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Anton Szandor LaVey [1] (born Howard Stanton Levey; April 11, 1930 – October 29, 1997) was an American author, musician, and LaVeyan Satanist. [2] He was the founder of the Church of Satan , the philosophy of LaVeyan Satanism , and the concept of Satanism .
After LaVey's death, conflict over the nature of Satanism intensified within the Satanic community. [224] At Halloween 1999 Karla established the First Satanic Church, which uses its website to promote the idea that it represents a direct continuation of the original Church of Satan as founded by Anton LaVey. [225]
Bougas directed the mondo film Death Scenes, hosted by Church of Satan founder Anton LaVey. [5] The film was followed by Death Scenes 2 in 1992, [6] and Death Scenes 3 in 1993. [7] In 1993, he directed the documentary Speak of the Devil: The Canon of Anton LaVey, a profile of LaVey. [1] [8] [9]
LaVey lost ownership of the house in 1991 as the result of a court settlement resulting from his separation from Diane Hegarty, but LaVey was allowed to reside at the Black House until his death. Following LaVey's death, members of the Church of Satan unsuccessfully attempted to raise funds to repurchase the house, and it was demolished on ...
Church founder Karla LaVey during a "Black X-Mass" celebration in 2012. On Walpurgisnacht, April 30, 1966, Anton LaVey founded the "Satanic Church" (which he would later rename the "Church of Satan"). On October 29, 1997, Anton LaVey died of pulmonary edema. On November 7, 1997, Karla held a press conference to announce Anton's death. [5]
Letters from the Devil: The Lost Writing of Anton Szandor LaVey is a volume composed of over 60 tabloid newspaper articles written by Anton LaVey, the founder of the Church of Satan. [ 1 ] References
Interviews with LaVey cover a range of topics, including early influences such as the Johnson Smith catalogs. Footage of LaVey's performances are shown alongside a tour of The Black House , the Church headquarters in San Francisco, complete with ritual chamber, music room, and library.
The film was followed by two sequels, Death Scenes 2 from 1992 [2] and Death Scenes 3 from 1993. [3] Death Scenes 2 provides an inside look at the history of death, particularly war between the United States and other foreign conflicts. A short introduction of the horrors of war begins with the ideological findings from Ernst Friedrich (1894-1967).