The Secret Life of a Satanist : The Authorized Biography of Anton LaVey

Anton Szandor LaVey has been called "the most dangerous man in the world," a "charlatan," an "evil genius." What secrets lurk within the man who shaved his head on Walpurgisnacht, 1966, and declared the foundation of the Church of Satan?For many years, Anton LaVey has directed his mysterious organization in seclusion, declining all public appearances, and refusing most interviews. Having gained admittance into LaVey's inner circle as his assistant and confidante, Blanche Barton knows the "Black Pope" as well as anyone on earth. Written with the full cooperation of her enigmatic subject, Miss Barton's biography reveals what has previously been hidden from public view. In "Secret Life of a Satanist" we are treated to the full and unexpurgated stories behind:* LaVey's erotic involvement with Marilyn Monroe during her "lost years" as a stripper, and Jayne Mansfield's fatal infatuation with the Devil.* The dark origins of Satanic ritual, including ties to Sir Basil Zaharoff and the mysterio