Devil in fiction
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[edit] The devil in literature
- See also: The Devils (novel)
Many writers have incorporated the character of Satan into their works. Among the most famous are:
- Dante Alighieri's Inferno (1321)
- Christopher Marlowe's Doctor Faustus (1604)
- Joost van den Vondel's Lucifer (1654)
- John Milton's Paradise Lost (1667)
- Johann Wolfgang Goethe's Faust (Part 1, 1808; Part 2, 1832)
- Nathaniel Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter (1850)
- Henrik Ibsen's Peer Gynt (1867)
- Fyodor Dostoevsky's Brothers Karamazov (1880)
- Mark Twain's The Mysterious Stranger (1916)
- Robert Louis Stevenson's Markheim (1925)
- William Blake's The Marriage of Heaven and Hell (1790–1793)
- Giosuè Carducci's Hymn to Satan (1865)
- Charles Baudelaire's Litanies of Satan (1857)
- Aleister Crowley's Hymn to Lucifer
- Steven Vincent Benét's The Devil and Daniel Webster (1937)
- Thomas Mann's Doktor Faustus (1947)
- William Golding's The Lord of the Flies (1954)
- Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials
- Mikhail Bulgakov's The Master and Margarita (1967)
- Piers Anthony's Incarnations of Immortality series (1983-1990)
- Robert A. Heinlein's Job: a Comedy of Justice (1984)
- Isaac Asimov’s Magical Worlds of Fantasy #8: Devils, an anthology of 18 fantasy short stories edited by Isaac Asimov, Martin Greenburg, and Charles Waugh (1987)
- Tim LaHaye and Jerry B. Jenkins's Left Behind series (1995-present)
- Anne Rice's Memnoch the Devil (1996)
- Eoin Colfer's The Wish List (2000)
- Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett's "Good Omens" (1990)
- William Peter Blatty's The Exorcist
[edit] The devil in music
Some songs that make reference to the Devil are:
- Drakomorphos by Alghazanth
- Casus Luciferi by Watain (Album)
- Dance with the Devil by Breaking Benjamin
- Satan by Root
- Lucifer by The Alan Parsons Project
- Themes from William Blake's The Marriage of Heaven and Hell by Ulver
- Chief Rebel Angel by Entombed
- Virtues Of The Beast by Septic Flesh
- Devils Never Cry by Coal Chamber (main theme of Devil May Cry 3)
- Morningstar by AFI
- Devil's Trill Sonata by Giuseppe Tartini
- Black Sabbath (song) by Black Sabbath
- N.I.B. by Black Sabbath
- Father Lucifer by Tori Amos
- The Royal Invocation Of Apophis by Thou Art Lord
- The Number of the Beast by Iron Maiden
- Sympathy for the Devil by The Rolling Stones
- Watching Lucifer Wander by Ordo Equilibrio
- Hymn to Lucifer by Daemonarch
- Devil's Dance by Metallica
- The Devil Went Down to Georgia by the Charlie Daniels Band
- Lucifer Over London by Current 93
- Friend of the Devil by The Grateful Dead
- Dance with the devil by Immortal Technique
- Lord Of The Flies by Iron Maiden
- Draconian Trilogy by Therion
- Sanctus Diavolos by Rotting Christ
- The Scapegoat by Tiamat
- Clouds by Tiamat
- Arcane Rain Fell by Draconian (Album)
- Spanish Train by Chris De Burgh
- Highway to Hell by AC/DC
- Helldorado by WASP
- The Seducer by Ancient Rites
- Worship Him by Samael
- Devil's Path by Dimmu Borgir
- Spellbound by the Devil by Dimmu Borgir
- Inno a Satana by Emperor
- Lucifer by Mercyful Fate
- Melissa by Mercyful Fate (Album)
- Down To The Devil by Edguy
- Prince of Darkness by Megadeth
- Running With The Devil by Van Halen
- Devil's Dance Floor by Flogging Molly
- Titties And Beer by Frank Zappa
- Tribute by Tenacious D
- The Future by Leonard Cohen
- Back To Hell by Alkaline Trio
- Hell Yes by Alkaline Trio
- The Devil Is Bad by The W's
- Devil In A Midnight Mass by Billy Talent
- Devil's Eyes by RyKe
- Get Behind Me Satan by The White Stripes (Album)
- Devil is a Loser by Lordi
- Fuckin Wit Dis Click by Three 6 Mafia
- Bridge of Death by Manowar
- The Dan Jones Experience by Deadline
- Shout at the Devil by Mötley Crüe
- Bad Devil by Devin Townsend
- Beelz by Stephen Lynch
- Faith In The Devil by Wednesday 13
- Used Car Salesman by The W's
- Race With The Devil by Gene Vincent
- Cross Road Blues by Robert Johnson
- Wallace by Drive-By Truckers
The Devil is a common theme in an extreme form of underground music known as black metal.
