Gavin Baddeley (born 28 December 1966) is an ordained Reverend in the

Church of Satan The Church of Satan (CoS) is a religious organization dedicated to the religion of LaVeyan Satanism, Satanism as defined by Anton Szandor LaVey. Founded in San Francisco in 1966, by Anton LaVey, LaVey, it is considered the "oldest satanic reli ...

, and an experienced

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who has worked for ''

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'' and ''

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''. He is the occult authority for the

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and

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, has addressed

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, and has been profiled in ''

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'' and '' The London Evening Standard''. He made an appearance in the

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film '' Metal: A Headbanger's Journey''. Baddeley was ordained into the Church of Satan by Anton LaVey, and subsequently set up the London branch of the church. In 1999, he wrote ''Lucifer Rising,'' covering both the recent and ancient history of

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, and provides an examination of modern Satanist culture. Organized into three parts, much of the book is composed of interviews with a wide variety of people associated with Satanic religion or its concomitant

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, including Anton Szandor LaVey,

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, and Kerry Bolton.

Bibliography

* ''Raising Hell!: The Book of Satan and Rock 'n' Roll'' (Nemesis, 1993) * ''Lucifer Rising: A Book of Sin, Devil Worship and Rock n’ Roll'' (Plexus, 1999) * ''Dissecting

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'' (Plexus, 2000) * ''Goth Chic: A Connoisseur's Guide To Dark Culture'' (Plexus, 2002) * ''God's Assassins - The Medieval Roots of Terrorism'' ith Paul Woods(Ian Allan, 2009) * ''Saucy Jack - The Elusive Ripper'' ith Paul Woods(Ian Allan, 2009) * '' The Gospel of Filth'' (FAB Press, 2009-2010) * ''Vampire Lovers: Screen's Seductive Creatures of the Night'' (Plexus, 2010) * ''Goth: Vamps and Dandies'' (Plexus, 2010) * ''FrightFest Guide to Werewolf Movies'' (FAB Press, 2019)

References

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