About The Shadowmantium

About

Introduction
nfernal Salutations, thou sojourner, into the realm of THE SHADOWMANTIUM...
Feel free to walk through the Corridors of Darkness at your liesure. There will be abominations of all sorts 'round every corner. The Darkside of your own mind will be revealed. Three times shall you go 'round The Pentagram.
Herein, you may find ecstacy, or pain...& perhaps to you, you will find that one often interchanges with the other... All that is conjured forth herein WILL effect you in one form or another... depending upon wherefore you come, & what constructs your constitution...

To you Children of Darkness, whether realized or not, you will find ambrosia for thy dark soul...to you others, the misdirected masochists who saught this dimension, you will find much more than you bargained for, nor ever imagined...there will be pain here, but of the sort you will NOT enjoy...
The Gates of Hell have been opened, the abominations are loosed, feel the extent of the thrall of Power & ageless wisdom!
I AM the Dark God of this realm. This is My domain...Behold the wonders & terrors I bring...Your immortal soul is mine to direct while you are here, though My influence shall linger long after...
So, welcome to The Devil's Website, where you will either learn to climb the heights & plunge the depths of The Abyss, or become entangled by your own ignorance, cowardice, misunderstanding, & prejudice. You will be exposed to all manner of vice & horror. So remember, you were warned. Your sanity WILL be tested, & only the strongest will survive intact, & be made stronger still.
Stand or fall - depending upon your countenance, you will be numbered either amongst the weak slaves of the nazarene, or the predators of SATAN. Herein you will find fantasy & reality. The lines between both will be obscured by the profane, & be as sustainance to the Children of Lucifer. Pass through the black flames, & be either purified, or consumed...

The Shadowmantium was founded in October of XXXII, amidst the autumnal winds, this brainchild was born, a Hallowe'en spawning, a veritable Frankenstein's monster. In My own personal "Dractionary", the term "Shadowmantium" means: "Abode of Darkness; a Noctuarium", with each chambre being a Noctuary, which I also call My Lair.
As you peruse The Shadowmantium, a Satanist will be able to tell what's what, & comprehend the subtleties, metaphors, & archetypal symbolism. A black sheep may take it to a negative extreme. And a blindlighter will become indignant, offended, & afraid. As it should be. This is The Malleus Satanicus, Satan's Hammer; The Devil's Hammer. As Satanism engenders stratification, between the stupid & the intelligent, the fool from the wise, the master & the slave, the predator & the prey, so too may SM. Indeed, this entity called The Shadowmantium is a magical working in itself, & WILL cause CHANGE.
This is a personal site which contains polemic & metaphor, in aesthetic & literary form, illustrating Satanic philosophy in a horror~oriented style, and is not intended to be taken literally in all respects.
The Shadowmantium is dedicated to The Citizens of The Infernal Empire & The LaVey Legacy.
Note: Neither The Church of Satan nor The Temple of The Vampire condone illegal activity. Responsibility to The Responsible. Discriminate with care.
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Click or Treat! The Shadowmantium is mentioned with a favorable review on page 80 in this entertaining and informative book by Rich Gray, wherein a plethora of links, commentary, recommendations, and descriptions are provided in this ultimate source of Horror and Halloween-related websites: "Do your tastes tend more towards the hard-core Satanic? Swing by Draconis Blackthorne's site, where you'll find a lot of his Satanism-inspired artwork, in addition to a lot of Satanic text and links to - what else? Satanism resources."
A word of advice regarding taking images or musick from this site: Give The Devil His Due.
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Satanic Credits & Infernal Hails