The musical interval of an Augmented 4th is sometimes known as "The Devil In Music", a name given to it circa. 1400, given its unusual sound. Composers were encouraged to stay away from the interval, and whilst it is sometimes found in non-religious music of the time, it was never used in religious music until the existing system of keys came into use.
[edit] The devil in film and television
Many films and television programs have portrayed the Devil in one form or another. Among these are:
- Häxan (1922)
- Angel on My Shoulder (1946)
- The Twilight Zone in such episodes as "The Howling Man" "Of Late I think of Cliffordville" and "Printer's Devil".
- Rosemary's Baby (1968)
- Bedazzled (1967, remade in 2000)
- The Exorcist (1973)
- The Joker's Wild (1972-1986), the "Face The Devil" bonus round – a contestant that spun the Devil during play would loose the game and any cash accumulated during the round
- The Omen (1976, remade in 2006)
- Petey Wheatstraw (1978)
- The Devil and Max Devlin 1981
- Oh, God! You Devil (1984)
- Legend (1985)
- Crossroads (1986 film) (1986)
- Angel Heart (1987)
- The Last Temptation of Christ (1988)
- Bill and Ted's Bogus Journey (1991)
- The Simpsons in the Treehouse of Horror IV short "The Devil and Homer Simpson", ironically taking the form of Ned Flanders.
- Hercules: The Legendary Journeys (1995-1999) and Xena: Warrior Princess (1995-2001) feature Dahak
- The Prophecy (1995)
- Tales from the Hood (1995)
- The Devil's Advocate (1997)
- Brimstone featured the devil as a regular character.
- The Collector has a different character playing the devil in each episode.
- Cow and Chicken (1997-1999) and I Am Weasel both have a character called the Red Guy, who looks very much like stereotypical portrayals of Satan.
- End of Days (1999)
- 18th Angel (1998)
- South Park features The Devil as a recurring character in the series as well as in the film South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut (1999)
- The Ninth Gate (1999)
- Charmed (1998-2005), the Source of All Evil appears as the embodiment of evil.
- Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997-2003), the First Evil has many characteristics in common with the Devil. However, the two are distinctly separate entities. In comparison to The First, the Devil is described as "a little man".
- Angel (1999-2004), Izzerial the Devil is in fact "the Devil". While a prominent member of the Circle of the Black Thorn, he is not its leader. He plays tennis and is easily killed by Illyria, who blows up his car with him inside.
- Futurama The Robot Devil is featured several times, starting with the episode where Bender finds and loses religion (1999-2003)
- God, the Devil and Bob (2000) has the Devil as one of the lead characters.
- Little Nicky (2000)
- The Hire: Beat The Devil (2002)
- The Passion of the Christ (2004)
- Hellboy (2004)
- Constantine (2005)
- Dominion: Prequel to the Exorcist (2005)
- The Exorcism of Emily Rose (2005)
- Tenacious D: The Pick of Destiny (2006)
- Doctor Who, The Impossible Planet and The Satan Pit (2006) feature The Beast. The Beast is an eternal, powerful evil with a vague history The Doctor doesn't understand, sealed away in a planet.
[edit] The devil in video games
As with films, the Devil (or some nearly identical character) has appeared in numerous video games. A few of them are:
- Devil May Cry
- Diablo
- Diablo II
- Doom Trilogy (you don't see him, but you can hear him)
- Ghosts 'n Goblins
- Ghouls 'n Ghosts
- Silent Hill
- Tekken
- Devil World
It should also be noted that the main villain of Shadow the Hedgehog, called Black Doom, has a final form called Devil Doom.
