, Oh Flag, we worship you!
For you we've fought so hard
All the battles, giving our sons.
And all you did was watch.
DUM VIVIMUS VIVAMUS
by Cernunnos
Smuggling dope? Naw!
Good money though.
Chance of immortality
Never turned up at all.
Compelling tales of transcendence,
Sexuality and death.
Celebration of existence
All swollen and bleeding
Acid induced...
Quite unlike anything --
Modern life is synthesized,
Urgent, obsessive.
No freedom, no growth,
Spiritual godly death -- take a journey
Into the flaming truth.
It creates a whirlwind,
Life-or-death snapshot!
Existential theories.
Borders on the Sane-Insane.
[ART: Ad for comic book artist/illustrator Jeff Gaither:
Gaither Graphix, BOX 16032, LOU., KY 40256.]
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"If backwards masking really worked,
Ozzy Osbourne would be Prime Minister of England."
-- Penn & Teller
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RED NIGHTS
by Lydia Gage
Your eyes black as night
Stare through me, like razors
Skinning my face.
I scream,
Yearning for your throbbing member,
Bigger than all I've seen.
I gaze between my thighs and sigh.
"Take me, take me, take me,"
I beg of you, oh lover of the night.
My excitement bubbles
To an explosive height.
I praise you;
Have mercy and enter me.
Mount me like a steed.
Let's ride together through the
Damp air.
Let's visit the world of the dead.
Dig your bloody claws in my hair,
Wrap your wings around me.
Twisted together, entwined for life,
Turn me over -- I'm your hound.
Thrust deep in me
Your sword so round.
Barbs and whips
Meet genitals and lips --
Ohh! I beg for more!
The pain divine, scales scratch my spine,
You're more than any woman can take.
I thank you for answering my calls.
What's that?
The light's too bright.
Stinging my eyes,
I turn to look, and you're gone.
"No!" I scream and awake from my dream.
Let's meet again tonight and ride once more
Where wrong's so right.
WORMFOOD
by Ken Gage
Hey Wormfood,
Jesus loves you, yeah you t'ink,
Fo' d'Bible paints you pink;
Paints you Sinna', paints you Saint,
Let it paints you what you's ain't.
Po' Wormfood.
Jesus loves you an' you' banks!
All 'em Churches give you t'anks --
Make you feel good, make you saved;
Let it makes you what you's craved.
Jesus hates me? I no care;
I ain't lived off his welfare.
An' his Bible bakes no bread,
T'ough you sh'see d'flames it's fed!
Wormfood, when you' dead, you' dead!
FOUR ARGUMENTS FOR THE ELIMINATION OF TELEVISION
by James E. McAdams
ABC,
CBS,
NBC,
FOX.
SINNIN' MAN
by Ken Gage
Joyfully I wear my frown
As I turn your up 'to down.
And as I spin around your brain,
You'll trade my pleasure for your pain.
Greater evils, I had wore 'em
'Til I was warm.
After the leaves did leave
Came the freeze that frees!
With a bow of his head
The Sinnin' Man said, "There's no form
For our forum."
And joyfully I ignore 'im.
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A RANDOM COLLECTION OF WHERE'S AND WHAT'S
If you're looking for something "different" or just plain nuts, this
might be a resource that you can recourse to, for not just the obscure, but
the frightfully abundant as well. [May be helaciously out-of-date!]
SKEPTICAL INQUIRER -- a periodical from the Committee for the Scientific In-
vestigation of Claims of the Paranormal (CSICP -- get it?: "psi cop."), a-
vailable from CSICP/Box 229/Central Park Station/Buffalo, N.Y. 14215. Write
for rates.
AES-NIHIL PRODUCTIONS -- "The Archives of Aesthetic Nihilism" carry a strange
assortment of books, magazines, video and audio tapes, and mysterious miscel-
lany. For a 104 pages catalog, send $8.00 (no checks!) to them at 7210
Jordan Ave., B-41/Canoga Park, CA 91303.
NEW REALITY -- definitely a title worth adding to your search list if you're
looking for old, elusive comic book/'zines. I don't think New Reality is
still in publication, but the issues I have read were quality art and writing
more often than not. This bi-monthly critter was produced by members of the
British Columbia Cartoonists' Society/P.O. Box 3014/Vancouver, British
Columbia/Canada V6B 3X5.
