A huge depository of art showcasing demons and all manners of devilry from antiquated manuscripts right up to modern day portrayals in cinema is definitely up my alley; as I’m a big folklore/mythology and fantasy art person and the subject matter is always interesting to me.

Ed Simon’s Pandemonium: The Illustrated History of Demonology presents—for the first time—Satan’s family tree, providing a history and analysis of his fellow fallen angels from Asmodeus to Ziminiar. Throughout the book, there are short entries on individual demons, but Pandemonium is more than just a visual encyclopedia. It also focuses on the influence of figures like Beelzebub, Azazel, Lilith, and Moloch on Western religion, literature, and art.

Ranging from the earliest scriptural references to demons through the contemporary era, when the devils took on a subtler form, Pandemonium functions as a compendium of Lucifer’s subjects, from Dante’s The Divine Comedy to John Milton’s Paradise Lost, and all the points in between. Containing rarely seen illustrations of very old treatises on demonology, as well as more well-known works by the great masters of Western painting, this book celebrates the art of hell like never before.

Many of the paintings and art work featured in the book are familiar to me, but there are also a huge number that I am seeing for the first time, and I’m always keen to discover new (old) artists and painters. This big hardcover volume serves splendidly as a comprehensive visual compendium of demonology art and is great for scholarly studies or like in my case, just to admire the beautiful and inventive depictions of the devil. Recommended.

“Pandemonium: A Visual History of Demonology” comic book details :

– Dimensions – 7.88 x 1.38 x 10.13 inches
– Hard cover, 400 pages
– Full color

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