Arthur Desmond

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Now Available: Might Is Right: The Rebel Poetry of Covington Hall and His Satanic Lumberjacks

Might Is Right: The Rebel Poetry of Covington Hall and His Satanic Lumberjacks, Bombastic & Blasphemic Poetry from a Forgotten Labor Movement Edited and Introduced by Kevin I. Slaughter. Revised and Expanded Second Edition. Available from Underworld Amusements: https://underworldamusements.com/products/might-is-right-the-rebel-poetry-of-covington-hall Hail to the first of rebels! To the chieftain, strong and brave, Who sounded first the bugle-call of freedom to the slave! Who never yet has faltered through time’s long and dreary flight— Lucifer, the Morning Star, the splendid and the bright! This collection of poetry is largely culled from the three labor journals that Redbeard-inspired Wobbly activist Covington Hall edited […]

The Radical Book Shop of Chicago by Magister Kevin I. Slaughter Now Available

Today marks the release of a book of Satanic history, that of rebels who have been forgotten. Magister Kevin I. Slaughter has authored his first book, history of The Radical Book Shop of Chicago, a forgotten hub of anarchist, unionist, socialist, and communist literature. From its humble beginnings in 1914, this bookstore inspired revolutionaries and welcomed poets, novelists, roughnecks, and even would-be assassins around its iron stove. Despite police and political harassment, for over a decade the Radical Book Shop remained a beloved destination for rebels and intellectuals alike. Howard and Lillian H. Udell founded this “shoebox-sized” bookstore out of desperation […]

Rival Caesars: Fiction by Arthur "Ragnar Redbeard" Desmond

Rival Caesars by Ragnar Redbeard

Underworld Amusements is very proud to bring you news of the second book in the Ragnar Redbeard trilogy. While it hasn’t been in the works as long as Might is Right, I believe it is a worthy release that reflects on my commitment to producing authoritative editions of Arthur “Ragnar Redbeard” Desmond’s oeuvre. The book will be officially released on November 5th, which is “National Redhead Day” here in America. Beginning right now, we are accepting exactly 100 pre-orders before the release of the book. All pre-orders come with an exclusive booklet with the author of the introduction: I Beheld Redbeard: […]

Reverend Campbell presents Reading Aloud LIVE: Might is Right - Part 6

Reading Aloud LIVE – Might is Right – Part 6

Reverend Campbell is returning to Might Is Right or The Survival of the Fittest by Ragnar Redbeard for part 6 of his Reading Aloud LIVE series. Reverend Campbell is reading from the copyright free edition originally printed in 1896. Recently Underworld Amusements released Might is Right: The Authoritative Edition, a definitive version that harmonizes five different editions. You can learn more here: https://underworldamusements.com/products/might-is-right-ragnar-redbeard.     Time Stamps: 0:00 Intro 2:45 Chapter 6.6 18:07 Chapter 6.7 27:12 Chapter 6.8 33:50 Chapter 6.9 40:18 Chapter 7 – The Logic of Today Reading Aloud LIVE is a Satanic reading performance series where Reverend […]

Reverend Campbell presents Reading Aloud LIVE: Might is Right - Part 5

Reading Aloud LIVE – Might is Right – Part 5

Reverend Campbell is returning to Might Is Right or The Survival of the Fittest by Ragnar Redbeard for part 5 of his Reading Aloud LIVE series. Reverend Campbell is reading from the copyright free edition originally printed in 1896. Recently Underworld Amusements released Might is Right: The Authoritative Edition, a definitive version that harmonizes five different editions. You can learn more here: https://underworldamusements.com/products/might-is-right-ragnar-redbeard.      Time Stamps: 0:00 Intro 3:26 Chapter 5.7 13:04 Chapter 5.8 29:25 Chapter 5.9 50:11 Chapter 5.10 1:04:36 Chapter 6 – Love, and Women, and War 1:13:38 Chapter 6.2 1:28:05 Chapter 6.3 1:43:12 Chapter 6.4 […]

Reverend Campbell presents Reading Aloud LIVE: Might is Right - Part 4

Reading Aloud LIVE: Might is Right – Part 4

Reverend Campbell is returning to Might Is Right or The Survival of the Fittest by Ragnar Redbeard for part 4 of his Reading Aloud LIVE series. Reverend Campbell is reading from the copyright free edition originally printed in 1896. Recently Underworld Amusements released Might is Right: The Authoritative Edition, a definitive version that harmonizes five different editions. You can learn more here: https://underworldamusements.com/products/might-is-right-ragnar-redbeard. Reading Aloud LIVE is a Satanic reading performance series where Reverend Campbell dramatically reads a Satanically inspired book cover to cover, with breaks of discussion and analysis in between sections.   Time Stamps: 0:00 Intro 3:59 Chapter […]

Reverend Campbell presents Reading Aloud LIVE: Might is Right - Part 3

Reading Aloud LIVE: Might is Right – Part 3

Reverend Campbell is returning to Might Is Right or The Survival of the Fittest by Ragnar Redbeard for part 3 of his Reading Aloud LIVE series. Reverend Campbell is reading from the copyright free edition originally printed in 1896. Recently Underworld Amusements released Might is Right: The Authoritative Edition, a definitive version that harmonizes five different editions. You can learn more here: https://underworldamusements.com/products/might-is-right-ragnar-redbeard. Reading Aloud LIVE is a Satanic reading performance series where Reverend Campbell dramatically reads a Satanically inspired book cover to cover, with breaks of discussion and analysis in between sections.   Time Stamps: 6:05 Chapter 3.8 15:15 Chapter […]

Reverend Campbell presents Reading Aloud LIVE: Might is Right - Part 2

Reading Aloud LIVE: Might is Right – Part 2

Reverend Campbell continues his Reading Aloud LIVE series with Might Is Right or The Survival of the Fittest by Ragnar Redbeard – Part 2.  Join live in chat and share your appreciation for or revulsion by the ideas contained therein, as we perform a live reading with commentary between sections. Reverend Campbell is reading from the copyright free edition originally printed in 1896. Recently Underworld Amusements released Might is Right: The Authoritative Edition, a definitive version that harmonizes five different editions. You can learn more here: https://underworldamusements.com/products/might-is-right-ragnar-redbeard   Time Stamps: Chapter 2.5 – 04:16 Chapter 2.7 – 10:51 Chapter 2.8 […]

Reverend Campbell presents Reading Aloud LIVE: Might is Right - Part 1

Reading Aloud LIVE: Might is Right – Part 1

Reverend Campbell performed a live reading of Might is Right – Part 1, by Ragnar Redbeard. Might Is Right was deconstructed and used to create the first chapter of Anton Szandor LaVey’s “diabolically self-deifying” The Satanic Bible. He read the copyright free edition originally printed in 1896. Recently Underworld Amusements released Might is Right: The Authoritative Edition, a definitive version that harmonizes five different editions. You can learn more here: https://underworldamusements.com/products/might-is-right-ragnar-redbeard     Time Stamps: Title: 5:57 Forward by Anton Szandor LaVey – 11:03 Forward by Peter H. Gilmore – 28:19 Editors Preface – 43:54 Chapter 1: Introductory – 50:31 […]