SATAN, in all manifestations throughout the ages, who has been an inspiration; Devil-Father & Mentor The Black Pope I - Dr. Anton Szandor LaVey; Magistra Blanche Barton, High Priest Peter H. Gilmore, High Priestess Peggy Nadramia {The Black Flame / Hell's Kitchen Productions}, Mgr. Rex Diabolos Church {The Asylum of Satan}, Mgr. Boyd Rice, Antonio Damasio {DeCarte's Error}, Rev. Andre Schlesinger, Thomas Thorn {EHC}, King Diamond, Vincent Crowley {Acheron}, Rev. Marilyn Manson, Walt Disney, Charles Addams, "God-Father" Joseph Campbell, Charles Darwin, Jim Henson, Arthur Lyons {'Satan Wants You'}, Burton H. Wolfe, Giger, Salvador Dali, George Lucas, Roger Corman, Tim Burton, The Knights Templar, The Hellfire Club, The Yezidis, Grigori Efimovich Rasputin, Basil Zaharoff, Cheiro, The Phantom of The Opera, Benjamin Franklin, Albert Einstein, Ben Hecht, Jack London, Edgar Allan Poe, W. Somerset Maugham, Frederich Nietchzie, H.P. Lovecraft, Dante Alighieri, Milton, Ragnar Redbeard {Might Is Right!}, Anne Rice, Bram Stoker, Mary Shelley, Vlad Tepes, Countess Elizabeth Bathory, Leilah Wendell, Caesar, Nero, Pontius Pilate, Judas Iscariot, The Sanhedrin, Genghis Khan, Kublai Khan, Hannibal, Taras Bulba, Stephen King, John Carpenter, Francis Ford Coppola {Dracula}, Robert Fuest {The Devil's Rain}, Ira Levin {Rosemary's Baby}, Jack Nicholson, Jonathan {Barnabas} Frid, Bela Lugosi, Boris Karloff, Felix Murnau & Max Schreck {Nosferatu}, Dr. FuManchu, Richard {The Night Stalker} Ramirez, Aleister Crowley {Prince Chioa Khan}, The Kama Sutra, The Marquis DeSade, Caligula, Casanova, Don Juan, Vincent Price, Steve Jobs {Technomancer Primus}, Thomas Edison, Alexander Graham Bell, The Wright Brothers, Marco Polo, P.T. Barnum, 'The Gatekeeper', Cryptorkyd, William Hammock, Amanda Olson {photos of Draconis Blackthorne}, Dr. James F. Skalicky {Psychology of Religion}, Dr. Robert H. Evans {Humanities}, Maia Cunningham {Anthropology}, Tim Bishop {Blood Ritual}, Fenris Wolf, Elvira, Vampira, Morticia, Lily Munster, Ivonna Cadaver, Darth Vader, Darth Sidious, Ipso Facto, Necromance, Occultic Haven, The Private Eye, hearses, brie, steak tar-tar, Au-jeu sauce, fondu. TLC's "Mysterious Worlds" series.
Echoes from The Pit

King Diamond, Mercyful Fate, Non, The Electric Hellfire Club, Venom {Cronos, Abaddon, Mantas}, Possessed, Bathory {Quorthon}, Infernal Majesty {None Shall Defy}, Exorcist {Nightmare Theatre}, Manowar, Leatherstrip {Serenade For The Dead}, Danzig, Switchblade Symphony, London After Midnight, Rasputina, Deicide, Morbid Angel, Iron Maiden, Judas Priest, Black Sabbath, Ozzy Osbourne, Kilar, Danny Elfman, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Richard Wagner, Bach, Grieg, Scarlatti, Stravinski, Vivaldi, Tchaikovsky, Rimsey-Korsikov, Andrew Lloyd Webber, Type O Negative, Candlemass, Cradle of Filth, Sarah Brightman, Tori Amos, Enya, Loreena McKennit.
Dubious Thanks To:

Sgt. Randy {Satan-Sleuth} Emon, Fr. Zugelter, Clarke Rowe {Ewor}, Inside Edition, Pacesetters, June Caine Miller, Bob Larson.

The Vanguard

Sensei Ken Nagayama {Tae Kwon Do}, Mr. Bill Ryusaki {Shotokan, Judo, Kendo, Bushido, Aikido}, Sensei Shidoshi Frank W. Duxn {Ninjutsu}, Bruce Lee, Arnold Schwarzenegger.

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