Satan Superstar: A Handbook of the Infernal and the Immaculate in Pop Occulture is a 2018 British book edited by David Flint and self-published by The Reprobate.
“An audacious study of the occult, witchcraft, Satanism and esoteric religion in music, film, TV, literature, photography, art, and belief, Satan Superstar delves deep into the world of occult obsession and diabolical entertainment – from Satanic Panic to Satanic Celebration. With incisive writing and commentary from leading experts, practitioners and critics, Satan Superstar is entertaining, informative and provocative.
Contains new writing, art and comment from Lydia Lunch, Boyd Rice, Nikolas Schreck, Lucien Greaves, Billy Chainsaw, Jason Atomic, David McGillivray, Nigel Wingrove, A.D. Hitchin, Carl Abrahamsson, Daz Lawrence, Logospilgrim, C.J. Lines, Bruce Barnard, Keri O’Shea, Tom Six, Groovie Mann, Sarah Appleton, Darius Drewe, Gipsie Castiglione, K.K. Eye, Ben Spurling, Sammm Agnew, Ilya Falchevsky, The Church of Satan, the Church of Rational Satanism and The Partridge Family Temple.” – Press release
Chapter listing:
- Come to the Sabbat: an introduction to Satan Superstar – David Flint
- Satan Calling – Nigel Wingrove
- Hymn of the Satanic Empire: The Church of Satan interview – David Flint
- Dog-Fearing: The Rise and Fall of St Guinefort – Daz Lawrence
- The Black Velvet Underground: Satanism and the occult in 1970s made-for-TV movies – Ben Spurling
- Gerald Gardner: the first naked witch? – David McGillivray
- Sigil Magik – K.K. Eye
- Satan Superstar – a personal view – A.D. Hitchin
- Delectable Misdeeds: the scandalous Madame Chantelouve and ‘The Damned’ – Keri O’Shea
- Wheatley and All His Works: the curious career of Britain’s most popular occult novelist – David Flint
- Golden Idol: how my experiences in the Orthodox Church led to self-reverence, self-determination and self-emancipation – Logospilgrim
- Heaven Shall Burn When We Are Gathered: Blackhearts and the international Black metal underground – C.J. Lines
- Satanic Mojo Manifesto – Jason Atomic
- The satanic reformation: The satanicv temple, the Westboro Baptist Church and the art of protest – Lucien Greaves
- Into the Occult – Sammm Agnew / Ilya Falchevsky
- Satan Superstar: a personal view – Lydia Lunch
- If Needs Must, The Devil Drives: the story of the Satanic Sluts and Black Mass – Nigel Wingrove
- The Golden Age of grotesque: the occult photography of William Mortensen – David Flint
- Holy Orgasms: Divine Interventions and their religious sex toys – Gipsie Castiglione
- Satan Superstar: a personal view: Groovie Mann (Thrill Kill Kult)
- Fun is the Law: the magical world of the Partridge Family Temple – Billy Chainsaw
- Adventures in demonology: the strange world of the occultist instructional LP – Darius Drewe / David Flint
- Satan Superstar: a personal view – Carl Abrahamsson
- The Life and Death of Peter Solheim – Bruce Barnard
- Walpurgis: The Satanic sabbat in art – Keri O’Shea
- Satan Superstar: a personal view – Boyd Rice
- The Nikolas Schreck Files – interview by David Flint
- The Witches: pulp fiction folk horror from the 1980s – David Flint
- Satan Superstar: a personal view – Tom Six (The Human Centipede and sequels)
- It’s Always the Quiet Ones: tridents and hoedows in country music – Daz Lawrence
- Some Very British satanists: The Church of Rational Satanism – Sarah Appleton
- Satan Superstar: a personal view – Billy Chainsaw
- From Witchcraft to Christ: Doreen Irvine and the birth of the British Satanic Panic – David Flint
- They Sold Their Souls for Rock ‘n’ Roll: A Satanic Rock Top ten – Darius Drewe
Limited edition of 666 copies. A5. 240 pages. Order via The Reprobate