This is pretty much the perfect paperback to revisit groovy-age horror, because it's all about a hot hippie chick getting raped/impregnated by a demonic goat at the sabbat of some Satanic coven, and expressing the event through her art. Her paintings catch the male progatonist's eye, and she basically moves in with him until she dies of mysterious causes, and then mysteriously begins reappearing to him and to others who were close to her (including the coven-leaders, against whom she bears an understandable grudge). The cover aptly evokes the kind of stylishly-shot Satanic sex/horror flick the novel tries very hard to suggest. If that's your thing, I'd highly recommend this; if not, well, I can't think of much else to say in its favor.
Sunday, January 02, 2011
THE EXORCISM OF ANGELA GRAY by Norman Thaddeus Vane (Belmont Tower 1974)
This is pretty much the perfect paperback to revisit groovy-age horror, because it's all about a hot hippie chick getting raped/impregnated by a demonic goat at the sabbat of some Satanic coven, and expressing the event through her art. Her paintings catch the male progatonist's eye, and she basically moves in with him until she dies of mysterious causes, and then mysteriously begins reappearing to him and to others who were close to her (including the coven-leaders, against whom she bears an understandable grudge). The cover aptly evokes the kind of stylishly-shot Satanic sex/horror flick the novel tries very hard to suggest. If that's your thing, I'd highly recommend this; if not, well, I can't think of much else to say in its favor.
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Great cover! Really does capture that 70's satanic sex/horror vibe. Love that groovy curlicue font. If you're going to be focusing on 70's paperbacks, I suppose we'll be seeing more of that around here. And is that gold shag carpet below the girl?
With an occasional exception here and there, I've never appreciated the satanic cult/exorcism vein of horror in film - my preference is Gothic monsters. But maybe I'd like it in print. This looks like a good book to try out and see. Thanks for the tip.
You mentioned Abe Books in your post yesterday; are they a recommended source for Groovy Age Horror paperbacks?
Got this !
Happy New Year Curtster!
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Geo--if you don't like it in film, I guarantee you won't find it improved in print, where it lacks the trippy visuals and often the gusto filmmakers (especially the euro-variety) tend to bring to the subject matter.
Abe is a fine source for used books in general.
Ade--you're the one who brought this book to my attention (at Vault of Evil, I believe)!!!
Sounds great! I wish I could find more stuff like this.
Sounds great!
Wow, this is a must for me...a book by the director of Frightmare (not the Walker one) and The Black Room?? Amazing find, thanks Curt!!
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