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description: Movie star Jayne Mansfield and notorious Satanist Anton LaVey met in 1966. Both were publicity conscious and made the most of the meetings which evolved into friendship. Almost always present was German paparazzo Walter Fischer stationed in Hollywood and catering to image- and scandal-hungry photo magazines all over the world.Fischers unique collection of photos takes us straight into the ritual chamber of the Church of Satan in LaVeys infamous black house in San Francisco as well as into Mansfields Hollywood pink palace. We also get to follow LaVey on excursions to his friend Forrest Famous Monsters of Filmland Ackerman to Marilyn Monroes grave to TV studios and back to Satanic weddings and Zeena's baptism at the Church of Satan HQ.These were wild and narcissistic times in America. Few understood the power of media exposure better than Jayne Mansfield and Anton LaVey. Captured alone or together by master paparazzo Walter Fischer this devilishly handsome couple made headlines that still resonate today.The book also contains an introduction by legendary filmmaker Kenneth Anger and forewords by writer Carl Abrahamsson and collector Alf Wahlgren.
language: English
title: California Infernal - Anton LaVey & Jayne Mansfield, as portrayed by Walter Fischer
publisher: Trapart Books