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Black Mass Appeal is developing a King James Aversion with this down and very dirty study of the absolute worst parts of the Bible.
Join T and Cora as we dive into the foundations of our own personal satanic philosophies and how where we came from and our history makes them different. And that is not only OK, it is awesome! It is what makes the Satanic community amazing.
Special episode with an emphasis on TST. Thanks to Ketsa, SuRRism, Redproductions, geoffharvey, AlexGrohl, UNIVERSFIELD, ykaiavu for the soundtracks. The Official TST Website https://thesatanictemple.com News and Commentary about Satancon What REALLY Happened at the Largest Satanic Gathering Ever https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c9j0SI-xMIY The Satanic Temple: Think you know about Satanists? Maybe you don't https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-65549975 Inside Satancon: Behind the scenes at the Satanic Temple convention (Photo slideshow) https://www.reuters.com/news/picture/inside-satancon-behind-the-scenes-at-the-idUSRTSIPS92 SatanCon: World's 'largest gathering of Satanists' hails diversity, fellowship https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2023/05/03/satancon-boston-2023-convention/70168925007/ Recommended Books if you're interested in learning more about TST and Satanism in General: The Little Book of Satanism https://www.lacarmina.com/blog/2022/10/the-little-book-of-satanism-satanic-author-books-lucien-greaves/ Speak of the Devil: How The Satanic Temple is Changing the Way We Talk about Religion https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/48765487-speak-of-the-devil Compassionate Satanism: An Introduction to Modern Satanic Practice https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/58546691-compassionate-satanism The Invention of Satanism https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/26261552-the-invention-of-satanism A few Recommended Blogs and Podcasts The Blog of Stephen Bradford Long, and his podcast Sacred Tension https://stephenbradfordlong.com/ Black Mass Appeal podcast, by Satanic Bay Area Black Mass Appeal is a podcast that brings modern Satanism to the masses. The show is dedicated to educating and entertaining anyone who is interested in Satanism, whether they're just “Satan-curious” or are already involved. Our goal is to provide information, dispel myths, and humanize folks who call themselves Satanists. https://blackmassappeal.com/ Patreon for Lucien Greaves, the cofounder of The Satanic Temple. (All the posts are currently public and do not require joining a patron tier.) https://www.patreon.com/LucienGreaves/
By 1988, the Satanic Panic was starting to run out of steam, so Harvest House Publishing pushed a brand new absurdo-biography tell-all to stoke its engines. Is “Satan's Underground” the worst Satanic Panic memoir ever published–or just the worst we've read for this show?
For five years here at Black Mass Appeal we've strived to pass around the fruit of knowledge and answer everyone's questions about Satanism, Satanists and non-Satanists alike. But we can't reach everyone, and some people have instead gone looking for wisdom on the wrong places, like Quora and the dearly departed Yahoo Answers. So today we're answering the burning questions that nobody asked us… but probably should have. SHOW LINKS New Yorker: Farewell, Global Liberal Cannibalistic Pedophile Conspiracy!, Robert Carlock (2022) Ashema Deva's online store GET IN TOUCH WITH BLACK MASS APPEAL Facebook Twitter Instagram Patreon Tabitha Slander's Instagram Discord server SATANIC BAY AREA Website Facebook Twitter (as @SatanicSF) Instagram Sign up for Satanic Bay Area's newsletter On TikTok as DailyBaphirmations Coffee Hour is the third Thursday of every month from 6 – 8 pm at Wicked Grounds in San Francisco!
This episode comes to you from a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away…it's a Star Wars trivia special! We have three enthusiasts in the studio to try their hand at their knowledge of the settings and sounds of the Star Wars universe, plus all sorts of other tidbits, nooks, and crannies to quiz on. We'll be back next week for season seven! NOTES ⚠️ Inline notes below may be truncated due to podcast feed character limits. Full notes are always on the episode page.
This episode comes to you from a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away…it's a Star Wars trivia special! We have three enthusiasts in the studio to try their hand at their knowledge of the settings and sounds of the Star Wars universe, plus all sorts of other tidbits, nooks, and crannies to quiz on. We'll be back next week for season seven!Support Us On Patreon
On this episode of More Deadly, Rachel and Ariel are delighted to be joined by Tabitha, Daniel, and Simone, the brilliant and hilarious hosts of our favorite podcast about modern Satanism, Black Mass Appeal. Together we discuss (what else?) Satanic Panic, directed by Chelsea Stardust So, did this movie show us dark delights… or did it... Read More The post The More Deadly Podcast Episode 54: Satanic Panic appeared first on The Zombie Grrlz Horror Podcast.
On this episode of More Deadly, Rachel and Ariel are delighted to be joined by Tabitha, Daniel, and Simone, the brilliant and hilarious hosts of our favorite podcast about modern Satanism, Black Mass Appeal. Together we discuss (what else?) Satanic Panic, directed by Chelsea Stardust So, did this movie show us dark delights… or did it... Read More The post The More Deadly Podcast Episode 54: Satanic Panic appeared first on The Zombie Grrlz Horror Podcast.
In this entry we watch EVILSPEAK (1981), a film about the dangers of combining Satanism with the exciting new world of computers! We also discuss Church of Satan founder Anton LaVey (spoilers, he's cringe) and repeatedly invoke the legendary guitarist Esteban. REFERENCES: Black Mass Appeal, Ep 42 - The Satanic Witch: https://blackmassappeal.com/2019/03/05/black-mass-appeal-satanic-witch-lavey/ Black Mass Appeal, Ep 24 - Satanic Bible Study: https://blackmassappeal.com/2018/06/26/episode-24-satanic-bible-study/
//SHOW NOTES//Recording Date: 01/12/22WBTWXT EP #74 - Balancing the magic & mundane: Touch some grass ya'll1984https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/40961427-1984?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=RqR5fzByGh&rank=1Brave New Worldhttps://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5129.Brave_New_World?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=mrN6f7HDNB&rank=1Books by Phil Hinehttps://www.goodreads.com/author/show/211260.Phil_HineBlack Mass Appeal Podcasthttps://blackmassappeal.com/*I misspoke slightly when I mention Black Mass Appeal in this episode. They are not a Satanic Temple podcast. They are a Satanic podcast in which the core group of hosts are members of The Satanic Temple but the podcast is not officially tied to The Satanic Temple.Jack Chickhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_ChickMage: The Ascensionhttps://whitewolf.fandom.com/wiki/Mage:_The_Ascension)O(Witches Betwixt is a collective of queer witches representing a wide variety of magical practices and spiritual paths. We release a 60+ minute episode bi-weekly in which we discuss various topics relevant to the experience of a queer witch. Check us out on YouTube, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcast, Stitcher, iHeart Radio, Pandora, Tune-In + Alexa, Podcast Addict, Podchaser, Deezer & Listen Notes//OFFICIAL SITE//http://witchesbetwixt.com//COMMUNITY GRIMOIRE//https://www.witchesbetwixt.com/grimoireWant to add something to the Community Grimoire? An article, essay, photo, artwork, video, song - anything you can digitize we will do our best to archive. Send your submissions HERE: https://www.dropbox.com/request/J48QQlymJcJWnuRCm1GG//SOCIAL MEDIA//Twitter: @witchesbetwixtInstagram: @witchesbetwixt//PAGES & CHANNELS//Facebook: http://facebook.com/witchesbetwixtYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmkEyEu2RkaX9LwAhKVp2Ww//COMMUNITY//Official Facebook Group: http://facebook.com/groups/witchesbetwixtOfficial Discord: https://discord.gg/JBERBjYrnc//SUPPORT//Donations for our shoe-string budget, garage-band podcast are ALWAYS deeply appreciated but NEVER an obligation or requirement. You're out there listening to us, that's what matters the most!https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/witchesbetwixt?locale.x=en_US//MUSIC//Mnemosynehttps://soundcloud.com/mnemosyne_productionsSupport the show (https://paypal.me/witchesbetwixt?locale.x=en_US)
Welcome (back) to FaustFest! The devil has all the best tunes, so we're borrowing some more of them for our second annual, all-virtual Satanic music festival. You can watch the video, immediately on YouTube at the links below, you can download the audio podcast version of the show in your regular podcast feed, or you can join us on Tuesday evening to watch and chat with everyone on our YouTube livestream! Watch on YouTube anytime Watch FaustFest on the Black Mass Appeal YouTube channel whenever you want! Listen in your podcast feed An audio version of FaustFest will be available on all podcast platforms. Livestream together with us Watch the show on YouTube and with the Black Mass Appeal hosts and audience! Tuesday, February 23 Starts at 7 PM Pacific / 10 PM Eastern CLICK HERE to join the livestream PERFORMER LINKS SidneySin Instagram Link Tree Venmo: @Sidney_Sin Ezurate Instagram FFM Facebook YouTube SoundCloud Lust 4 Blood BandCamp SoundCloud Los Chacales Tiernos de Satanas Facebook Instagram Lix Tetrix YouTube Soundcloud PayPal: lixtetrixmusic @gmail.com Red Hoof Instagram SoundCloud Satan Club Instagram Venmo: @botulism_sauce Accidents At Sundown Spotify YouTube LinkTree GET IN TOUCH WITH BLACK MASS APPEAL Facebook Twitter Instagram Patreon Tabitha Slander's Instagram Discord server SATANIC BAY AREA Website Facebook Twitter (as @SatanicSF) Instagram Sign up for Satanic Bay Area's newsletter On TikTok as DailyBaphirmations Coffee Hour is the third Thursday of every month from 6 – 8 pm at Wicked Grounds in San Francisco!
On this bonus episode, Andy and Alyssa talk with Daniel of the Black Mass Appeal podcast and Satanic Bay Area about the TV adaptation of Werewolf Skin. They discuss modern Satanism; forgotten side stories; a ton of easter eggs; the real Wolf Creek; guitar riffs; Cube spoilers; double lives; Jerusalem by Jez Butterworth (2009); The Wolfman (1941); The National Exposer; the Satanic Panic; liminal spaces; tater tot waffles; surprise explosions; sympathetic magic. You can find Black Mass Appeal on any podcast platform, and you can follow Satanic Bay Area on Instagram at @satanicbayarea and on Twitter @SatanicSF.
