Sometimes there is rest for the wicked! We're on vacation this week, so we're bringing you a never-before released episode of Bizarre States where Simone and Daniel talk to hosts Jessica Chobot and Andrew Bowser about being modern Satanists. This was recorded last summer at the ID10T Festival in Mountain View, CA – you'll have to excuse the crowd noise in the recording! We'll be back in two weeks with another new episode.

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• Satanic San Francisco is now Satanic Bay Area
• Bizarre States, a Nerdist podcast
• ID10T Festival

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Religion and religious conflict are entangled with race and racism throughout American history. As Satanists, we position ourselves as compassionate and empathetic people dedicated to undermining decrepit social prejudices. But Satanism has consistently attracted a mostly white audience, and some people have color report that they face particular challenges in both Satanic and non-Satanic communities. So what’s the state and nature of Satanic diversity? By popular request, we’re talking to Louisville Friends of Satan founder Detryck Von Doom about race, religion, and Satanism in 2018, plus reading our own unfaithful listener’s testaments. Also, we’re hitting the streets at San Francisco’s Sunday Streets in the Tenderloin, and before that we’ve got a big announcement about the future of Satanic San Francisco. All of our listeners' emails can be found here on our blog.

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• Satanic San Francisco is now Satanic Bay Area
• Join Satanic Bay Area at Sunday Streets in the Tenderloin neighborhood of San Francisco on September 23rd!
• Satanic Twin Cities is running a Menstruatin' with Satan drive! Visit their Facebook page for details.
• Simone's new podcast, Die Hard With a Podcast (it's about the movie Die Hard, you see)
• Made By Dr Light's Bandcamp

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• Satanic Arkansas's Facebook page
• Washington Post: A satanic idol goes to the Arkansas Capitol building
• Time: The Satanic Temple Protested a Ten Commandments Monument in Arkansas With Its Baphomet Statue
• NPR: Satanic Temple Protests Ten Commandments Monument With Goat-Headed Statue
• Newsweek: Speaking of the Devil: Satanic Temple Brings Baphomet Demonic Goat Statue to Arkansas Capitol
• Lucien Greaves's speech (Excerpt) [VIDEO]
• Sadie Satanas's speech [VIDEO]
• A selection of some of the most cringeworthy social media reactions to the Baphomet statue

Detryck Von Doom

• Black Nonbelievers Convention (includes Detryck’s bio)
• Louisville Atheists & Freethinkers
• Black Nonbelievers of Louisville
• Louisville Friends of Satan Facebook group
• A Darker Shade of Black Facebook group

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The most merciful thing in the world, I think, is the inability of the human mind to correlate all that it knows about H.P. Lovecraft: the admired, reviled, and deeply weird 20th century horror writer whose tentacles keep creeping into our Satanic philosophy. We’re finally breaking out the Elder Sign on some old school horrors as we look at the life and writings of good ol' Howard Phillips, and the weird effect he’s had on Satanism and pop culture. Plus, in our extra-long news segment, we discuss the Satanic Temple controversy over their devil’s advocate. (Note: in this episode, the news comes after our main topic, to spare newbies and casual listeners.)

Praise, condemnation, more questions, and satisfying ways to spend a dollar can be sent to [email protected].  

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• Nikol King, artist who both Simone and Tab loved at the TST Seattle show
• Arkansas Times: "Chick tract" illustrates Sen. Jason Rapert learning about civil liberties and religious freedom
• Buy Tabitha a coffee!