ATLAN FORMULARIES -- Kurt Saxon is still producing a variety of excellent
books and products. His magazine, The Survivor, should be of interest to
anyone who is looking toward self-reliance and the practical application of
19th century technology as an alternative to consuming consumerism. He has
also put together videotapes that are instructional in making your own
weapons, explosives, poisons and more! You can call your orders in to Kurt
at (501) 437-2999, or write to Atlan Formularies at P.O. Box 95/Alpena, AR
72611.
PROPAGANDA --this magazine reviews music with a dark side, or "gothic"
aesthetic, and interviews the creators of such sounds. Although the magazine
should appeal to all Children of the Night, its "factual" articles pander to
mystics and sensationalists by far. Issue #19's "Holy Spear, Holy Blood"
article/review should offer a grin to the rational. For rates write to
Propaganda Magazine/P.O. Box 296/New Hyde Park, N.Y. 11040.
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"The islands of order which are tossed about the sea
of chaos which is the Universe have attributes and
utilities that the superhuman may exploit to imprint
his or her will upon creation."
-- The Black Unicorn
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LAST GASP -- a source for a wide variety of "underground" materials: books,
music, comics, videos, games, novelties. This is a candy store for those
who consider the label "normal" to be pathetic and insulting. For the
latest catalog send $2 to Last Gasp/2180 Bryant St./S.F., CA 94110. Order
by phone at (415) 824-6636; FAX (415) 824-1836.
ABRASAX -- a quarterly xerographic 'zine for all neo-pagans (Wiccans,
Gnostics/Crowleyites, Satanists -- you know who you are!) that is always
abreast of the latest "happenings" and "not-so-happenings." For current
ish [issue], send $5 (checks payable to James M. Martin) to Abrasax/P.O. Box
1219/Corpus Christi, TX 78403-1219. Back issues available.
THE KING DIAMOND COVEN -- is an organization that outlets information and
merchandise of and about the Satanic musician, King Diamond. King is re-
leasing two albums this year [Year 28 Anno Satanas] -- one with his Mercyful
Fate reunion and one with his regular band. Both should highlight his flair
for the heavy metal opera. Write to P.O. Box 359/Elmendorf, TX 78112-0359
for details. (Yes, King Diamond has left Denmark for a permanent Texan
residence.)
MONSTERSCENE JOURNAL -- is a must for fans of horror films, with an emphasis
on those of yesteryear. Look out Fangoria, Monsterscene Journal will steal
away those who prefer horror nostalgically and who are repulsed by the
majority of what's put out today -- not because today's horror lacks blood,
guts, or "madness," but because it lacks intelligent and imaginative (NEW as
in "not re-hashed") scripts, sets and monsters overall. Also, those who
build and collect hobby kit models of their favorite cinema monsters will
delightfully discover many companies advertising within this magazine.
If you can't find a copy of Monsterscene Journal at your local
comic book shop, find out where the shop owner lives, buy a gun and...
Well, just write to GOGO Entertainment Group/1036 South Ahrens Ave./Lombard,
IL 60148.
CREEPSVILLE -- is a humorous homage to those wonderfully awful films that
have come to be called B-movies. Franklin Kurtz has written and illustrated
five issues so far. The issues come with a set of trading cards inside
which feature the unusual characters from this series of misadventure. The
Dave Dorman covers are reason enough to hunt down this comic, which is
produced by the makers of Monsterscene Journal. I [Ken Gage] recently
talked to Mr. Kurtz about the series' hiatus; he said that a second series of
Creepsville is in work! [And it was, too, along with Roy Ware's Black Sun.]
This elusive comic is worth searching for.
ACHERON -- a "death metal" band that truly is Satanic, unlike Slayer's
posing masquerade. Their "Rites of the Black Mass" is very hardcore. But
the eerie keyboard intros by Black Flame editor Peter H. Gilmore make this
album worth hearing even if you dislike thrash metal music. Look for it.
TRILOGY -- 3 "mind stretching" adventures according to the box that this
software was packaged in. Although there are a few surprises, the graphics
are primitive, even by the standards that existed back in 1988 c.e., the
year Mastertronic released this computer game (for IBM compatibles and
Commodore 64s/128s). But I'm not one to really fuss over graphics -- I'll
take a text-adventure like Zork [or Scott Adam's "Adventure"] any day. If
you can find this game in the reduced-bins (like I did), it's well worth
your four bucks. [It does have nice art, like a Satanic pentagram carved or
burned into the flesh on the back of some monstrous and withered hand.] Of
the three games in TRILOGY, I preferred the one called "Venom."