Season three continues as we move from the Cellular Division to the Appellate Division. Sean, Simone, and Randy have all brought their A-games for a brand new set of pop culture trivia challenges. The pedantic IMDb goofs section might not be for everyone, but it does provide the basis for today's first round where players identify a movie from its notable production mistakes. The search for inconsistencies continues in round two where players find movies from their casts, but one actor is out of place! Can they put the pieces of the puzzle together to reassemble them? The game's tension holds all the way through the lightning round for a real photo finish! Support Us On Patreon
Season three continues as we move from the Cellular Division to the Appellate Division. Sean, Simone, and Randy have all brought their A-games for a brand new set of pop culture trivia challenges. The pedantic IMDb goofs section might not be for everyone, but it does provide the basis for today's first round where players identify a movie from its notable production mistakes. The search for inconsistencies continues in round two where players find movies from their casts, but one actor is out of place! Can they put the pieces of the puzzle together to reassemble them? The game's tension holds all the way through the lightning round for a real photo finish!Support Us On Patreon
Season three continues as we move from the Cellular Division to the Appellate Division. Sean, Simone, and Randy have all brought their A-games for a brand new set of pop culture trivia challenges. The pedantic IMDb goofs section might not be for everyone, but it does provide the basis for today's first round where players identify a movie from its notable production mistakes. The search for inconsistencies continues in round two where players find movies from their casts, but one actor is out of place! Can they put the pieces of the puzzle together to reassemble them? The game's tension holds all the way through the lightning round for a real photo finish! NOTES ⚠️ Inline notes below may be truncated due to podcast feed character limits. Full notes are always on the episode page.
Welcome to FaustFest! The Black Mass Appeal team is proud to announce the premiere of the first (as far as we're aware) virtual Satanic music festival, FaustFest! With over two hours of Satanic performers playing all genres of music, we hope to bring the live festival experience to everyone at home. You can watch the video of the show immediately on YouTube at the links below, you can download the audio podcast version of the show in your regular podcast feed (soon to come!), or you can join us on Tuesday evening (February 23, 2021) to watch and chat with everyone on our YouTube livestream! Watch on YouTube anytime Watch FaustFest on the Black Mass Appeal YouTube channel whenever you want! Watch PART ONE Watch PART TWO Livestream together with us Watch the show on YouTube and with the Black Mass Appeal hosts and audience! Tuesday, February 23, 2021 Starts at 7 PM Pacific / 10 PM Eastern CLICK HERE to join the livestream PERFORMER LINKS Nightmare Nonsense Instagram Spotify Venmo: @William-Simpson-14 Papaya Solid Rocket Instagram Facebook YouTube SoundCloud Osiris Dementia Instagram Facebook SoundCloud PayPal: OsirisD757 @gmail.com Kaptain Bottletop Website Facebook Instagram Venmo: @Lee-Corbie-Wells Gordo Loco Website Instagram Twitter Spotify Apple Music Venmo: @JFKSBY Doctor God Facebook Instagram BandCamp Spotify Venmo: @aprylelectra Bernt Strom Instagram Facebook YouTube Venmo: @berntstrom Satan Club Instagram Venmo: @botulism_sauce Slôdder Instagram Facebook YouTube BandCamp PayPal: info @pactasuntservanda.se Lazermortis Website Facebook Instagram Twitter SoundCloud BandCamp PayPal Lix Tetrix YouTube PayPal: lixtetrixmusic @gmail.com Jimothy Scrivens Facebook YouTube Reverb Nation CashApp: $Jimothy999 Fuzzy Slippers Facebook Instagram YouTube Byronic Sex & Exile Website Instagram Facebook Twitter BandCamp GET IN TOUCH WITH BLACK MASS APPEAL Facebook Twitter Instagram Patreon Tabitha Slander’s Instagram Discord server SATANIC BAY AREA Website Facebook Twitter (as @SatanicSF) Instagram Sign up for Satanic Bay Area’s newsletter On TikTok as DailyBaphirmations Coffee Hour is the third Thursday of every month from 6 – 8 pm at Wicked Grounds in San Francisco!
The Witching Hour runs ‘round the clock this time of year, but although we have discussed witchcraft on Black Mass Appeal before, we’ve never examined the true history of witchery and how it became associated with Satan. Here to help us spell things out, we have Steven from the Buckland Museum of Witchcraft and Magic. Also, Satanic Bay Area is treating itself safely for the holiday season, and in the news, a priest is in a tight spot over his unholy trinity... SHOW LINKS New Orleans Bishop Burns Altar Where Priest Had Threesome Support Melissa Cheng's Lawyer Fees and Med Leave The Buckland Museum of Witchcraft and Magic Cornell University, What is a Witch? Douglas Linder, A Brief History of Witchcraft Persecutions Papal Bull on witchcraft, 1484 Malleus Maleficarum on Wikipedia Tracy Borman, King James: The King Who Hunted Witches King James's Demonology on Wikipedia C. L'Estrange Ewen, Witch Hunting and Witch Trials New England Historical Society, The Witch Who Could Not Be Stopped GET IN TOUCH WITH BLACK MASS APPEAL Facebook Twitter Instagram Patreon Tabitha Slander’s Instagram Discord server SATANIC BAY AREA Website Facebook Twitter (as @SatanicSF) Instagram Sign up for Satanic Bay Area’s newsletter On TikTok as "Daily Baphirmations" Coffee Hour is the third Thursday of every month from 6 – 8 pm at Wicked Grounds in San Francisco!
In this original audio drama produced by Black Mass Appeal, has one small town's really, really, really old-time religion finally gotten out of hand? A parody of infamously successful Christploitation movies like "god's Not Dead." CAST: Hannah (Mom) Benjy Wachter (Son) Jane Thomas (Professor) Erik Braa (Chancellor) Tabitha Slander (Nancy Graze) Daniel Walker (Narrator)
Here at Black Mass Appeal, we believe in the right not to believe in anything, but atheism is still pretty atypical in America. Here to share her lack of faith, we are joined by Mandisa Thomas, president and founder of the non-profit Black Nonbelievers, to talk with us about atheism in America. SHOW LINKS Mandisa Thomas on Twitter and Patreon Black Nonbelievers' website Black Nonbelievers on YouTube, Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram GET IN TOUCH WITH BLACK MASS APPEAL Facebook Twitter Instagram Patreon Tabitha Slander’s Instagram Discord server Leave a voicemail any time! Just call 1 (415) 579-2055. SATANIC BAY AREA Website Facebook Twitter (as @SatanicSF) Instagram Sign up for Satanic Bay Area’s newsletter Coffee Hour is the third Thursday of every month from 6 – 8 pm at Wicked Grounds in San Francisco
It's a very special video episode of Black Mass Appeal, the podcast that brings modern Satanism to the masses! In this episode, we celebrate the third anniversary of the podcast with something different: a trivia game! Simone Lasher runs three rounds of Satanic trivia, as cohosts Daniel Walker and Tabitha Slander take on teams of listener contestants. Be sure to watch the video version of the show on our YouTube channel! Praise, condemnation, questions, and your team's answers can be sent to blackmassappealpod@gmail.com. TRIVIA QUESTIONS! (Scroll down for answers at the bottom of the page.) ROUND ONE: SATAN In Dante’s Inferno, who was Satan munching on in the icy Ninth Circle? (Three points) In the book of Revelation, how many heads does the “the beast from the sea” have? How many crowns? (Two points) Most folks know the “number of the beast” in Revelation is 666. What’s the alternative number that is sometimes given as the “number of the beast”? What person is this number thought to represent? (Two points) In the Book of Job, God issued two conditions before allowing Satan to fuck with Job. What were they, in order? (Two points) In Paradise Lost, Book 1, Satan is the first character to speak. Who answers him (and is the second character to speak)? (One point) Embarrassingly few women have played the devil in film. Name one. (One point) A mosaic in the Basilica of Sant'Apollinare Nuovo in Ravenna, Italy, is thought to be the first depiction of Satan in art. What’s unusual about this Satan? (One point) How many times is the name “Lucifer” mentioned in the Bible? (One point) Name the actor who played Black Phillip (in human form) in the movie The Witch. (One point) Name the goat who played Black Phillip (in goat form) in the movie The Witch. (One point) ROUND TWO: SATANISM Name Anton LaVey’s three children. (Three points) TST’s Baphomet statue was designed for installation at what state capitol… and was later used at a protest at what other state capitol? (Two points) In 1975, Michael Aquino left the Church of Satan and performed a ritual where Satan revealed to Aquino his true name. What was it? (One point) The United Aspects of Satan follows the “Baphomet Principle.” What is it? (One point) What sect of Satanism, founded in 2009, is known for their “11 Neoteric Guidelines”? (One point) What is the sixth tenet of the Satanic Temple? (One point) Jex Blackmore, former spokesperson for the Satanic Temple, is now an independent activist and artist. What was the name of her 2019 art exhibit in Chicago? (One point) The United Aspects of Satan’s holidays are feasts celebrating certain “aspects” of Satan. The feast that aligns with the winter solstice in December is the feast of whom? (One point) What was the last book written by Anton LaVey, which was released the year following his death? (One point) Why does the Order of Nine Angles suck? (One point) ROUND THREE: BLACK MASS APPEAL One of the events leading up to the formation of Black Mass Appeal was Simone writing an email about Satanism -- and having it read on-air -- to what other major podcast? (One point) Apple recently changed the name of its podcasts app, leading to great confusion when trying to read the reviews. What was the original name of the app, and its new name? (Two points) In 2019, BMA guest John Romero (Episode 46) released a “new episode” (or “megawad”) of his classic video game Doom. What was the title of this new episode? (One point) Name another podcast that the BMA hosts have appeared