{"product_id":"born-with-a-tail-the-devilish-life-and-wicked-times-of-anton-szandor-lavey-founder-of-the-church-of-satan-hardcover","title":"Born with a Tail: The Devilish Life and Wicked Times of Anton Szandor Lavey, Founder of the Church of Satan - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDoug Brod\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA provocative, irreverent biography of Anton Szandor LaVey, founder of the Church of Satan, \u003ci\u003eBORN WITH A TAIL \u003c\/i\u003echronicles a time when Americans welcomed a macabre showman into their living rooms via \u003ci\u003eThe\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eTonight Show\u003c\/i\u003e, before a ginned-up hysteria known as the Satanic Panic would put a target on his shiny, shaven head\u003ci\u003e.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e When Anton LaVey burst onto the San Francisco scene right before the Summer of Love, he parlayed his eerie obsessions into a philosophy and lifestyle that capitalized on a New Age rage. With his signature cape, horn-studded hood, and Ming the Merciless beard, LaVey was a media-savvy provocateur who took what he did seriously, but was always in on the joke. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e From a spooky old house on an otherwise unremarkable street, he founded the Church of Satan, where young women squirmed nude on the mantel of his ritual chamber as he delivered a doctrine of self-deification and indulgence that combined the writings of Ayn Rand, Friedrich Nietzsche, and Aleister Crowley with the pulpy fictions of H.P. Lovecraft and Robert E. Howard. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Later, his bestselling book \u003ci\u003eThe Satanic Bible\u003c\/i\u003e (still in print since 1969) struck an ominous chord with both the hip and the alienated--the fringe dwellers who were goth before there were goths. But LaVey's influence could be felt far beyond his flock, namely in the nightmarish and supernatural entertainment that dominated pop culture in the 1970s and continues to make an impact today. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e He was a musical prodigy who attracted a cluster of stars into his orbit, including Jayne Mansfield and Sammy Davis Jr. But living like a real-life Gomez Addams, complete with a full-grown pet lion, came at an awful price. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Deeply researched and featuring dozens of new interviews, as well as recently unearthed personal correspondence and church records, \u003ci\u003eBORN WITH A TAIL: The Devilish Life and Wicked Times of Anton Szandor LaVey, Founder of the Church of Satan \u003c\/i\u003eseparates the facts from the fabrications of this uniquely American character's extraordinary life. \u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDOUG BROD \u003c\/b\u003eis the former editor in chief of \u003ci\u003eSPIN\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eTV Guide\u003c\/i\u003e magazines and the author of \u003ci\u003eThey Just Seem a Little Weird: How KISS, Cheap Trick, Aerosmith, and Starz Remade Rock and Roll\u003c\/i\u003e (Hachette). He has also been an editor at \u003ci\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e and Condé Nast and has written for \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBillboard\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Hollywood Reporter\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eFangoria\u003c\/i\u003e. A native New Yorker, he lives with his family in Toronto, where he is an editor at the \u003ci\u003eToronto Star.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 368\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.22 x 9.14 x 6.37 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 08, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44797486104678,"sku":"9780306833311","price":39.24,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/Kg7tAdYeUt9780306833311.webp?v=1771202996","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/born-with-a-tail-the-devilish-life-and-wicked-times-of-anton-szandor-lavey-founder-of-the-church-of-satan-hardcover","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}