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Hellfire Club (other)
The Hellfire Club was a name for several exclusive clubs for high-society rakes established in Britain and Ireland in the 18th century. Hellfire Club may also refer to: *Hellfire Club (comics), a fictional society in the Marvel Comics universe * ''Hellfire Club'' (album), an album by Edguy * ''The Hellfire Club'' (film), a 1960 film starring Peter Cushing * Hellfire Club, Dublin, a ruined building on Montpelier Hill in the Dublin Mountains, Ireland * ''The Hellfire Club'' (Straub novel), a novel by Peter Straub * ''The Hellfire Club'' (novel), a 2018 novel by Jake Tapper *The Hellfire Club, a closed BDSM nightclub in New York City's Meatpacking District The Meatpacking District is a neighborhood in the New York City borough of Manhattan that runs from West 14th Street south to Gansevoort Street, and from the Hudson River east to Hudson Street. The Meatpacking Business Improvement District along ... *" Chapter One: The Hellfire Club", a season 4 episode of the television ser ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hellfire Club
Hellfire Club was a name for several exclusive clubs for high-society rakes established in Britain and Ireland in the 18th century. The name most commonly refers to Francis Dashwood's Order of the Friars of St. Francis of Wycombe. Such clubs, rumour had it, served as the meeting places of "persons of quality"Ashe p.48. who wished to take part in what were socially perceived as immoral acts, and the members were often involved in politics. Neither the activities nor membership of the clubs are easy to ascertain. The clubs allegedly had distant ties to an elite society known only as "The Order of the Second Circle".Blackett-Ord p. 46Ashe p. 111. The first official Hellfire Club was founded in London in 1718, by Philip, Duke of Wharton and a handful of other high-society friends.Blackett-Ord p. 44 The most notorious club associated with the name was established in England by Francis Dashwood, and met irregularly from around 1749 to around 1760, and possibly up until 1766.Ashe. In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hellfire Club (comics)
The Hellfire Club is a fictional society appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The Hellfire Club often comes into confrontation with the mutant superhero team, the X-Men. Although the Club appears to merely be an international social club for wealthy elites, its clandestine Inner Circle seeks to influence world events, in accordance with their own agenda. The Hellfire Club was created in 1980 by the ''Uncanny X-Men'' writer/artist duo of Chris Claremont and John Byrne, who were heavily influenced by a 1966 episode of the British television series '' The Avengers'' (" A Touch of Brimstone").''X-Men Companion II''. 1982. Fantagraphics Books. The name "Hellfire Club" in fact has a historical precedent, having been a popular name for gentlemen's clubs in the 18th century. Additionally, the hierarchy of the Inner Circle is modeled on the pieces of a chess set, with Black and White sets of Kings, Queens, Bishops and Rooks. The Hellfire Club and its Inner Cir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hellfire Club (album)
''Hellfire Club'', released on 15 March 2004, is the sixth album by German power metal band Edguy. The music of the band is supported by a German orchestra, the Deutsches Filmorchester Babelsberg. It is the band's first album released via Nuclear Blast. Track listing All lyrics by Tobias Sammet. All music by Sammet except where noted. # "Mysteria" (Sammet, Jens Ludwig) – 5:44 # "The Piper Never Dies" – 10:05 # "We Don't Need a Hero" – 5:30 # "Down to the Devil" – 5:27 # "King of Fools" – 4:21 # "Forever" – 5:40 # "Under the Moon" (Sammet, Ludwig) – 5:04 # "Lavatory Love Machine" – 4:25 # "Rise of the Morning Glory" – 4:39 # "Lucifer in Love" – 0:32 # "Navigator" (Sammet, Ludwig) – 5:22 # "The Spirit Will Remain" – 4:12 # "Children of Steel" – 4:03 (bonus track - 2004 version) # "Mysteria" (Sammet, Ludwig) – 5:32 (bonus track featuring Mille Petrozza of Kreator) # "Heavenward" (Sammet, Ludwig) - 5:17 ('Navigator' demo version) Hong Kong bonus disc A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Hellfire Club (film)
''The Hellfire Club'' is a 1961 film inspired by the historical Hellfire Club, Sir Francis Dashwood's infamous 'Gentlemen's' society of the 18th century. It starred Keith Michell and featured Peter Cushing in a small cameo as enigmatic attorney Mr Merryweather. According to the film, the club was famed for its depravity, debauchery, and devil worship. Although not a Hammer Film Productions, Hammer Films production, there are visual similarities. The script was co-written by Jimmy Sangster, and co-stars Hammer regulars Miles Malleson and Francis Matthews (actor), Francis Matthews. Cast *Keith Michell as Jason *Adrienne Corri as Isobel *Peter Cushing as Merryweather *Peter Arne as Thomas *Kai Fischer as Yvonne *David Lodge (actor), David Lodge as Timothy *Bill Owen (actor), Bill Owen as Martin *Miles Malleson as Judge *Martin Stephens (actor), Martin Stephens as Jason as a Boy *Andrew Faulds as Lord Netherden *Jean Lodge as Lady Netherden *Francis Matthews (actor), Francis Matth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hellfire Club, Dublin
Montpelier Hill () is a 383 metres (1,257 foot) hill in County Dublin "Action to match our speech" , image_map = Island_of_Ireland_location_map_Dublin.svg , map_alt = map showing County Dublin as a small area of darker green on the east coast within the lighter green background of ..., Ireland. It is commonly referred to as the Hell Fire Club (), the popular name given to the ruined building at the summit believed to be one of the first Freemason lodges in Ireland. This building – a hunting lodge built in around 1725 by William Conolly – was originally called Mount Pelier and since its construction the hill has also gone by the same name.Joyce, p. 125. The building and hill were respectively known locally as 'The Brass Castle' and 'Bevan's Hill', but the original Irish name of the hill is no longer known although the historian and archaeologist Patrick Healy has suggested that the hill is the place known as ' or ' in the ', the twelfth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