on. (One point) Former BMA guest, director Penny Lane (Episode 45), has 12 documentary directing credits. Name one of her films OTHER than “Hail Satan?” (One point) Give the first names of the two primary members of the band Twin Temple (who were guests on Episode 43). (Two points) Who has been on Black Mass Appeal the most as a guest? (One point) Members of what Michigan-based Satanic group appeared on episode 52 to share their experience going to a Bob Larson exorcism? (One point) What day of the week do new episodes of BMA drop? (One point) What’s the country that was once inexplicably left in a show sheet and sends the hosts into fits of giggles when mentioned? (One point) GET IN TOUCH WITH BLACK MASS APPEAL Facebook Twitter Instagram Patreon Tabitha Slander’s Instagram Discord server SATANIC BAY AREA Website Facebook Twitter (as @SatanicSF) Instagram Sign up for Satanic Bay Area’s newsletter Coffee Hour is the third Thursday of every month from 6 – 8 pm at Wicked Grounds in San Francisco ANSWERS ROUND ONE: SATAN In Dante’s Inferno, who was Satan munching on in the icy Ninth Circle? (Three points) Judas Iscariot, Marcus Junius Brutus, and Gaius Cassius Longinus. In the book of Revelation, how many heads does the “the beast from the sea” have? How many crowns? (Two points) 7 heads, 10 crowns. Most folks know the “number of the beast” in Revelation is 666. What’s the alternative number that is sometimes given as the “number of the beast”? What person is this number thought to represent? (Two points) 616, Emperor Nero. In the Book of Job, God issued two conditions before allowing Satan to fuck with Job. What were they, in order? (Two points) 1. You cannot harm him physically. 2. You can harm him physically, but you can’t kill him. In Paradise Lost, Book 1, Satan is the first character to speak. Who answers him (and is the second character to speak)? (One point) Beelzebub Embarrassingly few women have played the devil in film. Name one. (One point) Elizabeth Hurley, Bedazzled; Jennifer Love Hewitt, Shortcut to Happiness; Rosalinda Celentano, The Passion of the Christ; Angelica Huston, Seraphim Falls. Will accept Emmanuelle Seigner (as The Girl), The Ninth Gate. A mosaic in the Basilica of Sant'Apollinare Nuovo in Ravenna, Italy, is thought to be the first depiction of Satan in art. What’s unusual about this Satan? (One point) He’s wearing blue (not the stereotypical red). How many times is the name “Lucifer” mentioned in the Bible? (One point) Once. Name the actor who played Black Phillip (in human form). (One point) Daniel Wahab Chaudhry. Name the goat who played Black Phillip (in goat form). (One point) Charlie. ROUND TWO: SATANISM Name Anton LaVey’s three children. (Three points) Zeena, Karla, and Satan Xerxes. TST’s Baphomet statue was designed for installation at what state capitol… and was later used at a protest at what other state capitol? (Two points) Oklahoma City and Little Rock, AR. In 1975, Michael Aquino left the Church of Satan and performed a ritual where Satan revealed to Aquino his true name. What was it? (One point) Set. The United Aspects of Satan follows the “Baphomet Principle.” What is it? (One point) Self-motivation balanced with compassion and reason, in all things. What sect of Satanism, founded in 2009, is known for their “11 Neoteric Guidelines”? (One point) Church of Rational Satanism. What is the sixth tenet of the Satanic Temple? (One point) “People are fallible. If one makes a mistake, one should do one's best to rectify it and resolve any harm that might have been caused.” Jex Blackmore, former spokesperson for the Satanic Temple, is now an independent activist and artist. What was the name of her 2019 art exhibit in Chicago? (One point) Sex Militant. The United Aspects of Satan’s holidays are feasts celebrating certain “aspects” of Satan. The feast that aligns with the winter solstice in December is the feast of whom? (One point) The Feast of Ba’al. What was the last book written by Anton LaVey, which was released the year following his death? (One point) Satan Speaks! (I'll begrudgingly accept Letters from the Devil, 2010.) Why does the Order of Nine Angles suck? (One point) Because they’re fucking Nazis that’s why. ROUND THREE: BLACK MASS APPEAL One of the events leading up to the formation of Black Mass Appeal was Simone writing an email about Satanism -- and having it read on-air -- to what other major podcast? (One point) My Favorite Murder. Apple recently changed the name of its podcasts app, leading to great confusion when trying to read the reviews. What was the original name of the app, and its new name? (Two points) iTunes, Apple Podcasts. In 2019, BMA guest John Romero (Episode 46) released a “new episode” (or “megawad”) of his classic video game Doom. What was the title of this new episode? (One point) Sigil. Name another podcast that the BMA hosts have appeared on. (One point) Bizarre States, Naked Diner, Sacred Tension, Let’s Be Omnist. Former BMA guest, director Penny Lane (Episode 45), has 12 documentary directing credits. Name one of her films OTHER than “Hail Satan?” (One point) Nellie Bly Makes the News (Documentary short) Hail Satan? (Documentary) The Pain of Others (Documentary) Normal Appearances (Short) Just Add Water: The Story of the Amazing Live Sea-Monkeys (Documentary short) Nuts! (Documentary) Our Nixon (Documentary) The Voyagers (Documentary short) The Commoners (Documentary short) Sittin' on a Million (Documentary short) (co-director) The Abortion Diaries (Documentary short) We Are the Littletons: A True Story (Documentary short) Give the first names of the two primary members of the band Twin Temple (who were guests on Episode 43). (Two points) Alexandra and Zachary James. Who has been on Black Mass Appeal the most as a guest? (One point) Brigid Breed, SBA member. (Episodes 6, 7, 10, and 16). Followed by Detryck Von Doom (3 shows). Members of what Michigan-based Satanic group appeared on episode 52 to share their experience going to a Bob Larson exorcism? (One point) Satanhaus. What day of the week do new episodes of BMA drop? (One point) Tuesday. What’s the country that was once inexplicably left in a show sheet and sends the hosts into fits of giggles when mentioned? (One point) Greece.
In this episode of Sacred Tension I'm joined by the hosts of Black Mass Appeal -- the largest Satanic podcast on the planet -- to discuss Satanism, cats, conspiracy theories, theism, and so much more. Find Black Mass Appeal at blackmassappeal.com. Note: this episode was recorded prior to the BLM protests. Let me know your thoughts on this episode by writing me an email. Become a patron so I can continue my crippling content creation addiction here. Read my dozens of articles here. Join my Discord server here. Find other Rock Candy podcasts here. Join my mailing list here. Follow me on twitter here.
Satanism isn't all about the doom, gloom, and evil that media portrays it to be. Modern Satansim is actually quite the empowering path. In this episode I sat down with hosts Simone & Daniel from the podcast Black Mass Appeal to discuss what Satanism is all about. Connect: Instagram: @blackmassappeal Website: BlackMassAppeal.com Listen to BMA Podcast --- More from TheDivinerLife.com Join Club Divine Become a Podcast Patron Work with Michael Anthony
Black Mass Appeal comes but twice a month, so to make sure our Unfaithful Listeners are able to keep entertaining Satan while housebound the rest of the time we’re once again diving into the depths of Satanic Sin-ema, this time with a devilish quadruple feature you can stream right now. Twitch streamer Count Jackula joins us to discuss what to watch when sequestered at home. SHOW LINKS The Americans defying Palm Sunday quarantines: 'Satan's trying to keep us apart' Count Jackula on Twitch Count Jackula on Twitter Okay -- Daniel said he'd give a merch pack to anyone who watches all the movies we name-drop in this episode. Good luck... Tabitha: Eli Jackula: Satanic Panic Simone: The House of the Devil Daniel: American Satan Every other movie mentioned on the show... The Devil's Rain Incubus Jacob's Ladder Doctor Sleep Hush Alacarta Stand By Me Piranha 3D Slumber Party Massacre: Pt. 2 Dead Alive Clue Evil Dead 2 Tucker and Dale VS Evil Midsommar Ready Or Not The Inkeepers V/H/S ABCs of Death XX RoboCop 2 Manhunter When a Stranger Calls Last House on the Left The Witch Hereditary The Lighthouse The Shining The House of the Dead The Barrens True Blood (TV) The Devil's Rejects Texas Chainsaw Massacre: Pt. 2 Hostage of the Devil It Follows The Phantom of the Paradise Shock 'Em Dead Trick or Treat Rock and Roll Nightmare The Doors Fuckkkyouuu Wild Things Undercover Brother The World Is Not Enough Tomorrow Never Dies Die Another Day Hail Satan? An American Satan Paradise City (Streaming TV) Black Roses GET IN TOUCH WITH BLACK MASS APPEAL Facebook Twitter Instagram Patreon Tabitha Slander’s Instagram Discord server Leave a voicemail any time! Just call 1 (415) 579-2055. SATANIC BAY AREA Website Facebook Twitter (as @SatanicSF) Instagram Sign up for Satanic Bay Area’s newsletter Coffee Hour is the third Thursday of every month from 6 – 8 pm at Wicked Grounds in San Francisco
Black Mass Appeal is starting a run of extra episodes! Our Patreon backers get a first look at our newest minisodes, with our regular listeners getting them in their feed a few weeks afterward. For our first -- well, third bonus episode overall, first of this run -- Daniel discusses one of the weirdest but most influential pieces of Anti-Satanist chicanery ever produced, Mike Warnke's The Satan Seller.
Do not attempt to adjust your podcast. For this episode, Black Mass Appeal is bringing you a different Satanic perspective, with three special guest hosts: Detryck Von Doom of Satanic Louisville, and Kasper and Vanessa of Satanic Bay Area. Together, they relate their experiences as both Satanists of color as well as members of the LGBTQ community. In this funny, smart, silly, serious, and thought-provoking discussion, they examine the many intersections of Satanism and identity.
The hosts of Black Mass Appeal are wrapping up their pre-Halloween hiatus, but still have one more bonus minisode for you! In this show, Tabitha talks about the Greatest of All Time: goats, Simone indulges in some Devil's Food Cake, and Daniel dives in to the storied history (very storied, as in totally made up) of the Black Mass.
