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Movie magick : the occult in film / David Huckvale.
Van Pelt Library PN1995.9.O28 H83 2018
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Huckvale, David, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Occultism in motion pictures.
- Physical Description:
- v, 209 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
- Other Title:
- Movie magic
- Place of Publication:
- Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, 2018.
- Summary:
- ""Magick" as defined by Aleister Crowley is "the Science and Art of causing Change to occur in conformity with Will." This book explores expressions of movie magick in classic occult films like Hammer's adaptation of Dennis Wheatley's The Devil Rides Out and modern occult revival movies"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- 1 Decadence p. 11
- 2 Symbolist Horrors p. 28
- 3 Occult Fantasy Before the Movies p. 40
- 4 Silent Magick p. 50
- 5 Ritual p. 64
- 6 Willpower p. 82
- 7 Return of the Magi p. 102
- 8 Theological Horror p. 115
- 9 Theosophy p. 129
- 10 Psychedelia p. 143
- 11 Conspiracy p. 158
- 12 Faust p. 170
- 13 Animagick p. 179.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781476674377
- 147667437X
- OCLC:
- 1024265395
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