Ray Russell (Author of The Case Against Satan)

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Ray Russell

Born

in Chicago, Illinois, The United States

September 04, 1924

Died

March 15, 1999

Genre

Horror, Science Fiction

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Ray Russell was an American editor and writer of short stories, novels, and screenplays. Russell is best known for his horror fiction, although he also wrote mystery and science fiction stories.

His most famous short fiction is "Sardonicus", which appeared in the January 1961 issue of Playboy magazine, and was subsequently adapted by Russell into a screenplay for William Castle's film version, titled Mr. Sardonicus. American writer Stephen King called "Sardonicus" "perhaps the finest example of the modern gothic ever written"."Sardonicus" was part of a trio of stories with "Sanguinarius" and "Sagittarius".

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	The Case Against Satan by Ray Russell, Laird Barron (欧宝娱乐 Author) (Foreword) 3.69 avg rating — 2,360 ratings — published 1962 — 17 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Haunted Castles: The Complete Gothic Stories by Ray Russell, Guillermo del Toro (Editor) 4.02 avg rating — 1,934 ratings — published 1985 — 16 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Incubus 3.47 avg rating — 224 ratings — published 1976 — 11 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Sardonicus and Other Stories 3.96 avg rating — 102 ratings — published 1955 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Playboy Book of Horror and the Supernatural 3.68 avg rating — 73 ratings — published 1967	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Sagittarius 3.71 avg rating — 41 ratings — published 1971 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Unholy Trinity 4.21 avg rating — 33 ratings — published 1967 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Princess Pamela (Summerfield saga) 3.81 avg rating — 31 ratings — published 1979 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	Prince of Darkness 3.53 avg rating — 15 ratings — published 1971 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“Beelzebub is the name of Lucifer鈥檚 lieutenant. The name Beelzebub, in Hebrew, means Lord of the Flies.”
― Ray Russell, The Case Against Satan

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“To paraphrase the late Christopher Hitchens, religion was mankind鈥檚 first and therefore worst tool for understanding the world. Yet for all that,”
― Ray Russell, The Case Against Satan

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“If a man can be corrupted by a few books, I doubt if there was anything there to begin with.”
― Ray Russell, The Case Against Satan

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Little Heaven by Nick Cutter 496p

3 votes, 14.3%

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