British journalist (born 1966/67)
Gavin Baddeley (born 1966)[ 1] [ 2] is a British author and journalist, and an ordained Reverend in theChurch of Satan . He has been profiled inThe Guardian andEvening Standard .[ 3] [ 4] [ 5] He made an appearance in thedocumentary filmMetal: A Headbanger's Journey .[ 6] He was an editor of the CoS magazine,Satanni a.[ 7] He is a frequent TV commentator and consulted expert on the subjects of the occult and satanic.[ 1] [ 8]
Baddeley became a Satanist after he interviewedAnton LaVey as a journalist.[ 4] He was ordained into the Church of Satan by LaVey, and subsequently set up the London branch of the church.[ 9] In 1999, he wroteLucifer Rising, covering both the recent and ancient history ofSatanism , and provides an examination of modern Satanist culture. Organized into three parts, much of the book is composed of interviews with a wide variety of people associated with Satanic religion or its concomitantaesthetic , including LaVey,Kenneth Anger , andKerry Bolton .[ 3] [ 10] He has authored several other books on topics such as goths, and metal music, likeThe Gospel of Filth .[ 9]
Raising Hell!: The Book of Satan and Rock 'n' Roll (Nemesis, 1993)Lucifer Rising: Sin, Devil Worship & Rock 'n' Roll (Plexus, 1999)ISBN 0-85965-280-7 Dissecting Marilyn Manson (Plexus, 2000)Goth Chic: A Connoisseur's Guide To Dark Culture (Plexus, 2002)[ 11] [ 12] [ 13] God's Assassins: The Medieval Roots of Terrorism [with Paul Woods] (Ian Allan, 2009)Saucy Jack: The Elusive Ripper [with Paul Woods] (Ian Allan, 2009)The Gospel of Filth (FAB Press, 2009-2010)Vampire Lovers: Screen's Seductive Creatures of the Night (Plexus, 2010)Goth: Vamps and Dandies (Plexus, 2010)FrightFest Guide to Werewolf Movies (FAB Press, 2019)^a b Lewis, Stephen (26 October 2015)."All fright on the night" .The Press . York. p. M18.ISSN 1757-3289 . Retrieved18 September 2025 – viaNewspapers.com . ^ Ladouceur, Liisa (1 October 2011).Encyclopedia Gothica . ECW Press.ISBN 978-1-77090-079-0 . ^a b Jennings, Luke (16 December 1999)."Going to the devil" .Evening Standard . London. p. 50.ISSN 2041-4404 . Retrieved5 September 2025 – viaNewspapers.com . ^a b Jones, Jonathan (17 December 1998)."Devil's disciple" .The Guardian . London. p. 8.ISSN 0261-3077 . Retrieved5 September 2025 – viaNewspapers.com . ^ Turney, Lesley (11 December 1999)."The darkness" .Evening Post . No. 20590. Bristol. p. 12.ISSN 0307-272X . Retrieved5 September 2025 – viaNewspapers.com . ^ Lindsay, Cam (28 February 2006)."Metal: A Headbanger's Journey" .Exclaim! . Retrieved5 September 2025 . ^ Day, Elizabeth (9 January 2005)."Vatican offers course in Satanism and exorcism" .The Sunday Telegraph . London. p. 33.ISSN 0307-269X . Retrieved18 September 2025 – viaNewspapers.com . ^ McCoy, Heath (29 January 2009)."Horror now mainstream: musician" .The StarPhoenix . Saskatoon.Canwest . p. C1.ISSN 0832-4182 . Retrieved19 September 2025 – viaNewspapers.com . ^a b Jennings, Luke (19 June 2010)."The Gospel of Filth: A Bible of Decadence and Darkness by Gavin Baddeley" .The Guardian .ISSN 0261-3077 . Retrieved19 September 2025 . ^ "Lucifer Rising".Melody Maker . Vol. 77, no. 5. London. 2 February 2000. p. 51.ISSN 0025-9012 . ^ Sandhu, Sukhdev (7 September 2002)."White faces, black eyeliner" .The Daily Telegraph . No. 45, 796. London. p. A4.ISSN 0307-1235 . Retrieved14 September 2025 – viaNewspapers.com . ^ Gunn, Joshua (2003). "Oh My Goth!".Journal of Popular Culture .37 (1): 136.ISSN 0022-3840 . ^ Leith, William (9 September 2002). "Sisters of mercy".New Statesman . Vol. 15, no. 723. London. p. 52.ISSN 1364-7431 .
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