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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...

The Brave Confession of Ashley Morgan Smithline

The Confession of Ann Putnam How many of you know who Ann Putnam was? It is a name we should all know. Ann Putnam was born in Salem, Massachusetts on October 18, 1679, the eldest of twelve children. Most famously, she was one of the prime accusers at the Salem Witch Trials. Though a primary accuser, Ann wasn't one of the original accusers. She was friends with some of the girls who claimed to be afflicted by witchcraft and, in March 1692, proclaimed to be afflicted herself, along with Elizabeth Hubbard, Mary Walcott, Mercy Lewis, Abigail Williams, and Mary Warren. Putnam is responsible for the accusations of 62 people, which, along with the accusations of others, resulted in the executions of twenty people, as well as the deaths of several others in prison. Fellow accuser Mercy Lewis was a servant in the Putnam household, and Mary Walcott was, perhaps, Ann's best friend. These three girls would become the first afflicted girls outside of the Parris household. Multiple accusers,...

An Exclusive Report on a Private Email Bianca Allaine Sent to Jeordie White in July 2021

On January 30th 2023, Bianca Allaine filed a lawsuit against Marilyn Manson as a Jane Doe, alleging he sexually assaulted her as a minor. She first came out against Manson in early February 2021, around the time Evan Rachel Wood and other accusers named him, when The Sun published her allegations twice . In those articles she stated that she had been in contact with Esme Bianco and that she had contacted the FBI in Maryland, where she lived, about her allegations against Manson. It even stated that she would soon be meeting with the FBI to discuss Manson, and that she would be giving them her evidence against him. On her social media pages at this time, Bianca began to discuss Manson a lot (they have all since been deleted). On February 8th that same year, Bianca appeared on a double episode of the CDAN podcast , where she discussed in detail her experiences with Manson. In a reply to a comment where this podcast is posted, Bianca stated: "I have a mission now to help those who a...

The Truth About the Pedophile Symbols a Jane Doe Accuser Associates With Marilyn Manson

On January 30th 2023, another civil lawsuit was brought against Marilyn Manson (Brian Warner, that is, as well as Interscope Music, Nothing Records and 20 anonymous individuals) by someone that is going by the anonymous name of Jane Doe (to distinguish her from other Jane Doe's, she is commonly called Jane Doe #3). Because her story was widely publicized in the media and on a podcast for two years prior to this lawsuit and she often brought up her story in her own social media, we can comfortably identify this Jane Doe as Bianca Allaine, most well known for her career as a B-Movie Horror actress. In her complaint, she accuses Marilyn Manson of childhood and adult sexual abuse and assault beginning when she was 16 years old in 1995 until 1999. According to the Factual Allegations of the Complaint, Bianca says that Marilyn Manson displayed his pedophilic tendencies openly through his art, interviews, autobiography, music lyrics, promotion and symbology. In this article I want to focu...

Marilyn Manson and the Resurgence of Taboo Exploration Through Controversial Art

One of the noteworthy contributions of Marilyn Manson, especially in the first twenty years of his career, is helping to bring underground taboo exploration through transgressive controversial art into the mainstream. He did this at a time when there was a resurgence in transgressive taboo exploration, beginning around the late 1990's, but no one brought it to mainstream audiences like Marilyn Manson, which was part of the initial shock of his persona. One could say it was the foundation upon which his career was built and it was the means by which he would continually reinvent himself. The list is too long to explore this in detail, but we see it beginning with his very name, taking the first name of a woman and the last name of killer and bringing together opposites. We also see it in his first major hit with his cover of the 80's dance hit 'Sweet Dreams' by the Eurythmics, in which he explores its dark lyrics without changing a word and gives it a sleazy, creepy BDSM...