Random Bizarre Story Of Anton LaVey, Founder Of Church Of Satan (10 items)

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  (#5) He Starred In And Worked On Several Films

  LaVey first appeared on screen in 1969, in an 11-minute film directed by Kenneth Anger titled Invocation of My Demon Brother. The movie starred Mick Jagger as himself, Manson Family member Bobby Beausoleil as Lucifer, and LaVey playing "His Satanic Majesty." In 1975, LaVey was a technical advisor for and starred in The Devil's Rain; LaVey also worked as creative consultant for the 1977 film The Car. In 1978, he was credited as technical advisor for Doctor Dracula. The last movie credited to LaVey was the 1989 documentary Charles Manson Superstar, in which LaVey was a research consultant. 

  There are rumors and speculation that LaVey played the Devil in the 1968 Roman Polanski film Rosemary's Baby, an uncredited role in the film. No one associated with the film has ever verified this fact; however, in the Los Angeles Times obituary for LaVey, it states that LaVey did indeed play the role.
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  (#7) LaVey Wrote Five Books Including The Satanic Bible

  LaVey's first book was The Satanic Bible. Released in 1969, the book is a collection of essays and rituals, which were written in the early days of the Church of Satan. The Satanic Bible remains a number one best seller under the Occult category, and all of LaVey's books remain in print. LaVey's second book, The Satanic Witch, was published in 1971. Like LaVey's first book, The Satanic Witch is derived from his early years of holding witches workshops, in which he would teach women how to charm and manipulate men. In 1972 LaVey published The Satanic Rituals to go along with The Satanic Bible. 

  After a 20-year hiatus from writing, LaVey wrote The Devil's Notebook in 1992. In this light-hearted read, LaVey brings out his sense of humor while discussing topics such as occult faddism and nonconformity. Satan Speaks! was published posthumously in 1998 and features a collection of essays LaVey wrote before his death.
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  (#2) LaVey Claimed To Have Had An Affair With Marilyn Monroe

  According to LaVey, he had met a young and unknown Marilyn Monroe in 1948 while he was working at a burlesque theater called the Mayan in Los Angeles; LaVey was in the band and Monroe was one of the performers, stripping to his music. LaVey claimed he wasn't paying too much attention to Monroe until he noticed bruises all over her thighs, which made her more attractive to him.

  LaVey said they started an intimate relationship soon after which lasted for at least two weeks. During that time, the two lived together at a motel on Washington Avenue in Los Angeles. As proof of his relationship with Monroe, LaVey owned a copy of Monroe's Golden Dreams calendar, which featured a nude Monroe with the following handwritten note:

   "Dear Tony, How many times have you seen this! Love, Marilyn."
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  (#1) He Founded The Church Of Satan In 1966

  The Church of Satan was founded in April 1966 by LaVey. LaVey’s religious beliefs began when he was playing the piano at burlesque clubs on Saturday evenings and Christian tent revivals on Sunday mornings. LaVey noticed many of the attendants were the same at both events, which led him to being quite cynical about Christianity and the hypocrisy amongst people who practiced it. 

  LaVey began holding weekly seminars on the occult at his home along with what he referred to as “witches workshops." Satanism was involved in these early workshops and eventually LaVey named the group the Order of the Trapezoid, which years later would be renamed the Church of Satan. With beliefs inspired by Aleister Crowley and Ayn Rand, the Church of Satan consisted of atheists who did not worship the devil nor believed in him. But those beliefs don’t cause any of the controversies which LaVey included into his Church of Satan - it was the dark nature of the occult combined with LaVey's mysterious life and practices that grabbed people's attention, and would eventually spread throughout the world.
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  (#10) He Died In 1997 And Had A Secret Invite-Only Funeral

  On October 29, 1997, LaVey died of a pulmonary edema at St. Mary's hospital in San Francisco. He was 67 years old. Mysteriously, his date of death was changed to October 31, 1997 - Halloween - on his death certificate. Days later, a secret invite-only satanic funeral was held for LaVey. LaVey's daughter Karla later reported that the funeral was held privately due to security concerns.
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  (#6) LaVey Fathered Three Children

  LaVey had three children. His first child, Karla LaVey, was born in July 1952 to LaVey and his then-wife Carole Lansing. After her father’s death, she founded the First Satanic Church, with headquarters in San Francisco. Karla currently hosts a radio show and sponsors satanic events and concerts.

  LaVey’s younger daughter, Zeena (LaVey) Schreck was born on November 19, 1963, to LaVey and Diane Hegarty, his partner from 1960 to 1985. Schreck made headlines at only three years old when a Satanic baptism was performed on her by her father. Schreck claims to have grown up in an abusive household and became pregnant at the age of 13, giving birth to a son at 14. Throughout her life, up until her mid-20s, Schreck was a high ranking member of the Church of Satan and, like her older sister, became their spokesperson, going on talk shows and doing interviews on the church’s behalf. She eventually left the church, renouncing LaVey-an Satanism and publicly speaking out against and disowning her father. In 2002, Zeena, along with her husband Nicolas Schreck, founded the Sethian Liberation Movement. Schreck currently resides in Berlin, Germany. 

  LaVey’s third child and only son, Satan Xerxes Carnacki LaVey, was born on November 1, 1993. His mother, Blanche Barton, was LaVey’s partner for 13 years until his passing in 1997. Satan has stayed out of the spotlight, and little information is known about him.

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