The H.P. Lovecraft stories we read:

• Dagon
• The Call of Cthulhu
• The Shadow Over Innsmouth

Everyone’s favorite stories:

• Daniel: Pickman’s Model, Dreams in the Witch-House
• Simone: The Rats in the Walls
• Tabitha: Call of Cthulhu video games
• Meghan: The Call of Cthulhu, Nyarlathotep; stories by Cassandra Khaw, Jonathan L. Howard; Bloodborne video game

 

Cover of Weird Tales, featuring "Ghost Table" (oh, and also the first printing of "The Call of Cthulhu")

   

• H.P. Lovecraft’s wife, Sonia Greene's story in Weird Tales, "The Horror at Martin’s Beach"
• Naked Dudes Reading Lovecraft
• Definition of Cyclopean (Simone was basically right, if we're looking at the second definition)
• Awesome collection of Lovecraft's stories, featuring an introduction by Guillermo Del Toro
• Lovecraft, Racism, & the World Fantasy Award
• The Man Who Haunted Horror
• Lovecraftian Magic in “Satanic Rituals” (page 173)
• Barnes & Noble Blog: "The Enduring Legacy of H.P. Lovecraft, Genre’s Crazy Racist Uncle," by our very guest, Meghan!
• Meghan on Twitter
• Cthulhu Problems on Twitter

 

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One year ago, we released our very first episode of Black Mass Appeal, "Satanism 101," and it’s been a hell of a year ever since. As our birthday present to you, we’re having a "BMA AMA" – our listeners asked whatever burning questions were on their mind, and we answered! We also talk about our super-fun Egyptian Museum field trip, preview some cool stuff coming up on Black Mass appeal, and discuss Jeff Session's new "religious liberty" task force while trying not to have rage strokes on air.

Praise, condemnation, more questions, and boner contemplations can be sent to [email protected].

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• Be the first to finish Daniel's Goetic inverted-crossword puzzle, send us a pic, and win a prize!
• Help TST bring Baphomet To Arkansas!
• You can donate to whichever Planned Parenthood you choose!
• Satanic Australia and New Zealand’s blood drive, "Blood For Satan"
  • Satanic Australia's website and Facebook Page
  • Satanic New Zealand's Facebook Page
• The Emerald Tablet of Thoth
• Jeff Sessions announces a religious liberty task force to combat “dangerous” secularism
• If you're in the Bay Area, come see Simone at East Bay Nerd Nite on Monday, October 29th!
• Submit ideas for events, projects, charities, and more at the Satanic San Francisco proposals page (password: wickedgrounds)
• Charles Baudelaire's The Flowers of Evil
• I have no idea what Jesse was talking about for the sound stuff, so if you want to know more, just email him.

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Jex Blackmore is a Satanic artist and activist whose work explores religious authority, human sexuality, and bodily autonomy. She’s a former spokesperson for the Satanic Temple, founded the first TST chapter in Detroit, and organized the largest Satanic public gathering in history. In this episode, we chat with her about her new work, the state of the country, and the future of Satanism in American public life. Also, we discuss the upcoming one-year anniversary of Black Mass Appeal, and our never-ending End Times continue as yet another preacher predicts Satanist plots for the apocalypse.

Praise, condemnation, questions, and drafts of Jurassic Park / Bible fan fic can be sent to [email protected].

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• Our one-year show anniversary is coming up! We're doing a BMA AMA – Ask Me (well, "Us") Anything! Submit your questions on our social media or email us at [email protected]
• Preacher Claims Friday 13 Eclipse Will Start Apocalypse
• Jex Blackmore's website and Twitter
• Bust: Meet The Satanic Feminists Who Are Fighting For Social Justice
• Jex vs. The Westboro Baptist Church [VIDEO]
• Slutist: Jex Blackmore’s Satanic Ritual of Resistance
• Broadly: End Forced Motherhood: Restricting Abortion Access Is Class Warfare

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In the beginning, acclaimed authors Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett teamed up to write the most British version of Armageddon ever. The book Good Omens is a Black Mass Appeal host favorite, so on this episode we discuss the story of demon Crowley and angel Aziraphale doing their damnedest (and blessedest) to track down a misplaced Antichrist and stop the end of the world. Also, archaeologists cash out a 40 year old myth about Satanic coinage, and we prep for Satanic San Francisco's own night at the museum.

(Also, Simone apologizes for calling Michael Sheen "Martin Sheen" not once, but twice, even though she's well aware that Michael never played President Bartlet.)

Praise, condemnation, questions, and plots for new Bible fanfic can be sent to [email protected].