DARKSEED -- a computer game that has been reduced from $59.95 to $39.95 (at
Radio Shack anyway) and is well worth its original price! H.R. Giger allowed
Cyberdreams Entertainment Software to incorporate his haunting artwork into
a game, provided they only use high-resolution graphics. Besides the
digitized artwork, Giger's [Biomechanical] style is used for all the "Dark
World" graphics as well. One would swear that Giger "painted" everything in
here. The game format is like an occult version of Space Quest IV -- no
words to type in, just use a mouse and let the horror begin. For more info,
you can write to Cyberdreams, Inc./21243 Ventura Boulevard, Suite 208/
Woodland Hills, CA 91364. By the way, the name is pronounced "Gey'ger" (to
rhyme with "key") not "Guy'ger." H.R. Giger's art books and poster repros
are available through Morpheus International/P.O. Box 7246/Beverly Hills, CA
90212-7246. Write for a catalog. Fanclub: Thoru Itho/D35-302,
1-2 Fuzishiro-Dai/Suita City, Osaka, 565/Japan. Who could not embrace
Giger's dark visions?
ENCYCLOPEDIA OF MODERN BODYBUILDING -- a book by Arnold Schwarzenegger, with
Bill Dobbins, on the do's & don't's of weightlifting. This is a great
reference for beginners and experienced lifters alike. Not enough evildoers
seem to be lifting. One needn't lift weights just for strength training or
an attempt to achieve the classical Greek ideal (or the modern Steroid Mutant
Monster look either!), but for longevity. Exercise is a scientifically
proven way to increase one's health, stamina, strength and lifetime on this
planet. Yet a surprising number of otherwise intelligent people dismiss it
as the product of an impoverished ego or misplaced masochism. Working
toward peaking one's physical fitness is often called "unnatural," as though
a sedentary lifestyle in today's "civilization" were! I recommend this book
to artists also. For pictorial work, there are many "girlie" magazines to
which one can refer when recreating the female ideal. But fewer sources are
available for recreating the male form to the standards of Artistic
Romanticism. [If you prefer Picasso standards, check out the walking dead
waddling about your nearest Wal-mart.]
THE PRISONER: SHATTERED VISAGE -- is a comic book that is not just for
devotees of the short-run (but long re-run!) television series, The Prisoner.
It is a reprint of the four-issue comic books that were the authorized sequel
to the 1960's show, plus it includes new photographs and a look back at the
series. Non-fans can easily follow and enjoy this thought-provoking comic,
which should be available at most comic book shops.
EO -- Tim Vigil, best known for FAUST, has created another unadulterated
adult comic, this time based on Wilhelm Reich's theory of orgone energy.
Frank Henkel is responsible for the excellent story and research put into
this 4-part mini-series produced by Rebel Studios/4716 Judy Ct./Sacramento,
CA 95841. If you can't find it (because of the puritanical cowardice of
your local comic dealer), write to the studio. There is far more to this
comic than the blood and sex surface would have you believe.
THE HEMLOCK SOCIETY -- a non-profit organization that supports individuals
who are terminally ill to be allowed self-determination of their deaths --
physician-assisted aid-in-dying. Believe it or not, there are people and
organizations who oppose the idea of people ending their own painful
existences, believing that life must be lived to its natural conclusion, no
matter how torturous that life may be. This idiocy is bred from the
Christian Right, of course. But still, just when did the dark ages end?
The Hemlock Society was founded in 1980 by Derek Humphry to oppose the
ridiculous Christian laws that infest our secular legal system with their
archaic and dogmatic irrationality and slavishness. If you're concerned,
write: The National Hemlock Society/P.O. Box 11830/Eugene, OR 97440-3900.
FAUST -- is up to issue #9 now, having a guest appearance by singer/musician
Glenn Danzig. Faust is the comic that spawned the graphic sex-violence combo
trend that flourishes now in the adult comic industry. If you haven't seen
a copy of it, you should no doubt be able to recognize its ancient theme from
the title alone. Very intense! If you're squeamish -- or just a prude! --
why in Hell's creation are you reading this magazine?! But for the PWC
(people who count), I say this is certainly a worthwhile choice.
EVIL ERNIE -- a 5-issue horror comic written by Brian Pulido, and almost as
hard to acquire as an issue of Creepsville. Steven Hughes has done a
fiendishly superb job illustrating this foray of dementia. There's no way
one would know by simply looking that this is Mr. Hughes's debut comic.