Black Mass Appeal is on vacation this week as we prepare for the most wonderful time of year: Halloween! But we're not leaving you high and dry -- here's the first of two mini episodes we'll be posting this week and next week, where your hosts Simone, Tabitha, and Daniel talk about a few Satan-y subjects that didn't quite make it into a full episode. Tabitha dives into the devils of the video game realm, Simone explains the demon Pazuzu and how Satanic Bay Area came to use him as a symbol for their most recent ritual, and Daniel takes a trip to conspiracy-land via the Denver airport.
Nobody loves science more than Satan, so it’s no surprise that speculative fiction showcases some Satanic speculations from time to time. From the cosmic to the gothic, Black Mass Appeal explores devilish overtones in some of our favorite renderings of things yet to come. Praise, condemnation, questions, and your Sam Neill fanfic can be sent to blackmassappealpod@gmail.com. SHOW LINKS Satanic New Zealand Denounces Christchurch Shooting Satanic New Zeland Satanic Australia Patron Sinners Encyclopedia of Science Fiction: Gods & Demons Frankenstein Childhood's End Quatermass & the Pit Prince of Darkness Event Horizon Doctor Who: The Daemons Doctor Who: The Satan Pit GET IN TOUCH WITH BLACK MASS APPEAL Facebook Twitter Instagram Patreon Tabitha Slander's Instagram Discord server Leave a voicemail any time! Just call 1 (415) 579-2055. SATANIC BAY AREA Website Facebook Twitter (as @SatanicSF) Instagram Sign up for Satanic Bay Area's newsletter Coffee Hour is the THIRD Thursday of every month from 6 - 8 pm at Wicked Grounds in San Francisco.
Pride is a sin, but it’s also a movement, a byword, and, if you’ll pardon the term, a higher calling. With that in mind, we’re sharing the testimonials of some of our LGBT+ Satanist listeners about how religion, gender, and sexuality intersect in their lives. We asked our Black Mass Appeal listeners about their experiences as Gay, Bi, Lesbian, Transgender, Genderqueer, Intersex, or otherwise non-conforming Satanists of all stripes so that maybe we can untangle the devil’s knot of religious and sexual identity once and for all. Praise, condemnation, questions, and weather reports from hell can be sent to blackmassappealpod@gmail.com.
Please dial 666 for the operator – it’s time for our very first Black Mass Appeal call-in show! We switch it up and listen to the listeners this time around, answering all your burning questions about Satanism, art, and whatever else you guys feel like talking about. Praise, condemnation, questions, and fodder for our Frasier fantasies can be sent to blackmassappealpod@gmail.com. SHOW LINKS Satanic Bay Area's Anti-Christ(mas) party at PianoFight on Thursday, December 27th Hexennacht Scents - use code BLACKMASSAPPEAL for 13% off! Psychology Today: The Whispering Walls of Tobias Forge Our art recommendations: William Blake, Gustave Doré, Hieronymous Bosch Our Satanic entertainment recommendations: Requiem Vampire Knight Vol. 1: Resurrection, Demonic, The X-Files: "Die Hand Die Verletzt", The Bloody Chamber by Angela Carter The Serpent Cast with Sophie Saint Thomas and Anbabel Gat (check out the episode with Jex Blackmore!) GET IN TOUCH WITH BLACK MASS APPEAL Facebook Twitter Instagram Patreon Tabitha Slander's Instagram Discord server Leave a voicemail any time! Just call 1 (415) 579-2055. SATANIC BAY AREA Website Facebook Twitter (as @SatanicSF) Instagram Sign up for Satanic Bay Area's newsletter Coffee Hour is the second Thursday of every month from 6 - 8 pm at Wicked Grounds in San Francisco
Have yourself a creepy little Christmas as we talk about the most Satanic of holiday spirits, Krampus. This Eastern European figure speaks to a more sinister side of the holiday, appealing to Satanists as well as those tired of saccharine celebrations this time of year. Simone, Daniel, and Tabitha discuss Krampus's origins, how he evokes the darkness of the winter months, and why he's surged in popularity in the United States in the past few years. (And pay attention, there's a quiz at the end!) Also, Chicago gets the gift of religious pluralism for the holidays, and Satanic Bay Area gets ready to countdown to Year Zero. Praise, condemnation, questions, and strategies for getting Jeff Goldblum to call us and let us talk to his cat can be sent to blackmassappealpod@gmail.com. SHOW LINKS Leave a voicemail for the Black Mass Appeal call-in show! Call (415) 579-2055 and leave your question or comment – just state your name (whatever name you want that to be), where you're from, keep it under 1-2 minutes, and try to stick to stuff that can spark conversation. It can be about Satanism, it can be about whatever! (If you can't call, you can email us an mp3 clip of your "voicemail" at blackmassappealpod@gmail.com.) Join us for our second Raising Hell movie night! Patreon backers are invited to watch the movie Krampus together with us on Friday, December 14th at 6:00 pm Pacific time / 9:00 pm Eastern. We will stream the movie via Rabb.it, so be sure to register ahead of time if you don't already have an account. Satanic Bay Area's tree at Christmas in the Park got. some. media. attention. Satanic Bay Area's Anti-Christ(mas) party at PianoFight on Thursday, December 27th Hexennacht Scents - use code BLACKMASSAPPEAL for 13% off! Trading Spouses' famous "God Warrior" "dark-sided" meltdown [VIDEO] For Infernal Use Only: The Satanic Temple-Chicago Displays Holiday Monument In Illinois Krampus Smithsonian: The Origin of Krampus, Europe’s Evil Twist on Santa National Geographic: Who is Krampus? Explaining the horrific Christmas beast National Geographic: How Krampus, the Christmas ‘Devil,’ Became Cool Sacred Matters: Encountering Krampus: Can terror keep the holiday sacred? (by Joseph P. Laycock) New York Times: In Bavaria, Krampus Catches the Naughty [YOUTUBE VIDEO] Krampus in the Corner toy Bloody Disgusting: ‘Krampus’ Director Michael Dougherty Talks the Pagan Holiday, the Folklore of the Christmas Devil, and Scaring People into Spending Time with Their Family Bloody Disgusting: The 8 Different ‘Krampus’ Horror Films You Can Watch This Holiday Season Redbubble Blog: The History of the Krampus Card GET IN TOUCH WITH BLACK MASS APPEAL Facebook Twitter Instagram Patreon Tabitha Slander's Instagram Discord server SATANIC BAY AREA Website Facebook Twitter (as @SatanicSF) Instagram Sign up for Satanic Bay Area's newsletter Coffee Hour is the second Thursday of every month from 6 - 8 pm at Wicked Grounds in San Francisco
To borrow a phrase from another podcast: You're in a Satanic cult, call your dad. (As long as he doesn't melt in the rain, at least. You'll... you'll have to listen to the episode.) Black Mass Appeal lights up the silver screen again to showcase four vintage horror movies featuring Satanic cults and the panic they create. We have Rachel of the Zombie Grrlz Horror Podcast to join us as we discuss the weird, the campy, and the legitimately disturbing films we were forced to watch. Plus, Simone gets ready to nerd out, Tabitha hones her dark arts and crafts, and Satanists down under are out for blood. Praise, condemnation, questions, and your BMA host conspiracy theories can be sent to blackmassappealpod@gmail.com. SHOW LINKS Satanic San Francisco is now Satanic Bay Area Simone will be speaking at Nerd Nite East Bay on Monday, October 29th in Oakland – show info and tickets Satanic Australia, New Zealand Launch Blood Drives Tabitha's movie, City of the Dead (1960) Rachel's movie, The Devil Rides Out (1968) Daniel's movie, The Devil's Rain (1975) Simone's movie, The Devils (1971) Rachel, Zombie Grrlz Horror Podcast Zombie Grrlz's Twitter Rachel's Twitter Facebook Website GET IN TOUCH WITH BLACK MASS APPEAL Facebook Twitter Instagram Patreon Tabitha Slander's Instagram NEW! Discord server SATANIC BAY AREA Website Facebook Twitter (as @SatanicSF) Instagram Sign up for Satanic Bay Area's newsletter Coffee Hour is the second Thursday of every month from 6 - 8 pm at Wicked Grounds in San Francisco LEARN MORE The Satanic Temple
Sometimes there is rest for the wicked! We're on vacation this week, so we're bringing you a never-before released episode of Bizarre States where Simone and Daniel talk to hosts Jessica Chobot and Andrew Bowser about being modern Satanists. This was recorded last summer at the ID10T Festival in Mountain View, CA – you'll have to excuse the crowd noise in the recording! We'll be back in two weeks with another new episode. Praise, condemnation, questions, and Satanic snack recommendations can be sent to blackmassappealpod@gmail.com. SHOW LINKS Satanic San Francisco is now Satanic Bay Area Bizarre States, a Nerdist podcast ID10T Festival GET IN TOUCH WITH BLACK MASS APPEAL Facebook Twitter Instagram Patreon Tabitha Slander's Instagram SATANIC BAY AREA Website Facebook Twitter (as @SatanicSF) Instagram Sign up for Satanic Bay Area's newsletter LEARN MORE The Satanic Temple
There's no better place to start than at the beginning – so, for the first episode of Die Hard With a Podcast, we're taking a look at the making of Die Hard. For a film with so many incredible stunts and huge explosions, it's hard to believe it's based on a book – or is technically a sequel to a 1960s Frank Sinatra flick. On this show, we go from acquiring the rights to the story, crewing up the film, writing the script, casting its stars, and rolling at the Fox Plaza building in Los Angeles. Learn why Die Hard was fully expected to flop, why Bruce Willis's salary was so controversial, and how exactly they pulled off Hans's fall from the 30th floor. As we kick off this limited series, let us know what you think! Drop us a line at diehardwithapodcast@gmail.com, or visit our site at www.diehardwithapodcast.com. 