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• Alexander Thorne Magic
• Satanic San Francisco's Egyptian Museum trip info (Facebook event)
• Pick up our Satanic "Chick" tract at our store, or in person in San Francisco at...
  • Silver Sprocket
  • Bound Together Books
  • Mission Comics and Books
• TST Seattle's "Nine Circles of Hell" event (Facebook event)
• Jason Lenox's Satanic art: website / Twitter
• Devil Coin Hoax Lasted 40 Years
• Patton Oswalt on "Death Bed: The Bed that Eats People"
• M.R. James, "The Stalls of Barchester"
• The Satanic Bookroom on Facebook
• Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett, Good Omens
• Learn more about Neil Gaiman and check out his other works
• Learn more about Terry Pratchett and check out his other works
• Terry Pratchett's unfinished novels run over by a steamroller
• (Trying-Mightily-Hard-To-Be) A Comprehensive Reference Guide to Good Omens
• Good Omens: Cast, release date and everything you need to know
• Locus Magazine interview with Neil and Terry
• Neil Gaiman: ‘Terry Pratchett isn’t jolly. He’s angry’

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We’re hitting the books and finally delving between the covers of that most infamous of all Satanic scriptures, Anton LaVey’s Satanic Bible. (AKA The Satanic Bible: These Motherfuckers. AKA The Satanic Bible: Back to My Ding-Dong.) Originally published in 1969, this how-to manual for LaVeyan Satanists has never been out of print and continues to get people in a tizzy nearly 50 years later, but is it the gospel truth, or does it belong in our bad books? Also, Satanic San Francisco gets maternal, we get the post office to do the devil’s work, and the Satanic Panic goes Hollywood.

Spoilers for the movie Hereditary begin at 27:19, and end at 41:24.

Praise, condemnation, questions, and links to cheap gongs can be sent to [email protected].

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• Want to come to the Egyptian Museum with us in July? Fill out this form and let us know!
• "The Ultimate Evil?: A Documentary About Modern Satanism," a mini-doc from students at Mt Tam High School
• Pick up our Satanic "Chick" tract at our store, or in person in San Francisco at...
  • Silver Sprocket
  • Bound Together Books
  • Mission Comics and Books
• How the Satanic Panic Influenced “Hereditary”
• The Satanic Bible by Anton Szandor LaVey
• Church of Satan's FAQ on plagarism
• Ragnar Redbeard's Might is Right

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We decide to love the sinner and the sin as we take a look at the Seven Deadly Sins and decide which of them is right for us. Way back in AD 590, Pope Gregory warned good Christians away from what we now know as the Seven Deadly Sins, which allegedly undermine love for god. But to be honest, the list looks more like seven different ways to have a good time, and hosts Simone, Daniel, Tabitha, and Sam are left wondering: Are the rest of us sinning enough these days? Also, Arkansas goes to war with Satan – or so they’d like to think – and Satanic San Francisco plans ahead for an all summer, no bummer season.

Praise, condemnation, questions, and other cons Cloudman can pull off can be sent to [email protected].  

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• Mr Antihero Instagram and Etsy shop
• Satanists Declare War On Arkansas Senator
• What are Capital Sins?
• The Sins: Brief History

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50 years ago, Satanists welcomed a bundle of joy in the form of the movie Rosemary's Baby. Fascinating for its portrayal of everyday people as Satanists, the film also tackles themes of feminism, bodily autonomy, conspiracy, and paranoia – all still relevant to Satanists today. Plus, how TST - Arizona made peace with the YWCA, and how Mia Farrow's son Ronan is smoking hot. Praise, condemnation, questions, and recipes for tannis root shakes can be sent to [email protected].

Depending on who you ask, there are either lots of different Satanic sects, or there's only one true Satanism and everyone else is just pretending. We're going to ignore that latter attitude and dive into the major – and lesser-known – groups that call themselves Satanic. Also, we finally get to eat babies (Starburst Babies, that is), and TST Santa Cruz has a day at the beach. Praise, condemnation, questions, and lessons on how to snap your fingers for Daniel can be sent to [email protected]