C r e a t i o n B o o k s: Flowers from Hell: A Satanic Reader


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Flowers from Hell
A Satanic Reader

Edited by Nikolas Schreck

'The Devil, as Nikolas Schreck brings home in his fascinating and scholarly introduction to Flowers from Hell, represents not only a triumph of the imagination, but more importantly the triumpth of imagination....Artists have long sought to tap his creative muse. The Bible is somewhat sketchy on His Satanic Majesty; it was only with the development of the organised church that Christianity required a symbol of utter malevolence to represent the binary opposite of utter good. Inevitably artists and writers have worked on the old man with relish, which Schreck's judicious selection illustrates beautifully, bringing together literary behemoths and the odd Satanist for a whistle-stop tour of imagination's darkest regions. This edition proves that as well as the best music, The Devil also has the best books.' - Sleazenation
Book of the Week: Collected within this edition are excerpts from some of the most fascinating tales of the last century...with masters of their art skillfully blending elements from their lives into stories of devilish escapades and pacts with Lucifer. A glorious mosaic of fiendish hedonism.' - Juice
'In the wake of Schreck's previous book from Creation (The Satanic Screen) this comes as further confirmation that Nikolas Schreck is without doubt the clearest and most cogent commentator working in the 'satanic underground' at present.' - Headpress

The Prince of Darkness may not be the most obvious literary muse, yet over the centuries he has inspired some of the world's greatest authors to create some of their most imaginative and challenging works ever.

Published, appropriately enough, on Halloween, this infernal collection draws together carefully selected Devil-related short stories, novel excerpts and poetry of centuries past to create a definitive and eclectic anthology of Luciferian literature which both illustrates and defines this powerful genre.

The cross-section of writers - such as ALEISTER CROWLEY, EDGAR ALLAN POE, CHARLES BAUDELAIRE, MARK TWAIN, and GOETHE - is mirrored by the vast array of guises in which the Devil appears, from erotic seducer to gothic monster, and decadent libertine to romantic anti-hero.

Flowers from Hell:

Defines and illustrates a neglected literary genre

Includes texts by master writers from centuries past.

Features complimentary illustrations by Albrecht Durer, Francisco Goya, Felicien Rops, Jean Delville, and Gustave Doré amongst others

Includes an illuminating introduction by editor and recognised leading occult-authority Nikolas Schreck who charts the Archfiend’s progress through the literary landscape

Relevant to undergraduates/ graduates of English literature, and essential reading to those interested in horror stories and the occult in the arts.

Authors include: CHARLES BAUDELAIRE * ALEISTER CROWLEY * DANTE * HANS HEINZ EWERS * GOETHE * J-K HUYSMANS * MATTHEW G LEWIS * CHARLES MATURIN * CHRISTOPHER MARLOWE * JOHN MILTON * EDGAR ALLAN POE * E T A HOFFMAN * MARK TWAIN * WILLIAM BECKFORD * MAX BEERBOHM

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Title:	Flowers from Hell
Editor:	Nikolas Schreck
Isbn:	1-84068-024-5
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