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Satanic Shaving

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After our "homicidal barber pole" some weeks back, we find further proof that certain tonsorial accessories are affiliated with the netherworld.

Gaze upon these evil shave-cream dispensers tending to their Satanic master!

Original ad here.
Posted By: Paul | Date: Sat Mar 31, 2012 | Comments (3)
Category: Anthropomorphism, Evil, Religion, 1930's, Hair and Hairstyling, Fictional Monsters

Puerto Rican St. Pat’s Day

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Do they still celebrate St. Patrick's Day with special fervor in Puerto Rico, thanking the saint for freedom from worms and ants? A charming thing, if they do.

Original article here.
Posted By: Paul | Date: Thu Mar 15, 2012 | Comments (6)
Category: Holidays, Insects, Religion, Rituals and Superstitions, 1920's, Caribbean

Snake-Handling Sect

This photo feature ran in a lot of newspapers back in July 1953. But the Woodside Community Mission church seems to have disappeared soon after. I can't imagine why.

Posted By: Alex | Date: Mon Jan 23, 2012 | Comments (6)
Category: Daredevils, Stuntpeople and Thrillseekers, Religion, 1950's

Sugar Hill



Learn more here--if you dare!
Posted By: Paul | Date: Tue Dec 27, 2011 | Comments (2)
Category: Horror, Movies, Religion, Stereotypes and Cliches, Subcultures, 1970's

Church of Aphrodite

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How far back do the roots of New Age wackiness go? Probably all the way to the 1800s, when spiritualism first broke.

But surely one of the 20th century landmarks is the establishment of the Church of Aphrodite in 1939.

Original news here.

Wikipedia info here.
Posted By: Paul | Date: Mon Dec 19, 2011 | Comments (4)
Category: Eccentrics, New Age, Religion, 1930's

Bone Houses

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A perfect weird book for Halloween, judging from the pages shown here!

Anyone in LA might be interested in this signing:

Paul Koudounaris signs and discusses his book, The Empire of Death
Thursday, October 27, 7 p.m.

The Brand Library
1601 West Mountain Street
Glendale, CA 91201-1209
(818) 548-2051




Posted By: Paul | Date: Tue Oct 25, 2011 | Comments (1)
Category: Body, Customs, Death, Religion, Books

Art4God

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Jesus laments that a container ship from Taiwan lost a bunch of toys overboard.

More great religious inspiration here.
Posted By: Paul | Date: Wed Aug 31, 2011 | Comments (17)
Category: Art, Surrealism, Religion, Toys, Historical Figure

Happy Japanese Reggae Band



I'm insulted and embarrassed, and I'm not even Jamaican!
Posted By: Paul | Date: Thu Aug 11, 2011 | Comments (4)
Category: Music, Religion, Stereotypes and Cliches, Subcultures, Asia, Caribbean

Nun Dance



Sensual or religious? You decide, perhaps after reading the rest of the story here.
Posted By: Paul | Date: Thu May 26, 2011 | Comments (5)
Category: Religion, Dance

Interview with an Ex-Satanist

Interview of an Ex-Satanist from A Place of Hope on Vimeo.



"Playing with candles" is the gateway to Satan!

Happy Sunday!
Posted By: Paul | Date: Sun May 08, 2011 | Comments (3)
Category: Evil, Religion, Rituals and Superstitions
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