Apocalypse Culture
New York: Amok Press, 1987. Softcover. 8vo., 272 pp. Bios and Contacts, Index. Ads at rear. Black and white photos and illustrations throughout. Cover art by Joe Coleman. Boyd Rice, photographer. True first edition, first print. An anthology of the fringe and transgressive edited by Adam Parfrey and first published in this edition by Parfrey's publishing house, Amok Press, in 1987. Three years later, it was republished in an expanded and revised edition by Parfrey's second publishing house, Feral House. The book, named after Parfrey's fringe cultural scene, defines itself as 'an exhaustive tour through the nether regions of today's psychotic brainscape'; it contains writings from, among others, anarchist Hakim Bey and journalist Thomas McEvilley, as well as avowed neo-Nazis, Satanists, necrophiles and writing from Parfrey himself. Though controversial, the book was popular with its audience and sold well, reportedly having sold at least 100,000 copies by 2010. The expanded edition contains largely different content. It was a success for Parfrey, his earliest book to achieve this kind of success, and became a cult classic. The book was banned in Russia in 2006. It was followed by a sequel, 'Apocalypse Culture II,' in 2000. Very Near Fine. Tight and square. Item #706202505
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