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The 666 Days of ChristmasPublished on December 23, 2008 at 4:25amFor most people, the idea of a Christmas from Hell probably involves something along the lines of burned poultry entrees, a drunken uncle who cant keep his moist-palmed man-paws off your date, or maybe a few extraordinarily uncomfortable family revelations (Hey Dad, I decided Im a gay vegan anarchist with gender identity issues and an electro-stim fetish! Pass the marshmallow-candied yams!). But Karla LaVey isnt most people shes the daughter of Anton LaVey and founder/High Priestess of the First Church of Satan so her concepts of both hell and holidays are as peculiar as her lineage. Every year LaVey throws a Black X-Mass party just to spite sanctimonious reason for the season people, and this year shes lined up a typically unpredictable array of entertainment: mutant psycho-punk (FluffGrrl), squizzly space noise (Barney the Theremin Wizard), sugar-topped garage rock (Sassy!!!), burlesque antics (Kitten on the Keys), and more. A popular misconception about Satanists is theyre dour frowners who curse the world, but a sense of humor mo matter how black and a love of transgressive fun are the coin of this dark realm. Fork over a few of those bloodstained American dollars and see how Satanists can lighten up, too. J. Graham
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