This book is the second edition of a work which in its first edition was titled, more provocatively, The Book of Black Magic and of Pacts. This book is an attempt to synthesize the procedures of all of the famous Grimoires. It draws on the Key of Solomon, the Grimorium Verum, the apocryphal Fourth Book of Cornelius Agrippa, and many others, including the famous Black Pullet, or Poulet Noir. While Waite is careful in his analysis of the various Grimoires, he treats the subject matter skeptically. The result is an unparalleled look at the details of ceremonial magic.
Arthur Edward Waite (1854-1942) was one of the foremost English occultists. A member of the famous magical order, the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn, Waite published a number of important books on esoteric matters. One of his more enduring legacies is the Tarot deck he created.
When Vincent Price was asked what he thought of the short, he said that it was "the most gratifying thing that ever happened. It was immortality - better than a star on Hollywood Boulevard."
An early form of Jack Skellington from The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993) can be seen in the upper-left corner of the screen at 4:45.
Young Vincent Malloy dreams of being just like Vincent Price and loses himself in macabre daydreams which annoys his mother.
Tonight's feature is the 2004 version of Dawn of the Dead, directed by Zack Snyder. The writers are George A. Romero (1978 screenplay) and James Gunn (screenplay).
A nurse, a policeman, a young married couple, a salesman, and other survivors of a worldwide plague that is producing aggressive, flesh-eating zombies, take refuge in a mega Midwestern shopping mall.
We'd like to show something on the side of the house this Halloween as part of the house decorations... something that the trick-or-treaters and/or their chaperones can watch for a few minutes as they comb the streets in search of treats.
Below are the trailers for movies to be voted on for Halloween. The poll closes at 10:00 PM October 29 so please vote by then. You can see the voting box to the right of these posts, below the welcome message.
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The first movie in the poll is The Wizard of Oz (1939). It runs for 101 minutes and is rated G.
In this charming film based on the popular L.Frank Baum stories, Dorothy and her dog Toto are caught in a tornado's path and somehow end up in the land of Oz. Here she meets some memorable friends and foes in her journey to meet the Wizard of Oz who everyone says can help her return home and possibly grant her new friends their goals of a brain, heart and courage.
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The second movie in the poll is Young Frankenstein (1974). This movie runs for 106 minutes and is rated PG.
In this hilarious Mell Brooks spoof, Dr. Frankenstein's grandson - after years of living down the family reputation - inherits granddad's castle and repeats the experiments.
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The third movie in the poll is Mad Monster Party? (1967). This movie runs for 94 minutes and is unrated in the US.
When Dr Frankenstein decides to retire from the monster-making business, he calls an international roster of monsters to a creepy convention to elect his successor. Everyone is there including Dracula, The Werewolf, The Creature, Dr Jekyll & Mr Hyde and many more. But Frankenstein's title is not all that is at stake. The famous doctor has also discovered the secret of total destruction that must not fall into the wrong hands!
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The fourth and final movie in the poll is The Monster Squad (1987). This movie runs for 82 minutes and is rated PG-13.
Dracula is alive. In fact, he plans to rule the world and that is why he seeks the help of other legendary monsters. However, a bunch of kids regarded by their peers as losers uncover the devious plan and prepare for a counter strike.
August 23 1974 – Ray Park (stunt double in Sleepy Hollow) born
August 24 1960 – Takashi Miike (director of many horror films) born 1990 – Darkman released theatrically 2001 – Ghosts of Mars released theatrically
August 25 1979 – Zombi 2 released theatrically 2005 – Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow released on the Nintendo DS in Japan
August 26 2005 – Resident Evil Outbreak File #2 released for the PlayStation 2 in Europe
August 27 1992 – Castlevania II: Simon's Quest released on the Super Nintendo Entertainment System in Europe
August 28 1987 – Castlevania II: Simon's Quest released on the Famicom Disk System in Japan
August 29 1915 – Ingrid Bergman (actress in Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1941)) born (d. August 29, 1982) 1935 – William Friedkin (director of The Exorcist, Rampage, The Guardian and Bug) born 1939 – Joel Schumacher (director of The Lost Boys) born
August 17 1943 – Robert De Niro (actor in Cape Fear (1991)) born 1969 – Donnie Wahlberg (actor in The Sixth Sense, Dreamcatcher, and Saw II) born
August 18 1933 – Roman Polanski (director of The Fearless Vampire Killers, Rosemary's Baby, and The Ninth Gate) born 1969 – Edward Norton (actor in Red Dragon) born
August 19 1988 – A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master released theatrically 2005 – Dead & Breakfast released theatrically
August 20 1890 – H. P. Lovecraft born (d. 1937)
August 21 1943 – The Seventh Victim released theatrically 1981 – An American Werewolf in London released theatrically 1998 – Blade released theatrically
August 22 1986 – Night of the Creeps released theatrically 1997 – Mimic released theatrically
August 9 2005 – Matthew McGrory (actor in several horror films) dies (b. 1973)
August 10 2005 – Chaos (2005) released theatrically
August 11 1947 – Stuart Gordon (director of Re-Animator and Dagon) born 1980 – City of the Living Dead released theatrically 1989 – A Nightmare on Elm Street 5: The Dream Child released theatrically 1999 – System Shock 2 released on PC
August 12 1941 – Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1941) released theatrically 1991 – Castlevania II: Belmont's Revenge released on the Game Boy in Japan
August 13 1899 – Alfred Hitchcock born (d. 1980) 1953 – The War of the Worlds (1953) released theatrically 1982 – Friday the 13th Part 3 released theatrically 1993 – Jason Goes To Hell: The Final Friday released theatrically 2004 – Alien vs. Predator released theatrically
August 14 1975 – The Rocky Horror Picture Show released theatrically
August 15 1986 – The Fly (1986) released theatrically 1986 – Manhunter released theatrically 1997 – Event Horizon released theatrically 2003 – Freddy vs. Jason released theatrically
