For decades, critics have accused Anton LaVey, founder of the Church of Satan, of plagiarizing The Book of Satan, the fiery opening to his 1969 The Satanic Bible. In his incisive new essay, “Anton LaVey and the Right of Might,” Magister Kevin I. Slaughter dismantles these claims with historical rigor and unapologetic clarity. Drawing on Church of Satan archives and scholarly analysis, Slaughter reveals how LaVey openly transformed works like Ragnar Redbeard’s Might is Right into a bold philosophical statement, not a concealed theft. A publisher, archivist, and Magister in the Church of Satan, Slaughter has championed radical thinkers through […]
Anton LaVey and the Right of Might
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