The Beast, by Daniel P Mannix

The Beast, by Daniel P Mannix. 1959 paperback. 140 pages, very nice condition.

The Scandalous Life of Aleister Crowley who
* practised "sex magic" and worshipped Satan
* founded a religion based on drugs and debauchery
* branded his “wives” and drove them insane
Almost a genius, not quite a madman, Aleister Crowley shocked the world for 50 years as “the Great Beast.” His spiritual descendants are still practicing today.

Daniel P. Mannix (1911 – 1997) was an American writer, journalist, photographer, sideshow performer, stage magician, animal trainer, and filmmaker. His best-known works are the 1958 book Those About to Die, which remained in continuous print for three decades and was inspiration for the Ridley Scott movie Gladiator, and the 1967 novel The Fox and the Hound, which in 1981 was loosely adapted into an animated feature film by Walt Disney Productions. He has written books on freaks, sideshows, the Hellfire Club, the history of Torture, and many others historical and fascinating subjects.