(Lady Death is delicious!) A movie of this comic is allegedly brewing, so
be sure to keep your issues, as always, in mint condition. The first and
second issues have already doubled in value. Not surprisingly, Evil Ernie
merchandising has been on the rise. Malibu Graphics Publishing Group
publishes Evil Ernie through their Eternity Comics. [NOTE: Not anymore!]
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In those dark ages before the invention of home VCRs, many of us had
to subject ourselves to the whims of television programming directors for
those select dosages of TV viewing that we desired. But now the VCR affords
us the choice of viewing alternatives in place of merely hoping the big boys
in charge broadcast something with at least a tiny kernel of intelligence.
Many things are available on videotape that would have never been created
for television because of their "subversive" or "obscene" natures. I
personally dislike the programming on commercial radio just as intensely as
commercial television, because I prefer to control what I see and hear.
Because Mr. Average likes something is no reason for me to put up with
inferior quality (or a quality I just do not prefer, as when I want to
indulge, on occasion, my anti-intellectual taste for junk, for example).
Now, because of the value of my irreplaceable time on this planet, and be-
cause 90% of everything is crap, I pay close attention to reviews of video,
films & music. So I hope this section aids you. (If I squandered my re-
sources in the past on something that was "lacking," perhaps my advice here
will save you some [of your own resources].):
RACE WITH THE DEVIL -- is 88 minutes of wasted time, unless you want a few
(and, of course, unintentional) cheap laughs. In a decade, this film may
belong to the so-dumb-it-was-funny category, but I think it just misses that
mark currently [1993].
Two couples are vacationing together in an RV, headed to Colorado
(from Texas) for some skiing. Stopped off the road for the night, the men
witness a human sacrifice ritual and are spotted by the robed evildoers (who
are fond of wearing Ankhs). From here to the end of the film, the couples
are chased by this occult group. Although we soon learn that these are
Ankh-wearing Aztec Satanists (?!?), they curiously use phrases like "so mote
it be." In recent examination, this 1975 movie seems to be a fairly typical,
paranoid Christian fantasy about "Satanists" who are -- as always! -- out to
attack and persecute the poor innocent Christians -- as though the Christians
were such important targets for these "Satanists." Plus, to top it all off,
there's a sub-plot about a Satanic conspiracy with law enforcement officials
who are "in on it" and are, therefore, purposefully mishandling the
investigation (in order to hide the occult goings-on). Now who says reality
doesn't imitate art?
Do you suppose Peter Fonda and Warren Oates imagined this movie
would be a television classic when they were first reading the script?
Could working on M*A*S*H have been so dull for Loretta Swit that she had
to momentarily slip away for this venture? Scariest scene: the box of
Satanic macaroni and cheese! Be very bored before choosing this flick.
GO TO HELL (#1 and #2) -- a Satanic public-access cable show from Cape Cod.
This video is well-done for amateur cable-fair. But I was surprised that,
since it wasn't exactly done live, they didn't bother retaking some scenes
with fumbled lines. It's worth a look. Enquire to Brimstone Ministries/
P.O. Box 660/Marston Mills, MA 02648.
THE DAY THE UNIVERSE CHANGED -- a PBS television series that is available on
video in ten parts. This is an excellent educational series by James Burke,
the creator of other PBS greats such as CONNECTIONS and THE BURKE SPECIAL.
One small problem I have with this series is its ending. In contrast to the
first nine parts comes part ten, like some Hollywood redemption ending from
the Hays Office to apologize for everything we viewers had been taught
throughout the series. After lambasting Buddhist and Christian theologies,
he practically ends the show like a two-faced politician, saying that
mythology and religion are equally as valid and truthful as science. He goes
so far as to say, "The truth is relative." But he fails to differentiate
perceptual reality from actual reality -- that which exists outside and
independent of humans and their observations. (Methinks he spent too long
at Jesus College in Oxford.) In the interest of tolerance for all ideas
(even the factually insubstantial ones), I can understand his using the idea
that "all views at all times are equally valid" to prevent any human faction
from strongarming the ideas of others or strongarming the others themselves
(like the Roman Catholic Church did to both scientific ideas and scientists
not so far back). Because, of course, with all views being "equal,"
scientific views will naturally provide progress for those who use them
(being reality-based and, hence, superior), while fantasy-believers will be
doomed to their own folly, blind wanderings and subjegation by predatorial
humans who more fully appreciate the workings of the world. This is fine
and dandy (and a politically correct way to prevent offending ideologies),
as long as those of us IN-THE-KNOW realize that there is only one, true
version of reality. And that it exists regardless of what one says about it
or how one redefines it. No amount of voting will stop the rotation of the
Earth. One cannot pray the sun into non-existence. Reality would be
regardless of human existence and perception.
