Satan's traveling along with a song that he's singing...

Ah, now this clip from Estus Pirkle's magnum opus The Burning Hell is truly a cinematic gift from the 1970s. In it we learn that the Devil was highly plugged into the pop culture of the era. Why else would Satan have his face painted like the Partridge Family bus? It's nice to know that Old Scratch is as big a fan of David Cassidy as the rest of us.


Hello world heres a song that Satan's singing
damn you to Hades
a whole lot of damning is what he'll be bringing
damn you to Hades

Satan has a dream you'll go traveling together
You'll spread a hellfire and you'll keep burning on
Something always happens whenever you're together
Satan gets a happy feeling when he's burning your schlong

traveling along theres a song that Lucifer's singing
Damn you to Hades
A whole lot of damning is what he'll be bringing
You'll burn in Hades
You'll burn in Hades
You'll burn in Haaaadddddes


The Burning Hell was released in 1974; thankfully the movie wasn't made in 1976, or else we might have to watch the Great Deceiver's embarrassing forays into disco and the CB radio fad. The year after that the Devil bought himself a leather jacket and went around with his thumbs up saying "AAAAAY." When Fonzie-mania finally played out, the Tempter spent nearly a decade and a half as the dignified force of evil in the universe, only to become a laughingstock once again in the early 1990s when he got into grunge and "the Seattle Sound," and in the mid-90s when he went "hip-hop."

And maybe it's just me, but I don't think Satan is really all that concerned about Cain staring guiltily at his hands. Also, John the Baptist's executioner speaks like a cast member from Hee-Haw (and I didn't hear that cornpone accent even once in Mel Gibson's The Passion! I'm calling shenanigans!)

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Very interesting stuff. If you're expecting an eyeshadow-wearing, heavy metal listening, black cat-sacrificing* misfit, you're going to be disappointed. If, on the other hand, you're expecting Lt. Commander Ryker** from Star Trek: the Next Generation, wearing a stylish sport coat, you may be more on target (something tells me you're not expecting that, though). He also says he is an Atheist in addition to being a Satanist. Gaaaaah! How can you possibly be both? If you're concerned, about the cognitive dissonance, go check him out and report back, troops!




* From what I can tell, he likes cats too much for that...
**And hopefully he'll forgive me for the comparison with Johnathan Frakes...