Clippings - Alfred Hitchcock's The Monkeys Paw Wajii - Jun 11, 2008 - 10:42 AM Post subject: Alfred Hitchcock's The Monkeys Paw
While surfing the TV the other night I came across an old episode of Alfred Hitchcocks TV series episode "The Monkeys Paw" I remembered this from my youth so I watched with interest. I was amazed during a seance sequence the table cloth has the Seal of Babalon with a series of circle/cross symbols around the perimeter. As the camera pans around the circle you can spell out Babalon the center of the cricle is somewhat obscured. I searched the interent to see if I could find a still photograph of this or get any background on this episode.
This forum is always a wealth of information.
Has anyone else seen this or have any background?sethur666 - Jun 11, 2008 - 12:40 PM Post subject:
This was the 1965 Alfred Hitchock Hour, not Alfred Hitchcock Presents (earlier series).
Anyway, Alfred Hitchcock was an illustrator early in his life and may well have picked up a book of Crowley's as part of his research, and chosen the Babalon design for aesthetic reasons. On the other hand, wasn't Anton La Vey hanging around Hollywood then? Never one to have an original idea when he could nick one......
Steve Wptoner - Jun 11, 2008 - 02:22 PM Post subject:
This was actually written by W. W. Jacobs in the early 20th century... 1902.. sometime around then.
Found a great link to a live performance of the short story with some very excellent recitings of a few poems.
http://podcastdownload.npr.org/anon.npr-podcasts/podcast/4787204/510202/19138531/NPR_19138531.mp3
Roughly about half way thru is when it begins but i do recommend listening to it all.gmugmble - Jun 11, 2008 - 10:30 PM Post subject:
This reminds me that I once saw a black-and-white movie starring Vincent Price as a wizard or alchemist. In his laboratory, he had large reproduction of the Ace of Cups from the Thoth deck. It looked spcetacular even in black-and-white. I don't suppose anyone knows that movie and what the title was...sethur666 - Jun 12, 2008 - 06:37 AM Post subject:
Did he pronounce Abracadabra as aberacadabera? Along with a female assistant? I don't think it was The Raven btw.gmugmble - Jun 12, 2008 - 03:23 PM Post subject:
sethur666 wrote: › Did he pronounce Abracadabra as aberacadabera? Along with a female assistant? I don't think it was The Raven btw.