{"title":"Peter Bebergal","description":"\u003cp\u003ePeter Bebergal’s work bridges the realms of \u003cem\u003earts and culture\u003c\/em\u003e with a keen eye for historical and literary intersections. His writing explores eclectic topics, weaving together elements of folklore, spirituality, and creativity to reveal unexpected connections within cultural narratives.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eReaders can anticipate insightful examinations enriched by thoughtful analysis, inviting a deeper appreciation for the stories behind art, magic, and popular imagination. Bebergal’s books offer a compelling blend of scholarship and storytelling that resonates across diverse fields.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"appendix-n-revised-and-expanded-edition-by-ann-vandermeer-9781913689933","title":"Appendix N, revised and expanded edition","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAn anthology of fantastical tales that inspired the creation of the world's greatest roleplaying game.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eEdited by Peter Bebergal, this lovingly-assembled revised and expanded edition of \u003cem\u003eAppendix N\u003c\/em\u003e adds a new foreword by Arthur C. Clarke award-winning novelist Adrian Tchaikovsky. It includes tales by A. Merritt and Andre Norton, a dark fantasy comic by Gardner Fox \u0026amp; John Giunta, and illustrations by the revered master of the weird, Virgil Finlay, and \u003cem\u003eEscape The Dark Castle\u003c\/em\u003e's Alex Crispin.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDrawing upon the original list of \"inspirational reading\" provided by Gary Gygax in the first Dungeon Master's Guide, published in 1979, as well as hobbyist magazines and related periodicals that helped to define the modern role-playing game, \u003cem\u003eAppendix N\u003c\/em\u003e offers a collection of short fiction and resonant fragments that reveal the literary influences that shaped Dungeons \u0026amp; Dragons, the world's most popular RPG. The stories in \u003cem\u003eAppendix N\u003c\/em\u003e contextualise the ambitious lyrical excursions that helped set the adventurous tone and dank, dungeon-crawling atmospheres of fantasy roleplay as we know it today.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis new edition, published on the occasion of D\u0026amp;D's 50th anniversary, includes fascinating new stories, a comprehensive introduction, and a new foreword.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIncludes work by Poul Anderson, Frank Brunner, Ramsey Campbell, Lin Carter, Lord Dunsany, Gardner Fox \u0026amp; John Giunta, Robert E. Howard, Tanith Lee, Fritz Leiber, H. P. Lovecraft, David Madison, A. Merritt, Michael Moorcock, C. L. 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As Bebergal explains, occult and mystical ideals gave rock and roll its heart and purpose—making rock into more than just backbeat music, but into a cultural revolution of political, spiritual, sexual, and social liberation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBebergal explores how the biggest names in popular music have participated in this spiritual rebellion and in so doing crafted rock's mythic soul. The Beatles, Led Zeppelin, David Bowie, King Crimson, Black Sabbath, Killing Joke, and even The Rolling Stones, among many others, not only transformed rock with their musical innovations but saved rock from becoming a series of radio-friendly 45s spinning out endless redundant chords. Their stories serve as a window that exposes how, without the occult imagination, there would be no rock as we know it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSeason of the Witch\u003c\/em\u003e also investigates the figures whose lives intersect, both directly and indirectly, with the culture of rock: the fin-de-siècle magician, Aleister Crowley, who would become a counterculture icon; the symbolist artist, Austin Osmond Spare, whose sigil magic would influence an entire subculture of British musicians in the 1980s and 1990s; the pulp horror writer, H.P. Lovecraft; the nightmarish serial killer, Charles Manson; and the underground filmmaker and Crowley devotee, Kenneth Anger.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWhile occult influences appeared at rock's inception, the true alchemical marriage didn't happen overnight, but rather built slowly towards its own peak when the planets aligned in the 1960s and sexual liberation, anti-war protests, and other social movements collided. In this climate, musicians and fans alike would blow their music and their minds with LSD, opening up a cultural third eye that exposed them to alternative religious and occult practice. It was a shot heard round the world in song, such as the cosmic \"I AM\" spirituality of The Beatles' \"Tomorrow Never Knows,\" one of the first great mystical moments in popular music.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFrom then on, at every turn, musicians pushed at the edges and would eventually give rock its truly defining sound and mythology. All the essential rock genres, from heavy metal to progressive, from glam to punk, gathered their wool from the occult's harvest. 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