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The New Symbolism of Marilyn Manson's Stage Show Since 2024

   Since Marilyn Manson returned to the stage in the summer of 2024 with the One Assassination Under God tour, pulsating illuminated upside-down double crosses have been a consistent part of the stage design. The double cross itself is nothing new in Manson's work. It has been part of his imagery for many years and became particularly prominent again after the Heaven Upside Down era. What is new since 2024 is the way the symbol has been incorporated into the lighting of the performance. Rather than functioning simply as a static emblem, the crosses now pulsate and change as part of the stage itself, becoming one of the most noticeable elements of every concert. Manson's return to the stage has also involved bringing back many features and images from earlier periods of his career, which has naturally given the performances a nostalgic quality for longtime fans. What interests me for this analysis, however, is what has actually been added during this new period that has not be...

Evan Rachel Wood as a Manipulator (Part 1 of 4)

In my article " Evan Rachel Wood in 2017: Radicalization Realized " I ended with a short analysis of an article Evan Rachel Wood wrote for Nylon titled "What A Time To Be Alive", published on November 17th 2017, where she describes all she "learned in the year since Trump was elected". This is an important article to be aware of if you want to understand her radicalized mentality. I will not recap what I already have in my previous article, but here I would like to offer an analysis of the section I did not cover where Evan describes her abuse and abuser - whom we all now know she claims to be Marilyn Manson, but at the time was not yet named. It is when Evan Rachel Wood talks about her abuse and abuser that Evan the real person shuts off and Evan the actress is turned on. She wants to make her abuse sound so horrifying, that she will draw mental pictures in your head to manipulate how you should think of everything she tells you, instead of allowing yo...

The Redemption of Marilyn Manson

  "It's a war against myself for not being as great as I should be."  - Marilyn Manson ( Metal Hammer , June 2012)   Though we have already taken a glance at Marilyn Manson in the summer of 2009, where I showed that it was perhaps Marilyn Manson's most violent period, partly in reference to the threats he was making at journalists during that time, I never brought it to a conclusion, which is why I am devoting this post to the redemption of Marilyn Manson. In the June 2012 issue of Metal Hammer , Manson's summer of 2009 was summarized pretty well by the interviewer: "The bottom of the barrel came in the summer of 2009. Taking the stage at the Download festival, he looked, to put it bluntly, off his tits and the set was a total car crash. If you'd have shown the Manson of '96 a video of what he just delivered, he'd have blown his fucking brains out" was the summary of a close Manson associate directly after the set. During that same period, ...

Illma Gore Seems To Have Exposed Evan Rachel Wood (with updates)

Between 2:29 and 2:35 AM (EST) on October 15, 2021, Illma Gore exposed someone that sounds a whole lot like Evan Rachel Wood on Twitter with three tweets. As you can see in the tweets below, she seems to diagnose this person of having a cognitive distortion. If you read about this cognitive distortion, it eerily sounds exactly like Evan Rachel Wood. Anyone who has been following Evan Rachel Wood on Instagram the past few weeks or so knows she has been hinting at some sort of betrayal in her stories. Neither she or nor Illma in today's Twitter post have named any names. As I have posted previously , Illma and Evan have been friends since 2016 and I have listed their relationship as one of the reasons Evan Rachel Wood was radicalized. Soon after they began working together to put together and pass the Phoenix Act. In 2020 Illma sent an email to various women that have been involved with Manson in one way or another in an effort to recruit a team that would publicly accuse Manson. It ...

What Marilyn Manson Has Said About Sex, Porn, Groupies, Misogyny and Relationships

When people think of Marilyn Manson and sexuality, they immediately think of his dark and deviant public image, his videos and his lyrics, which conjures in their minds an understanding that Manson in his private life must be exactly the same - or worse - as his art. After all, this is a guy who has dated multiple models, actresses and porn stars. However, if we listen to what Manson says on these subjects and how they relate to his personal life, we get a different understanding from what he expresses to the public through his art. Manson has typically let his art be open to interpretation, as he says: "That's the beauty of art and music in general. You make something that works on different levels, some people take it at surface value, while others go deeper for what they need." Therefore, in regards to his personal life, let each interpret as they will as well. Below are a sample of quotes about Sex, Porn, Groupies, Misogyny and Relationships taken from interviews and ...

Fact Check: Was Marilyn Manson Really Planning To Kill Evan Rachel Wood?

"Someone says, ‘You tried to kill me,’ I’m like, ‘No, wrong. If I’d tried I would’ve done it.’"  (Marilyn Manson - Dazed , February 2015)   On March 2, 2018 Jill Gutowitz of Glamour asked: "Why Is Nobody Talking About Marilyn Manson's 'Fantasy' of Killing Evan Rachel Wood?" This was the week Evan Rachel Wood testified in front of Congress and detailed a harrowing account of sexual and physical abuse with an intimate partner, whom she did not name at this time. According to Evan’s testimony, the abusive experiences she described happened “a decade ago” and seemed parallel to her relationship with Manson. She recounted “sick rituals” of “binding me up by my hands and feet to be mentally and physically tortured until my abuser felt I had proven my love for them.” The actress added, “In this moment, while I was tied up and being beaten and told unspeakable things, I truly felt like I could die. Not just because my abuser said to me, ‘I could kill you right ...