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"The theme is demonology ... the left-handed path of black magic. It is about a sports relay team in 1970s America who accidentally kill a wretch who, in esoteric language, might be known as a Fetch ... a discarnate entity in physical form. He appears, though, as an omen of the immediate deaths of each member of the relay team. He is a life force of a devil incarnate, yet in his astral shell he is one phase removed from life. The wretch begins a banishing ritual of the four main characters, and therefore his own death at the beginning of the book is illusory." | "The theme is demonology ... the left-handed path of black magic. It is about a sports relay team in 1970s America who accidentally kill a wretch who, in esoteric language, might be known as a Fetch ... a discarnate entity in physical form. He appears, though, as an omen of the immediate deaths of each member of the relay team. He is a life force of a devil incarnate, yet in his astral shell he is one phase removed from life. The wretch begins a banishing ritual of the four main characters, and therefore his own death at the beginning of the book is illusory." | ||
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An alternate image of four Coaldale High School (Coaldale, Pennsylvania) who "won the state championship gold medal in the Class B Half Mile Relay race" in 1948 was used a concert backdrop in 2016 durin "[[Mention::Because Of My Poor Education]]". | |||
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File: | File:Quiz 34 1948.jpg | [https://www.coaldale-alumni.com/history_quiz.html source] | ||
File:Because of my poor education 2016.jpg | [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PWL4rBDNhaM screenshot video source - MOZfreek00 / YouTube] | |||
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==Notes== | |||
Cover star: [[Earl Young]] | |||
== Related Items== | == Related Items== | ||
Revision as of 21:07, 24 January 2023
| Literature | |
|---|---|
| Name | List of the Lost |
| Author | Morrissey |
| Pages | 128 (UK Paperback) |
| Release | 24 September 2015 (UK Paperback) |
| Publisher | Penguin |
| ISBN | 9780141982960 |
Morrissey has explained:
"The theme is demonology ... the left-handed path of black magic. It is about a sports relay team in 1970s America who accidentally kill a wretch who, in esoteric language, might be known as a Fetch ... a discarnate entity in physical form. He appears, though, as an omen of the immediate deaths of each member of the relay team. He is a life force of a devil incarnate, yet in his astral shell he is one phase removed from life. The wretch begins a banishing ritual of the four main characters, and therefore his own death at the beginning of the book is illusory."
An alternate image of four Coaldale High School (Coaldale, Pennsylvania) who "won the state championship gold medal in the Class B Half Mile Relay race" in 1948 was used a concert backdrop in 2016 durin "Because Of My Poor Education".
Notes
Cover star: Earl Young
Related Items
- "List of the Lost" - Morrissey's novel released (UK - Sep. 24, 2015) - Morrissey-solo (Sep. 23, 2015)
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