Better Than Friday - 12 - THE OCCULT EDITION

Happy Dia De Los Muertos everyone. 

After seeing the film below, I decided to make this Better Than Friday 'Occult Themed'.

Please don't open any doors to hell. 

Thank you. Enjoy. 

1. Book in the Pipeline - The Occult by Colin Wilson 

I picked this up at Waterstone's in Trafalgar Square in London, the first and only time I was there. 

It's the 'essential guidebook to the mind-expanding experiences and discoveries of the 20th century' (from the back).

I have no clue when I'll be able to get to it (800 pages or so), hopefully Halloween 2020, but it looks great. 

Wilson also wrote 'The Outsider' which I own as well, but have not yet read. 

2. A Film That Was Legitimately Scary

I've been hearing about Ari Aster's 'Hereditary' for awhile. I watched this one on Halloween. 

This was the best new film I've seen in recent memory. 

Toni Colette's performance was phenomenal. Her head-banging was deeply unsettling. 

Watch it. You'll see. 

3. Christopher Lee warning people against the Occult.  

Well that's a Red Flag if ever there was one...

4. A Song Inspired By The Devil  

Baroque Violinist Giuseppe Tartini had a dream where the Devil played the violin at the foot of his bed. 

This was as close as he could get to the Devil's song. 

5. A book I've reviewed that takes place on Dia De los Muertos 

Malcolm Lowry's 'Under the Volcano' is a strange tale of an alcoholic consulate in Mexico who is visited by his wife on Dia De Los Muertos. 

The last line of the novel is brutal. 

Bonus: 

The best coffee shop in Kalamazoo Michigan - Black Owl Coffee. 

The interior is phenomenal.