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Finding Frankenstein: Celebrating 200 Years 1818—2018
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In 1818, Mary Shelley published her fictional masterpiece, Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus. This novel introduced us to Victor Frankenstein, a sympathetic visionary obsessed with the act of creation of life. What he wrought sadly betrayed his dreams, being a monster. Without an identity, this creature was pure animal instinct, responding in the manner in which he was addressed, and though his actions were primal in nature, he staggered his way into our hearts and minds as a form of inspiration and admiration.
This story has inspired serious and humorous film adaptations, skits, plays, stories and artwork that have permeated our culture and imprinted on our collective consciousness like few works have before and since. It may be our connection to Victor Frankenstein, as a creator turning his back on the mythical god, or our connection with the monster, a reflection on how society has treated us and our religion.
Members of the Church of Satan have explored their inner Frankenstein—manifesting as a creator or creature—and this collection is one of shared creativity and personal expression in both homage and celebration of the 200th anniversary of this inspiring and cautionary novel. Behold the terrible beauty of our creations! We proudly present them to the world, an act of absolute defiance to established dogma, and proudly proclaim ourselves as creators whose monsters cannot and will not be ignored!
Special thanks to Warlock Jason Leach for permission to use his graphic of Frankenstein’s monster. A very special thanks to Reverend Byrd for the inspiration of this celebration.
“It’s alive! Alive!” – Dr. Victor Von Frankenstein. Since and even before the fascination of the replication of human life, as expressed through the medium of film, particularly the horror and science-fiction genres, such as the film, ‘Frankenstein’ and more recently, ‘Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein’, as the genius mistaken for madness, of one Dr. Victor Frankenstein, who has been the archetypal icon for the sublimated core of man as god. How the stuporstitious have attempted to thwart the progession of science at every turn, but sadly fail in this modern age. Gone are the dark days of christian tyranny, when logical […]
(Special thanks to Rev. Thomas Thorn) I wore small shoes, And my mind was fresh, When you and I first met. Beneath a blanket, On a couch in a fever, In front of the television set. An angry wind, Rattled the windows, As I clutched that blanket in fright. On the monochrome screen, The creature appeared, Such a terrible, beautiful sight. He turned to the camera, Rocking ever so slowly, Lit only by a Stygian moon. I gasped in delight, At his dead-eyed stare, And felt myself starting to swoon. I was frozen in awe, Of what I just saw, […]
Born of the charnel houses and graves A man-made Adam, rejected by his creator Imbued with that Promethean spirit, yet touched with naught but the cruelty of man’s inhumanity to man The one who made you in defiance of the Abrahamic save-master A man of science, his surname mistaken for yours Frankenstein, a name immortal You, his creation, a thing of the wild Self-taught misanthrope Titan God