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The Star Democrat, Five days of ‘Die Hard’ part one: ‘Die Hard’ (1988) Thrillist, A (Mini) Oral History of the Most Memorable 'Die Hard' Moments Viddy Well, 10 Fun Facts About Die Hard Vulture, How Die Hard Changed the Action Game Wikipedia, Die Hard Zimbio, 20 Things You Never Knew About 'Die Hard' Get In Touch Email Website Twitter Facebook Instagram Patreon Full Episode Transcript Welcome to the podcast, pal. My name is Simone Chavoor, and thank you for joining me for Die Hard. With. A! Podcast! The show that examines the best American action movie of all time: Die Hard. This is the first episode of this new podcast! It’s been a kind of crazy labor of love, putting the show together. Over a year ago, I started a podcast called Black Mass Appeal with the help of some of my friends. That show is about, shall we say... alternative religions... and it’s been a ton of fun to put together and I’ve learned so much doing it. But now, I’m starting on a new project about something else I love. I can’t recall exactly when I became a die hard Die Hard fan. I think my story is probably pretty typical; falling in love with the movie as I watched it at home on VHS, or badly censored on TV. I do remember that when I moved to Los Angeles in 2006 to take an internship on the Fox lot, I never got over my excitement at driving past the Fox Plaza building – Nakatomi Tower – every day. I got a gray sweatshirt and a red Sharpie to make my own “Now I have a machine gun, ho ho ho” costume for my Christmas party. I attended the Alamo Drafthouse’s “Nakatomi ‘88”-themed screening in San Francisco. And yes, I became one of those annoying drunks who’d go on at length about why Die Hard is a Christmas movie after a couple of cocktails. After yet another friend asked me for quick notes on whether or not Die Hard is a Christmas movie in order to settle an office debate, I sat down with a (couple) glass(es) of whiskey, rewatched the movie, and hammered out a four-page, fully-cited essay on the matter. (Which you can read on the website.) Yes, this is how I spend my Friday nights. But the fact that I did that made something abundantly clear: I love Die Hard. I have a lot to say about it. And I want to share it. So here we are! This podcast is going to have nine episodes that each explore different aspects of the movie. We’ll look at action movies of the 80s, we’ll look at our heroes and villains, how women and minorities are portrayed, and why Die Hard is so popular again. There’ll also be a BONUS episode… You can find out more about that in just a minute. So, before we dive in, a little housekeeping. Die Hard With a Podcast will release every other Thursday, wrapping up right before Christmas. If you want to get in touch... Email Website Twitter Facebook Instagram Finally, if you like this show, kick me a buck or two on Patreon. Patreon helps to offset the cost of doing this show, so unless you have a vault with $640 million in bearer bonds you can open up for me, pledge a little bit on Patreon. Patreon There are some cool bonuses you can get, like stickers, ornaments, and the bonus episode – and you can even help decide what you want the bonus episode to be on! So check that out, and pitch in if you can. And if you can’t – the best thing you can do is just listen and tell your friends. Leave a review on iTunes – that helps put this show in front of more people, so everyone can get in on the Die Hard love. All right, on with the show. For our first episode, I thought what better place to begin than where Die Hard began? So: this is the story of how Die Hard got made. The novel Die Hard doesn’t seem like one of those movies that started out as a book – there’s a lot of explosions in the movie and all – but it did. In fact, it started out as a sequel, to both a book and another movie. In 1966, writer Roderick Thorp wrote a novel called The Detective. It was an adult take on the cop genre, with the main character, private investigator Joe Leland, taking on a gritty case of supposed suicide that leads him to uncover murder and corruption. The novel was turned into a movie of the same name in 1968 by 20th Century Fox. The film starred Frank Sinatra as Joe, and the film did decent box office while Sinatra’s performance was well reviewed. Over a decade later, in 1979, Thorp wrote a sequel to The Detective with the express intention of turning it into another movie for Sinatra. The book was called Nothing Lasts Forever (which sounds more like a James Bond movie if you ask me). In it, now-retired Joe Leland goes to visit his daughter – not his wife! – at her high-rise office in Los Angeles at Christmas. While he’s there, terrorists take over and… a lot of the rest is the same is the movie. Kinda. We’ll get into that on another episode. Anyway, it’s kind of like how author Michael Crichton wrote The Lost World expressly to be made into a sequel to the movie Jurassic Park, or Thomas Harris wrote Hannibal to be a made into a sequel for the Silence of the Lambs. (You’ll come to find out that Silence of the Lambs is another favorite movie of mine…) Buying the rights According to Thorp, future Die Hard associate producer Lloyd Levin showed the book Nothing Lasts Forever to future producer Lawrence Gordon. Gordon took one look at the cover, with a burning skyscraper and circling helicopter, and said, “I don’t need ro read it. Buy it.” So, 20th Century Fox bought the movie rights to this novel, too. Now, Die Hard was actually produced by Silver Pictures, the production company founded by mega-producer Joel Silver in 1985. 20th Century Fox ended up being more of the distributor. (At some point in the early 80s, before Silver Pictures picked it up, the rights to Nothing Lasts Forever were actually owned by Clint Eastwood, who had intended on starring in the movie himself.) Joel Silver was just coming off of a hot streak of iconic 80s action movies like Commando, Lethal Weapon, Predator, and Action Jackson, and he was able to pull from the talent behind those movies to put Die Hard into production. The crew Silver offered the gig to the director of 1987’s Predator, John McTiernan. Back in 1985, McTiernan had turned down directing Commando, and he almost turned down Die Hard, too. In fact, he tried a couple of times to turn it down. McTiernan said the material was just too dark and cynical for him. (And if you’ve read Nothing Lasts Forever, you’ll totally get it. That shit is bleak.) Eventually, he came around because he came up with a plot change that would “lighten things up.” “The original screenplay was a grim terrorist movie,” he said. “On my second week working on it, I said, 'Guys, there's no part of terrorism that's fun. Robbers are fun bad guys. Let's make this a date movie.’ And they had the courage to do it.” So instead of terrorists, McTiernan’s bad guys would be pulling off a heist. “I liked the idea of imagining what would happen when one of those Baader-Meinhof types got tired of fighting his and others’ political battles and decided to show them what a criminal is,” he said. McTiernan also changed things up with inspiration from an unlikely source: Shakespeare. The original story took place over the course of three days, which was way too long. Now, borrowing from the structure of A Midsummer Night’s Dream, the entirely of the plot would transpire over a single night. To hammer out the story, writers Jeb Stuart and Steven de Souza were hired. Jeb Stuart wrote the original script, and Steven de Souza was responsible for a lot of the on-the-fly revisions that would take place during shooting. Die Hard was Jeb Stuart’s first film credit if you can believe it, and after Die Hard he later went on to write Another 48 Hours, Fire Down Below, and the really really amazing The Fugitive. De Souza had previously written 48 Hours, Commando, and The Running Man, and he would go on to write Die Hard 2, Hudson Hawk, Ricochet, Beverly Hills Cop III, Street Fighter, and Judge Dredd. Basically, these are the guys to go to for action thrillers. The cast But who to go to to be the star of this action flick? Contractually, because Die Hard is technically a sequel to The Detective, the role had to be offered back to Frank Sinatra… who was 73 years old at the time. Fortunately, Sinatra decided he was “too old and too rich” to be running around making movies anymore. By not going with an older gentleman as the lead, the filmmakers were now free to explore new options for the lead role. Jeb Stuart describes how he discovered the core of the film: "I had no idea how to make this into a movie," he said. After getting into an argument with his wife, Stuart said he got into his car and took off. "It's in the days before cell phones and literally the minute I got on the highway, I knew I was wrong and knew I had to apologize," he said. He wasn't paying attention to the road and ran into a refrigerator box. "I went through it at 65 miles per hour and, fortunately, it was empty," he explained. "I pulled over to the side of the road, my heart was pounding and I thought, 'I know what this movie is about!' It's not about a 65-year-old man... It's about a 30-year-old man, who should have said he's sorry to his wife and then bad shit happens." He went home and wrote 30 pages of the script that very night. Hopefully he apologized to his wife first. When it came to casting the role of the now-renamed John McClane, the filmmakers seemed to try every male movie star in town. The part was offered to… Sly Stallone, Don Johnson, Harrison Ford, Richard Gere, Clint Eastwood (as already mentioned), Burt Reynolds, Robert De Niro, Charles Bronson, Nick Nolte, Mel Gibson, James Caan, Paul Newman, and Richard Dean Anderson (yes, MacGyver!). These actors ran the gamut from musclebound he-men to more sophisticated sorts. “When I first started working on it, they were talking about Richard Gere,” said John McTiernan. “The part was very buttoned down. He’s wearing a sport jacket, and he’s very suave and sophisticated and all that stuff. It was a sort of Ian Fleming hero, the gentleman man of action.” But what all those actors had in common was they all turned the role down. Going to Bruce Willis was seen as a desperate move in the film industry. After all, he was a *sniff* television actor, not a movie star. Willis was currently on the show Moonlighting, which was a comedy-drama about two private detectives. He had been in two movies by then as well, Blind Date and Sunset, but neither had been hits. Still, Willis was a charismatic, charming actor. Demographic data from CinemaScore, an entertainment polling and research company, said that Willis was popular with audiences. And once again, producer Lawrence Gordon stepped in to take decisive action. Bruce Willis tells it himself: “I know that Larry Gordon was instrumental in me getting the job. What’s that expression? Success has many fathers, failure is an orphan? Well, a lot of people take credit for my appearance in the first Die Hard, but Larry Gordon was really the guy. He lobbied for me. And then got them to give me an outrageous sum of money for acting in the film.” It really was an outrageous sum of money. Willis was paid $5 million – more than almost any other leading man at the time. (Dustin Hoffman got $5.5 million for Tootsie, and Stallone got $12 million for Rambo III.) But multi-million dollar paychecks were usually reserved for only the biggest names in the business. Even then, the figures were only in the $2 or $3 million range. A TV actor getting this kind of payday sparked a legit panic among studios. In a New York Times article titled, “If Willis Gets $5 Million, How Much for Redford?,” writer Aljean Harmetz calls it “equivalent to an earthquake. The map of movie-star salaries must now be redrawn.” In response, Leonard Goldberg, president and chief operating officer of 20th Century Fox got a little testy. He told the New York Times for that article, ''Die Hard hinges on the lead. We had a very exciting script and a team of producers who delivered Predator and Commando. We reached out for Bruce Willis because we thought we had the potential of a major film which is a star vehicle.'' But even after all of that, the reason Willis could even take the role came down to his Moonlighting co-star, Cybill Shepherd. Shepherd announced that she was pregnant – and because the pregnancy couldn’t be written into the show, Moonlighting producer Glenn Caron put the show on hiatus and gave everyone 11 weeks off. At last, Die Hard had its star. Casting the villain to McClane’s hero was less fraught, but still a bit of a gamble. The role was originally offered to Sam Neill, but he turned it down. Then, in the spring of 1987, casting director Jackie Burch saw Alan Rickman playing the dastardly Valmont in the Broadway production of Dangerous Liaisons – a role which earned him a Tony Award nomination. Rickman was known for theater, but, at the age of 41, had never done a movie. When he was offered the role of Hans Gruber, his instinct was to turn it down. He didn’t want