If you can see through the Hays code ending, this is great viewing.
If you can't, then you'll be happy to know that -- according to Burke here --
your view of the Universe is correct no matter what it is. So either way,
you can't lose with this one.
DANZIG -- is a video, a band and a man. Glenn Danzig is the singer for the
bluesy metal band Danzig. But unlike most popular music on The Market, his
singing is melodic. And this video offers behind-the-scenes interviews with
the band and him, as well as music videos and concert footage from the tour
of his first Danzig album, "Danzig." This version of the "Mother" video is
uncensored. For some reason MTV felt the video was unfit for general airing.
"Mother" is a very stylized music video, like some film-noir masterpiece
transposed upon the present; and it ends with a horror movie-like sacrifice
-- pseudo-satanically...well, more like a Santeria ritual I suppose.
There is a video called DANZIG II - LUCIFUGE which is accessible on
the "free" economy, also -- it features music video and more from the group's
album of the same title. Danzig's third video release, from "DANZIG III -
HOW THE GODS KILL," is much rarer than the other videos [and only 5 minutes
long]. Also, incidental music from Glenn Danzig's solo album/project,
BLACK ARIA, accompanies the soundtrack of these first two video compilations.
The bombastic, Neo-Classical sounds of BLACK ARIA would not have been
available to us without Glenn's demonstrable commercial viability. Yet,
BLACK ARIA is not a "commercial" album. Those who understand, those few,
will no doubt NEED this recording.
STRANGE TALES/RAY BRADBURY THEATRE -- is a trilogy of "fantastic" tales by
Ray Bradbury for his Twilight Zone-ish cable television series. Like some
borishly average Crypt Keeper, Bradbury personally narrates the episodic
intros & conclusions of these three tales. There are some big names in
these, but only one episode, "The Town Where No One Got Off" -- poor fellows!
--, was truly FANTASTIC! It's the first one of the trilogy, fortunately, so
you don't have to waste your time on the rest. Look for this one discounted
and at a nearby prole shopping center...
[Reviews are contributed by The Black Unicorn & others.]
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SATANISM & RACISM?
by Dean Beck
In my recent personal encounters with members of various
religious sects, I've been getting the impression that people are sometimes
confusing Satanism with racism. The general consensus seems to be that
Hitler had an interest in the occult and was a racist, and therefore so are
Satanists. I would like to take this opportunity to smash this pathetic
attempt to illegitimize the "black faith."
First, let's talk about the most notorious modern hate group in the
world today, the Ku Klux Klan. If Satanism represents racism, why does the
Klan claim to be Christian? Of course, as that great sage of Christian
thought once said: "I will say that it [the Spanish Inquisition] was philo-
sophically the antithesis and totally inconsistent with what the [Christian]
Bible teaches...what Naziism did to the Jews WAS philosophically consistent
with the occult, Aryan ideas of Hitler." Nice try, Bob, but have you ever
thought that Hitler's mass persecution represents no greater crime to
humanity than Christianity's mass persecution of the last two-thousand years
upon anybody who hasn't met "God's" moral standards? But, I digress there.
Hitler's racism was not Satanic because he did not differentiate his
"indulgence" from compulsion. He got careless and overzealous. He started
making moves too fast. He paved his own road to self-destruction. And that,
my friends, is not Satanic. And, what kind of Satanist commits suicide?
The highest law [?] of Satanism is self-preservation! A more logical
prejudice, from a Satanic perspective, would be one against ignorance.
Nothing infuriates a logical mind more than stupidity. So, down with the
old hates and up with the new! And remember, the only good weakness is one
that benefits YOU.
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"My most elitist, Satanic society dream is of something
that's not based on racism, but based on 'intelligence vs.
stupidity' -- THAT'S IT!"
-- Anton Szandor LaVey
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This collection is copyrighted by I.Z.M. Enterprises. An original
edition of this magazine (D.C.: The Mercury Edition) is valued at
between $75-$125 by collectors -- depending on the condition of
the issue of course. The second edition (which is digest-size)
of The Mercury Edition is valued at approximately $20.00. Do not
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