Hellbenders is the story of the Augustine Interfaith Order of Hellbound Saints, which is basically the nuclear option for getting rid of demons. The idea is that when exorcism and other demon-banishing tricks just won’t work, a hellbound saint will allow himself to get possessed and then commit suicide, dragging the demon to Hell with […]
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Callipygian Grimoire Now Available From Brainfart Press
Brainfart Press has just released its second book The Callipygian Grimoire, A Discordian Activity & Spell Book. GrimoireFrontCoverHAIL ERIS! ALL HAIL DISCORDIA! Did you know that God is crazy? And a girl? If not, you should probably go read the Principia Discordia, or, How I Found The Goddess and What I Did to Her When […]
Slashing For Jesus
One of the most enduring sub-genres of horror film is the “slasher flick.” The first movie of this type to gain widespread recognition was Tobe Hooper’s 1974 classic The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, in which a traveling band of teenagers are picked off one by one by a chainsaw-wielding madman. Other killfests followed, but it was […]
Salvation Without Morality: The World of According to Jack T. Chick
Even if you don’t recognize his name, you’ve probably seen Jack Chick’s work. His company, Chick Publications, produces religious tracts in comic book form that are often left in public places so that “the lost” can find them, read them, and accept Jesus Christ as their personal lord and savior. Chick designed this indirect form […]