to be a terrorist in an action movie. Rickman said (no, I’m not even going to attempt doing Rickman’s voice here): "I didn’t know anything about L.A. I didn’t know anything about the film business… I’d never made a film before, but I was extremely cheap. I read [the script], and I said, 'What the hell is this? I’m not doing an action movie.' Agents and people said: ‘Alan, you don’t understand, this doesn’t happen. You’ve only been in L.A. two days, and you’ve been asked to do this film.'" Of course, in the end, Rickman accepted the role. Rounding out the cast were Bonnie Bedelia as John’s wife Holly, Reginald VelJohnson as Sergeant Al Powell, Paul Gleason as Deputy Police Chief Dwayne Robinson, William Atherton as reporter Richard Thornberg, James Shigeta as Joseph Takagi, De’voreaux White as limo driver Argyle, and a whole mess of big tall dudes as Hans’s gang of robbers. While Hans is supposed to be German, Alan Rickman is British, and his right hand man Karl, played by Alexander Gudunov, is Russian. The rest of the crew was portrayed as more… vaguely international. That’s because there were chosen more for their intimidating look and height – 9 of the 12 were over 6 feet tall. And they certainly didn’t speak German – most of what they said in “German” was pretty much gibberish. As a final bit of casting trivia, there are three Playboy Playmates in Die Hard. Kym Malin (May 1982) is the woman discovered having sex in the office when the terrorists arrive. Terri Lynn Doss (July 1988) is the woman who hugs someone at the airport. And Pamela Stein's November 1987 actual centerfold is the one on the wall of the under-construction building hallway. The set Speaking of the under-construction building hallway – we have to talk about the set. Now, back in 1975, Roderick Thorp saw the movie The Towering Inferno, and dreamed about a man running through a skyscraper chased by men with guns. It’s what led to the high-rise setting of Nothing Lasts Forever, and eventually Die Hard. If you’ll remember, the cover of the book, with the building on fire, was what convinced Lawrence Gordon to buy the rights, after all. Call it coincidence or good luck or a sign of things to come. But 20th Century Fox was just wrapping up construction on their new office building, a brown steel-and-glass building at 2121 Avenue of the Stars in Century City, which would be named Fox Plaza. Or, as we know it better: Nakatomi Tower. It was production designer Jackson De Govia’s idea to use the building as Die Hard’s location. Getting to use the building required extensive negotiations with Fox. They had to agree to no daytime filming, and no explosions (whoops). According to McTiernan, "We had to periodically run downstairs and apologize to the lawyer beneath us, saying 'we're about to fire machine guns; will you excuse us?'" The scene where the SWAT team’s armored vehicle knocks over a stair railing in the front of the building caused months of negotiations alone. But in the end, Die Hard got its location, and Fox not only got to showcase its shiny new headquarters – in fact, a lot of early promotional material featured only the building, and not Bruce Willis – but they charged themselves rent for the building’s use. That’s actually pretty common in the film industry. The bookkeeping in the movie business is… interesting. The interior of the building was still incomplete, so any shots you see of under-construction offices were actually shot in the unfinished parts of the building. Other sets were constructed at Stage 15 in the regular studio lot. Using the half-finished areas allowed McTiernan and cinematographer Jan De Bont to place fluorescent lights in the ground and have half-finished structures in the foreground. The maze-like feeling of the offices and hallways was deliberate. Jackson De Govia said, “When I first read the script, I saw a jungle maze. It reminded me of the book High Rise by J.G. Ballard, in which a modern building becomes a tribal battleground. I wanted to make a building where that kind of action could take place. When the building is a jungle, people revert to utter realism, which is savagery… There are entire sequences where McClane moves through the building not touching the floor, like a predator in a jungle.” Although you might think so with a quote like that, De Govia didn’t work on Predator with McTiernan. De Govia had previously worked on a variety of movies, including Red Dawn, so he did have some experience with everyday folks fighting terrorists… De Govia did carry a visual element from McTiernan’s Predator to Die Hard, though: both Schwarzenegger and Willis crawl through waterfalls during the action. You see, the lobby of the Nakatomi Corporation’s office is a dead-on copy of the famous Frank Lloyd Wright-designed house Fallingwater, complete with stone walls and, uh, falling water. De Govia was inspired by Japanese corporations buying up American institutions – something that was freaking out Americans in the late 80s. He created a backstory where Nakatomi bought the actual house and had it reassembled in their lobby on the 30th floor of the building, waterfall and all. Directing style Now, putting McClane under waterfalls, into ventilation ducts and elevator shafts, under tables, and swinging him from firehoses certainly play to that guerilla-jungle spirit of Die Hard’s set. But the problem with a maze-like set is making sure the audience knows where everyone is, and where the action is taking place relative to the other players. Brad Bird, director of The Incredibles and Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol, analyzed Die Hard for Rolling Stone magazine. He said, “John McTiernan’s direction is an amazing piece of intricate craftsmanship. What a lot of filmmakers have trouble communicating is a sense of geography. For instance, one floor of a building under construction looks a lot like any other floor. But McTiernan put in little things, like a Playboy centerfold hung up by a construction worker. At first it seems like a visual joke, but it’s really there to identify that floor, so when Willis encounters it again, the audience knows exactly where he is. Many directors also shoot action very sloppily – they shoot up close and cut around a lot and put in all these big noises to distract you. But in Die Hard, you know where every character is every second of the movie. Things are going by at a fast clip, but you’re never lost.” This kind of dynamic but geographically-clear directing was McTiernan’s signature style, already on display in his previous film, Predator, as Arnold and his crew battle a literally invisible alien in the South American jungle. McTiernan is known for helping the audience understand the relative locations of people and things within a space by using as few cuts as possible; instead, he keeps rolling as he pans the camera from something on one side of the room to the other side of the room. For example, in Die Hard, when the building’s alarm goes off and the henchman in the lobby acknowledges it, the camera moves from the alarm on the right to the henchman on the left, without cutting – just like you’re there yourself, turning your head to see. You can tell he’s sitting just to the side of the blinking alarm. Similarly, McTiernan will rack focus from something in the foreground to something in the background, or vice versa. Again, this creates a feeling of depth within a single shot and allows the viewer to follow where things are with their own eyes. It avoids confusion, and is in a way more efficient as you allow the audience to track things themselves instead of having to explain things every time. Connecting these shots with a moving camera also keeps things, well, moving. The camera roams around, taking in the shot in a natural way, the way your own eye would. The objects and people within the frame are arranged to guide your eye (and therefore the camera, as it mimics the movement of your eye) from one thing to the next, leading you to discover important clues to the story. McTiernan says, “The camera isn't just moving for the sake of keeping it moving. The camera is an active narrator in a thriller. The camera has to tell you how to evaluate every piece information you get and put it into context.” McTiernan was able to achieve this kind of visual storytelling with the work of his supremely talented cinematographer, Jan De Bont. De Bont was born in the Netherlands and had quite a body of work already; McTiernan was already fascinated by what was considered “European-style” camera movement, and had particularly admired De Bont’s work with director Paul Verhoeven in The Fourth Man. McTiernan was trained in this so-called “European style” of filmmaking, and it fits right in with what we’ve already discussed about his style. You see, not only do McTiernan (with De Bont) move the camera to naturally create a sense of geography, they also enhance emotion and tension with “unmotivated moves.” By moving the camera (tilting, panning) and zooming in on someone’s face, they heighten their expression. It’s just like when you’re in an uncomfortable or tense situation, and the first thing you do is look at everyone’s faces to understand how they’re reacting, so you can know how to react, too. Production Die Hard’s principal photography began on November 2, 1987. The film had a surprisingly low budget of $28 million – it’d more than double that for the sequel. Once everything was in place, things had to move fast – 20th Century Fox wanted to release the film the very next year. That lead to a lot of making shit up as they went. A lot. The script wasn’t even entirely done when they began shooting. The heart of John McClane was still a bit of a mystery. Sure, they knew Bruce Willis was not going to be playing McClane like he would have the hardened cop Joe Leland from Nothing Lasts Forever, but there was still something missing. It wasn’t until halfway through shooting that Willis and McTiernan realized that John McClane simply doesn’t like himself all that much. You know that moment where John argues with Holly in her office at the beginning of the movie, and he bangs his head on the doorframe after she walks out? That was a reshoot done way later, once they’d clued in to what makes McClane tick. McClane’s sarcastic humor was also the result of on-the-fly rewrites. Bruce Willis said about shooting, “I remember that the script was in flux. It would change and they would rewrite scenes and we would come in and there'd be new scenes. I'll give you an example. The second biggest line in Die Hard was 'Come out to the coast, we'll get together, have a few laughs…' That line was written while I was in this mock-up of a ventilator shaft, trapped in there, I couldn't come out. In those days, a cell phone looked like a shoe box, they were enormous. And someone had to hand me a phone with Steven de Souza, the writer for the rewrites on Die Hard, and he'd tell me a line, they'd turn the camera on, we'd shoot it.” There’s some debate about whether or not the biggest line in the movie was the result of improv or not. In a 2013 interview with Ryan Seacrest, Willis said that “Yippee-kay-yay, motherfucker” was “just a throwaway. I was just trying to crack up the crew and I never thought it was going to be allowed to stay in the film.” Then again, writer Steven De Souza recalled the creation of that line a little differently. “Bruce and I grew up watching the same TV shows,” he said. “Roy Rogers used to say ‘Yippee ki yay, kids.’ So it had to become ‘Yippee ki yay, motherfucker’ in the movie. That line was from me. Whenever you think you’re writing a line that’s going to catch on, it never does. A lot of people, cough, Sylvester Stallone, cough, think they can invent them. The line you think is going to catch on never catches on and the audience decides what is the takeaway line.” Damn. De Souza shading both Willis and Stallone at the same time… Aspects of Alan Rickman’s Hans Gruber were yet to crystalize, too. The filmmakers wanted John and Hans to have a “mano a mano” meeting somehow, before the final showdown. When De Souza learned that Rickman could do a “good” American accent (which… No disrespect, but I think good is up for debate…), he put it together with the fact that up until this face to face meeting, John had only heard Hans, and speaking with a German accent, over the radio. So, Hans, searching for his detonators, runs into John… and pretends to be a hostage named Bill Clay who has slipped away. To stay on this scene for just a minute longer: there’s a bit of a “controversy” where it’s not explicitly explained how John figures out that Hans is only pretending to be a hostage. How would John know not to give Hans a loaded gun? Well, in an earlier scene that was cut from the final film, everyone in Hans’s gang synchronizes their watches – and they’re all wearing the same watch – something McClane, as a cop, would have noticed as he searched the bodies of the bad guys he’d already snuffed. Steven De Souza says, “When Bruce offers the cigarette to Alan Rickman, Bruce sees the watch. You see his eyes look at the watch. That's how he knows that he is one of the terrorists.” So supposedly this is some big plot hole caused by the cut scene. But if I can interject for just a second – and I can, it’s my podcast – I think that’s bullshit. It’s not a plot hole. We don’t need it spelled out for us how John figures out that Hans is one of the terrorists. John’s a cop, and clearly a good one – I mean, he’d survived that far into the movie, he’s gotta be pretty skilled. The audience can fill in that he caught something we didn’t. He can be smart; he can know things the audience doesn't know. He can notice the watches, or he can have a gut feeling, or he can just have the common sense to not hand a loaded gun to a perfect stranger in a really dangerous situation. Anyway. When it comes to plot holes, there is one in Die Hard that is easy to miss, but is, in fact, logically inconsistent. Up until two weeks before the end of shooting, filmmakers still didn’t know how the gang was going to try to escape. They decided that the gang’s plan would be to drive away through the chaos of the inevitable disaster scene in an ambulance that was hidden in the back of the box truck they used to drive into the building. Not a bad plan… Except for the part where they don’t bring the ambulance with them at the start of the movie. If you look at Hans and company arriving at Nakatomi Tower in their truck, you can see the truck is way too small to contain another vehicle… and besides, it’s not there behind the men as they wait to unload. Whoops. The stunts But then, we’re not coming to Die Hard to pick apart its continuity. We’re here for some action! Die Hard employed 37 stuntmen, under stunt coordinator Charlie Picerni. Stunt doubles were used for many of the action scenes – this is Die Hard, not Mission: Impossible, after all. Things always have the potential to go disastrously wrong, and there were a few on-set accidents, but fortunately none were too grave. When McClane goes down the ventilation shaft, you can see him fall – and that wasn’t on purpose. The stunt man was supposed to grab the very first ledge within the shaft, but he missed – and editor Frank Urioste kept his fall in the final film, cutting back to McClane catching himself on a ledge way below the one he was supposed to grab. One of Die Hard’s stunt performers is actually a Technical Academy Award-winner for his Decelerator System, which is a cable system that allows stunt performers to “fall” more safely from a higher height, and to be shot from any angle. Ken Bates explains his invention: “When we did Die Hard, I started using a device called a Descender, to do controlled falls. In other words, we do a controlled fall from anywhere up to 105 stories. The fall is controlled because you’re descending on a small cable. If the film is undercranked, it looks like you’re falling.” Bates clearly knew what he was doing with his Decelerator System, since he was the one who acted as Rickman’s stunt double during his fall from Nakatomi Tower. (He also doubled Bruce Willis when he leapt off the top of the building with a firehose.) Bruce Willis and Alan Rickman did perform a couple of stunts of their own. John McTiernan recalled, “The first time we got to the point in a scene where you would insert a stuntman, I told Bruce he would only have to take it up to here, and he then could go sit down. He said, ‘No, I want to do it.’ And all of a sudden, you saw that New Jersey street kid in him come out. It’s not that he did anything dangerous, but it was a side that he had not shown us before.” Bruce Willis explained why he was so game. “I think doing my own stunts whenever possible adds a lot to the production value of the film… John can get the camera close, because he doesn’t need to disguise the stuntman. But on a personal level, it satisfies the little boy who still lives in me who gets to shoot guns, kill the bad guys and be a hero while doing jumps and falls and swinging from ropes.” McClane famously ran around Nakatomi Tower without shoes on, but Bruce Willis got a little more protection. He was given a pair of rubber feet to wear – they make him look a little hobbit-like, since they had to slip on over his own feet. You can see them in the scene when McClane jumps off the edge of the roof as the FBI shoots at him from the helicopter. McTiernan and weapons specialist Michael Papac also dialed up the intensity of the stunt weapons for added realism. As in most movies, the firearms in Die Hard are real weapons that have been modified to shoot blanks. But these blanks were specially handcrafted by Pacpac. McTiernan wanted the muzzle flash to be exaggerated and the sound to be extra-loud. He got what he wanted, but not without a price. When McClane shoots a terrorist from underneath a conference table, the gun was in such close proximity to his unprotected ears that the bangs gave Willis permanent hearing loss. Willis said, “Due to an accident on the first Die Hard, I suffer two-thirds partial hearing loss in my left ear and have a tendency to say, ‘Whaaa?’” The deafening blanks got to Rickman, too. Every time he fired his gun, Rickman would flinch. McTiernan was forced to cut away from Rickman’s reactions so his expression wouldn’t be caught on film, but you can see one of them right after Hans shoots Takagi at the beginning of the movie. The most famous stunt in the movie is Hans Gruber’s fall from the window of Nakatomi Tower. We’ve already discussed how stuntman Ken Bates was able to pull off the actual fall, but it’s the beginning of the fall, where we see Hans’s shocked face in slow motion, that makes it so heart-stopping. That, of course, is actually Alan Rickman falling, although from not quite as high a height. "John McTiernan had to talk Alan into doing that shot because even stuntmen will generally not fall backwards – they like to see where they're going," said visual effects supervisor Richard Edlund. For Hans’s fatal fall, Alan Rickman was to be dropped from 25 feet in the air, with a blue air bag below him and a camera above him to capture his expression. The camera was shooting at 270 frames per second to capture Hans’s plummeting face at a rate ten times slower than normal. Rickman was understandably apprehensive about the stunt. It didn’t help that, legendarily, the crew told him they’d give him a countdown of three, two, one, go – and drop him on “Go” – and instead… they dropped him on one. Rickman wasn’t exactly happy with the crew for that surprise bit of acting motivation, but miraculously, they convinced him to do a second take. Ultimately, the crew’s prank (?) worked – the first take is the one you see in the film. Release and reception Die Hard wrapped in March 1988, just four months before the film was set to be released. As the filmmakers got to work on post-production, the studio did not exactly demonstrate a lot of faith in the film. As mentioned earlier, the early publicity didn’t even have Bruce Willis on it; the poster featured the Fox Plaza building as the star of the show. The advertising campaign for the film was short, too – especially by today’s standards. In contrast, I think I saw the trailer for Mission Impossible: Fallout in front of every movie I saw for at least two years before it was released! Everyone seemed worried. Test audiences rated the movie poorly, and “had no interest in seeing [Bruce Willis] dart around a skyscraper shooting terrorists.” The New York Times summer movie preview doubted Willis was “enough of a movie star to carry the film,” and Newsweek’s David Ansen was even more harsh, saying Willis was “the most unpopular actor ever to get $5 million for making a movie.” Film critic Roger Ebert gave it a mere two stars, and criticized the stupidity of the deputy police chief character, claiming that "all by himself he successfully undermines the last half of the movie." 20th Century Fox was convinced it had a flop on its hands. The movie was released on July 15th, 1988, in only 21 theaters in 20 cities, where it earned only $600,000 its first weekend. But then… audiences liked it. They loved it. They kept coming back. In the second week, the movie expanded to 1,200 theaters across the country. After Die Hard opened wide, it started out in third place at the box office, taking in $7 million. From there, strong word of mouth took it to the top, where it lived in the top five for ten weeks. It only dropped into sixth place in October. Die Hard finished its theatrical run with $83 million domestic and another $57 million worldwide – completely making up for that $5 million paycheck Bruce Willis got. It was the seventh-highest grossing movie of 1988. It also enjoyed a long, successful run on home video – something we’ll talk about later in this series. Not only was Die Hard a financial triumph, it received Oscar nominations for editing, visual effects, sound and sound editing. And it turned Bruce Willis into a star. The kind of star who’d later join Arnold Schwarzenegger and Sylvester Stallone – the very action stars he essentially replaced – in opening up a chain restaurant themed on Hollywood celebrity. And so, that’s the story of how Die Hard got made. There are certainly parts I’ve missed, or pieces of the story that have changed over time. Filmmaking stories sometimes take on the quality of oral histories, especially when the resulting film becomes a legend. Throughout the rest of this podcast series, we’ll explore why Die Hard has become so celebrated among action movies, 80s movies, movies in general. I’m excited to invite you to the party with me. Come out to the show, we’ll get together have a few laughs… Anyway, thank you for joining me. Happy trails, and yippee-kai-yay, motherfuckers.
