This book looks at the life of Anton LaVey, who has been called the most dangerous man in the world, a charlatan and an evil genius. This authorised biography reveals the full and unexpurgated life story of the mysterious and enigmatic founder of the Church of Satan. LaVey's controversial career has taken him from the sleazy world of fairgrounds and burlesque to world fame and society adulation as the foremost authority on Satanic philosophy, involving on the way close relationships with Marilyn Monroe, Jayne Mansfield and other Hollywood stars.