Nelson, Mark and Hudson Bayliss Sarah - Exquisite Corpse - Surrealism and the Black Dahlia Murder

Copyright © 2006 by Mark Nelson and Sarah Hudson Bayliss

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Nelson, Mark.

Exquisite corpse: surrealism and the Black Dahlia Murder /

Mark Nelson and Sarah Hudson Bavliss.

p. cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index

ISBN-10: 0-8212-5819-2 (hardcover)

ISBN-13: 978-0-8212-5819-4 (hardcover)

1. Hodel, George. 2. Short, Elizabeth, 1924-1947. 3. Man Ray, 1890-1976. 4. Duchamp, Marcel, 1887-1968. 5. Murder — California - Los Angeles. 6. Surrealism. 7. Murder in art.

I. Bayliss, Sarah Hudson. Il. Title.

HV6534.L7N45 2006

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Lundy, Miranda - Sacred Geometry

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Sacred Geometry

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Stevenson, Jack - Witchcraft through the Ages

WITCHCRAFT THROUGH THE AGES

THE STORY OF HÄXAN, THE WORLD'S STRANGEST FILM, AND THE MAN WHO MADE IT

First published by FAB Press, October 2006

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Text copyright © 2006 Jack Stevenson.

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ISBN 1-903254-42-6

Acknowledgements

The author would like to thank Maren Pust, former editor of the Danish film journal, Kosmorama, for various forms of assistance, and would also like to thank the late Anton LaVey for initially stirring his curiosity about Häxan. LaVey's insights, imparted during late night visits to his black house in San Francisco in 1991 and 1992, were invaluable.

The publisher would like to thank Gavin Baddeley, Lucas Balbo and Nigel Wingrove for supplying some of the rare illustrations reproduced in this publication. Illustrations are copyright © their respective owners, and are reproduced here in the spirit of publicity.

Front cover illustration

A demon surveys the attributes of a young lovely who has given herself to the cause.

Frontispiece illustration

Witches confessed that at night they transformed into animals and soiled the holy altars of churches.

Title page illustration

Pen and ink sketch of Benjamin Christensen from 1945.