One year ago, we released our very first episode of Black Mass Appeal, "Satanism 101," and it’s been a hell of a year ever since. As our birthday present to you, we’re having a "BMA AMA" – our listeners asked whatever burning questions were on their mind, and we answered! We also talk about our super-fun Egyptian Museum field trip, preview some cool stuff coming up on Black Mass appeal, and discuss Jeff Session's new "religious liberty" task force while trying not to have rage strokes on air. Praise, condemnation, more questions, and boner contemplations can be sent to blackmassappealpod@gmail.com. SHOW LINKS Be the first to finish Daniel's Goetic inverted-crossword puzzle, send us a pic, and win a prize! Help TST bring Baphomet To Arkansas! You can donate to whichever Planned Parenthood you choose! Satanic Australia and New Zealand’s blood drive, "Blood For Satan" Satanic Australia's website and Facebook Page Satanic New Zealand's Facebook Page The Emerald Tablet of Thoth Jeff Sessions announces a religious liberty task force to combat “dangerous” secularism If you're in the Bay Area, come see Simone at East Bay Nerd Nite on Monday, October 29th! Submit ideas for events, projects, charities, and more at the Satanic San Francisco proposals page (password: wickedgrounds) Charles Baudelaire's The Flowers of Evil I have no idea what Jesse was talking about for the sound stuff, so if you want to know more, just email him. GET IN TOUCH WITH BLACK MASS APPEAL Facebook Twitter Instagram Patreon Tabitha Slander's Instagram SATANIC SAN FRANCISCO Website Facebook Twitter Instagram Sign up for Satanic San Francisco's newsletter LEARN MORE The Satanic Temple
Jex Blackmore is a Satanic artist and activist whose work explores religious authority, human sexuality, and bodily autonomy. She’s a former spokesperson for the Satanic Temple, founded the first TST chapter in Detroit, and organized the largest Satanic public gathering in history. In this episode, we chat with her about her new work, the state of the country, and the future of Satanism in American public life. Also, we discuss the upcoming one-year anniversary of Black Mass Appeal, and our never-ending End Times continue as yet another preacher predicts Satanist plots for the apocalypse. Praise, condemnation, questions, and drafts of Jurassic Park / Bible fan fic can be sent to blackmassappealpod@gmail.com. SHOW LINKS Our one-year show anniversary is coming up! We're doing a BMA AMA – Ask Me (well, "Us") Anything! Submit your questions on our social media or email us at blackmassappealpod@gmail.com Preacher Claims Friday 13 Eclipse Will Start Apocalypse Jex Blackmore's website and Twitter Bust: Meet The Satanic Feminists Who Are Fighting For Social Justice Jex vs. The Westboro Baptist Church [VIDEO] Slutist: Jex Blackmore’s Satanic Ritual of Resistance Broadly: End Forced Motherhood: Restricting Abortion Access Is Class Warfare GET IN TOUCH WITH BLACK MASS APPEAL Facebook Twitter Instagram Patreon Tabitha Slander's Instagram SATANIC SAN FRANCISCO Website Facebook Twitter Instagram Sign up for Satanic San Francisco's newsletter LEARN MORE The Satanic Temple
In the beginning, acclaimed authors Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett teamed up to write the most British version of Armageddon ever. The book Good Omens is a Black Mass Appeal host favorite, so on this episode we discuss the story of demon Crowley and angel Aziraphale doing their damnedest (and blessedest) to track down a misplaced Antichrist and stop the end of the world. Also, archaeologists cash out a 40 year old myth about Satanic coinage, and we prep for Satanic San Francisco's own night at the museum. (Also, Simone apologizes for calling Michael Sheen "Martin Sheen" not once, but twice, even though she's well aware that Michael never played President Bartlet.) Praise, condemnation, questions, and plots for new Bible fanfic can be sent to blackmassappealpod@gmail.com. SHOW LINKS Alexander Thorne Magic Satanic San Francisco's Egyptian Museum trip info (Facebook event) Pick up our Satanic "Chick" tract at our store, or in person in San Francisco at... Silver Sprocket Bound Together Books Mission Comics and Books TST Seattle's "Nine Circles of Hell" event (Facebook event) Jason Lenox's Satanic art: website / Twitter Devil Coin Hoax Lasted 40 Years Patton Oswalt on "Death Bed: The Bed that Eats People" M.R. James, "The Stalls of Barchester" The Satanic Bookroom on Facebook Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett, Good Omens Learn more about Neil Gaiman and check out his other works Learn more about Terry Pratchett and check out his other works Terry Pratchett's unfinished novels run over by a steamroller (Trying-Mightily-Hard-To-Be) A Comprehensive Reference Guide to Good Omens Good Omens: Cast, release date and everything you need to know Locus Magazine interview with Neil and Terry Neil Gaiman: ‘Terry Pratchett isn’t jolly. He’s angry’ GET IN TOUCH WITH BLACK MASS APPEAL Facebook Twitter Instagram Patreon Tabitha Slander's Instagram SATANIC SAN FRANCISCO Website Facebook Twitter Instagram Sign up for Satanic San Francisco's newsletter LEARN MORE The Satanic Temple
Depending on who you ask, there are either lots of different Satanic sects, or there's only one true Satanism and everyone else is just pretending. We're going to ignore that latter attitude and dive into the major – and lesser-known – groups that call themselves Satanic. Also, we finally get to eat babies (Starburst Babies, that is), we share our high schools' famous alumni, and TST Santa Cruz has a day at the beach. Praise, condemnation, questions, and lessons on how to snap your fingers for Daniel can be sent to blackmassappealpod@gmail.com. LINKS The Black Mass Appeal shop is now taking pre-orders! Satanic San Francisco's 13 Patron Sinners from Walpurgisnacht Sign up for the Satanic San Francisco newsletter Sign up for the Black Mass Appeal newsletter Satanic San Francisco's Rosemary's Baby Shower on Sunday, June 10th A Woman’s Place, a 24-hour supportive residential service in San Francisco that offers shelter and long-term treatment programs to women and transgender women with special needs TST Santa Cruz adopts Seabright Beach Documentary: The Real Enemy - Worshipping the Devil in the Bible Belt (2015) SATANIC SECT RUNDOWN The Satanic Temple The Church of Satan The Temple of Set Luciferianism The Church of Rational Satanism Church of Ahriman Temple of the Black Light Satanic Reds (Communist Satanists) GET IN TOUCH Facebook Twitter Instagram Patreon Tabitha Slander's Instagram LEARN MORE Satanic San Francisco Satanic San Francisco Facebook Sign up for Satanic San Francisco's newsletter The Satanic Temple
It's our "Infernally Asked Questions" show! Black Mass Appeal strives to bring modern Satanism to the masses, but a lot of the masses out there still don’t understand what Satanism is. Hosts Simone, Daniel, and Tabitha answer listener questions about Satanism and provide a template for answering the questions Satanists hear over and over again. (E.g., "I prefer eating pizza to eating babies, personally.") Praise, condemnation, questions, and plans for defeating the elves can be sent to blackmassappealpod@gmail.com. LINKS Our Satanic "Chick" tract Kickstarter is over (and successful – THANK YOU!) – but keep an eye out for updates on our Kickstarter page Sign up for Satanic San Francisco's newsletter for events, projects, and other happenings with your Bay Area Satanist friends TST Arizona’s Menstruatin’ with Satan drive is still on! Rosicrucian Museum in San Jose Serpent’s Kiss occult bookstore in Santa Cruz The Satanic Temple’s Seven Tenets Our full Black Mass Appeal episode guide RECOMMENDED READING Anatole France, The Revolt of the Angels Giosue Carducci, A Hymn to Satan John Milton, Paradise Lost Joris-Karl Huysmans, The Damned (La-Bas) Neil Gaiman, The Sandman Elaine Pagels, The Origin of Satan GET IN TOUCH Facebook Twitter Instagram Patreon Tabitha Slander's Instagram LEARN MORE Satanic San Francisco Satanic San Francisco Facebook Sign up for Satanic San Francisco's newsletter The Satanic Temple
Would we like to live deliciously? Hell yes! Your favorite Satanists discuss the 2016 Robert Eggers film "The Witch" in this episode of Black Mass Appeal. Simone, Tabitha, Daniel, and Penny analyze the plot of the film, its inspirations, and how it ties into ideas of feminism and Satanism. Also discussed are a Satanic ghost goat in England that likes to knock women down, and our own unexplained (but certainly not supernatural) "hauntings." Praise, condemnation, questions, and recipes for living deliciously can be sent to blackmassappealpod@gmail.com. LINKS Express: “Mother Haunted By Satanic Goat” "The Witch" IMDb The Verge interview with director Eggers Variety: TST spokeswoman Jex Blackmore interview about the The Witch Video essay about the movie’s religious themes Video essay about the movie’s folklore themes Hot Satan (again, in case you missed it) Daniel Chaudhry's (Black Phillip) IMDb THE WITCH SCREENING AND LIVE BLACK MASS - EVENT INFO Saturday, October 28th at 9:30 pm at the Vogue Theater in San Francisco The Witch screening tickets St James Infirmary LEARN MORE Satanic San Francisco Satanic San Francisco Facebook Wicked Grounds Coffee Shop The Satanic Temple
The devil made them do it – or did he? In this episode of Black Mass Appeal, we discuss the Netflix show "Occult Crimes." As Satanists, we are faced with the stereotype that we're out to sacrifice humans in the name of Satan – so what do we say when a Satanist actually commits murder? We also examine The Satanic Temple founder Lucien Greaves's appearance on Tucker Carlson's show on the Fox News Network, and figure out how we would answer Carlson's condescending, misinformed questions ourselves. Praise, condemnation, questions, and your own stories of being a "marginal teen" can be sent to blackmassappealpod@gmail.com. LINKS Lucien Greaves on Tucker Carlson Occult Crimes on Netflix – Episode Four, “Natasha - Ah Satan” Mac Sabbath Robert K. Ressler, Whoever Fights Monsters: My Twenty Years Tracking Serial Killers for the FBI Phillip Carlo, The Night Stalker Carl Sagan, The Demon Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark William Blake Gallery in San Francisco LEARN MORE Satanic San Francisco Satanic San Francisco Facebook Wicked Grounds Coffee Shop The Satanic Temple
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