Book of Lies41 reviews
Aleister Crowley

Weiser Books, 1986

One of Crowley's Best...

+ Speedy Delivery, Excellent Condition and Amazing Book!!!
+ Typical Crowley, thank goodness for notes.
+ The back-story of the grimoire's use by secret societies
  
  











  



  
Cannibal Killers17 reviews
Moira Martingale

St. Martin's Paperbacks, 1995

Gruesome, but great!

+ Great read
+ Incredible!

Cannibal Killers is a must read for all of you true crime fans. Each story depicts the lives and events that lead up to each cannibal killing. I definately would not recommend this book for the squeamish. As a college, criminal justice major, I enjoyed reading about the lives of Ed Gein, Albert ...
  
  











  



  
Ritual Sacrifice: A Concise History
Brenda Ralph-Lewis

The History Press, 2002

The principle of sacrifice is as old as human life itself. Human, animal or inanimate offerings were an essential part of an effort to handle natural disasters, secure good luck or good health, ensure success in war or commerce, in fact to produce any outcome that could better life on Earth. This work provides a general, illustrated overview of sacrificial practices around the world from ...
  
  











  



  
The Call of Cthulhu and Other Weird Stories (Penguin Twentieth-Century Classics)42 reviews
Howard Phillips Lovecraft

Penguin Classics, 1999

Free SF Reader

+ Excellent prose and poetry
+ Lovecraft at his best
+ for old school fright-mongers
  
  











  



  
Devil's Island: Colony of the Damned4 reviews
Alexander Miles

Ten Speed Pr, 1988

Very thorough, informative, accessible work about Guiana

Before I review this book, I should say that I am a student of French history who is particularly interested in the French colonization process in the Caribbean and South America. Consequently, the prison colony in Guiana has come to my attention. After reading the book twice I've decided that ...
  
  











  



  
Vampires Are2 reviews
Stephen Kaplan

Etc Pubns, 1983

Funny, bizarre, chilling. This book has bite!

+ Interesting Chapter

I stumbled upon this book in a cluttered used bookstore in Maine during the summer of '87. Light summer fare, I thought. Wrong! Dr. Kaplan takes the reader on a strange journey that just gets stranger. The good doctor is a vampirologist, and the book chronicles his research and encounters ...
  
  











  



  
Death Cults: Murder, Mayhem and Mind Control (True Crime Series)3 reviews
Jack Sargeant

Virgin Publishing, 2002

Murder and Mayhem

+ underground pituitary
+ Mind Control and Murder

If you are interested in the Psychology of Murder and whys and hows of Death Cults, this is the book for you. This detailed book provides the reader with mountains of information and intricate detail on some the most infamous cults in human history. A must have for all interested in cult history.
  
  











  



  
Justine, Philosophy in the Bedroom, and Other Writings43 reviews
Marquis De Sade

Grove Press, 1990

a wonderful one-handed book...

+ fast shipping, great condition
+ Good one
+ Much more than I ever thought it would be
  
  











  



  
The Cannibal Within11 reviews
Mark Mirabello

Mandrake of Oxford, 2005

Nasty, mean, and gross!

+ Excellent!!!
+ Better than Lovecraft!
+ Mechanical? Yes. Bizarre? Yes. Good? YES!
+ A Deeper Form of Horror
  
  











  



  
The Complete Book of Devils and Demons11 reviews
Leonard R.N. Ashley

Barricade Books, 1996

Fascinating but hard to follow

The book is a good reference point for those looking into this subject for the first time. While the author provides a lot of information, her style in presenting it leaves something to be desired. The book format is put together in such a way that it makes it difficult for the reader to follow. ...
  
  











  



  
Psychopathia Sexualis: The Case Histories
Richard Von Krafft-Ebing

Wet Angel Books, 2006

This landmark study of sexual mania, deviation and perversity is presented in a new, modern translation highlighting the cases chosen by KrafftEbing to appear in the 12th and final edition of the book, the culmination of his life’s work. An essential reference for those interested in the development of medical and psychiatric diagnosis of sexual derangement, Psychopathia Sexualis is also a ...
  
  











  



  
The History of the Devil and the Idea of Evil: From the Earliest Times to the Present Day (Open Court ...7 reviews
Paul Carus

Open Court Publishing Company, 1991

a demonological classic and scholarly opus

+ Carus on Evil and the Devil
+ A classic!
+ An Interesting History With A Little Personal Theology
+ DISCOURSES ON THE IDEA OF DEVIL FROM PAST TO PRESENT
  
  











  



  
Sexuality, Magic, and Perversion3 reviews
Francis King

Feral House, 2002

A seminal, ground breaking work on human sexuality

+ naughty naughty
+ Sexuality, Magic and Perversion...

Sexuality, Magic & Perversion by Francis King is a controversial, revelatory, highly recommended volume of original research that investigates sexuality in religions and traditions all over the globe, from fertility cults and tantricism to Islamic mysticism and Crowleyan sex magick. A tantalizing ...
  
  











  



  
Investigating Religious Terrorism and Ritualistic Crimes3 reviews
Dawn Perlmutter

CRC, 2003

Excellent, Comprehensive & Timely Book

+ Academic, Modern Treatment of Sacred Violence

Dr. Perlmutter provides a remarkably complete volume on the subject of ritualisitc crime & religious terrorism. Her work is most current and is interesting for many audiences - criminal investigators, students, scholars and those who wish to read for knowledge. The book is enlightening and ...
  
  











  



  
History of Torture Throughout the Ages1 review
George Ryley Scott

Kessinger Publishing, LLC, 2003

Not worth the money

For north of $100, this book is not worth it! I bought it as a gift, expecting something special, and I got a hardback which is quite ordinary in its appearance. Buy the older paperback version - this hardback version and its price is a joke.
  
  











  



  
Portable Darkness: An Aleister Crowley Reader5 reviews

Solar Books, 2007

An Extended Essay on Crowley Woven into Excerpts from His Works

+ Amazing
+ The title is apropos
+ Excellent!
+ accessable crowleyana
  
  











  



  
Kamikaze: Japan's Suicide Samurai3 reviews
Raymond Lamont-Brown

Book Sales, 2004

The best book in English on the Subject

+ The Kamikaze was much more than you thought it was

I have read many works on Japan's special attack units, and this is the best. The book is lucid, fact-filled, and objective. As for the so-called "spelling errors" mentioned by the other reviewer, the author is British! British spelling is different!
  
  











  



  
The Damned (La-Bas) (Penguin Classics)4 reviews
Joris-Karl Huysmans

Penguin Classics, 2002

Catholic Mysticism Of The Highest Order

+ Despite minor flaws pretty ingenuis

People trying to get a kind of occult/gothic aura from this book are wasting their time. This is a luxurious slice of Catholic ritual. Read it in conjunction with Saint Louis de Montfort's THE SECRET OF THE ROSARY, specifically "The Seventh Rose". La-bas is the Latin Rite in concentrate.
  
  











  



  
Traditional Aspects of Hell, Ancient and Modern1 review
James Mew

Kessinger Publishing, LLC, 2003

A Victorian Curiousity But Not Only

This book is a great survery of hells and underworlds in different religions. It is very well informed and covers a lot of ground. The Victorian style of the writer produces not a small amount of chuckling, while the illustrations are wonderful and very edifying. Although it has been 100 years ...
  
  











  



  
Life After Doomsday11 reviews
Bruce Clayton

Paladin Press, 1992

How to Prepare for the Realities of Nuclear Conflict

+ Life After Doomsday
+ A Classic! Still essential reading in the post Cold War era
+ Yeah Right....