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The Conspirators Podcast

Ep. 129 - The Antichrist Slayer

The Conspirators Podcast

The Conspirators Podcast

History, Society & Culture

4.81.2K Ratings

🗓️ 8 June 2020

⏱️ 40 minutes

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Summary

One of the most terrifying stories to come out of the Bible, is that of the Antichrist, the evil opposite number of Jesus who is said to be planning on bringing about Armageddon. Back during the mid-19th century, a woman named Rhoda Wakeman gathered a group of religious followers who together claimed to have murdered the Antichrist. Then after that, another one of Rhoda's followers killed again and again in her name. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/theconspiratorspodcast Notes: https://www.popsugar.com/entertainment/Omen-Movie-Curse-42514085 https://www.cbsnews.com/pictures/creepy-strange-tales-cursed-movies/ https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/apocalypse/antichrist/white.html https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/apocalypse/primary/adsoletter.html https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00INIXUAS/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_d_asin_title_o00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 https://www.amazon.com/Taking-Up-Serpents-American-Messiahs-ebook/dp/B0876FF39D/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=taking+up+serpents&qid=1591450309&s=digital-text&sr=1-1 Music: Dexter Britain, "The Tea Party" https://dexterbritain.com Long Note Two by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3994-long-note-two License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Long Note Three by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3993-long-note-three License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Long note One by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3992-long-note-one License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Long Note Four by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3991-long-note-four License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

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0:14.4

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0:19.7

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0:25.0

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0:29.0

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0:33.2

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0:35.9

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0:39.6

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0:44.1

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0:48.6

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0:56.7

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0:59.7

Back during the early 1970s the devil took Hollywood by storm. Films like

1:08.7

Rosemary's Baby and The Exorcist became major hits, earning both critical acclaim and box office success.

1:17.2

To this day the Exorcist ranks as one of the top grossing horror films of all time. Back during its original run, it raked in a staggering $230 million and won on to earn 10 Academy awards including

1:29.7

Best Actress, Best Director, and best picture in 1973.

1:35.0

So it seemed like a surefire hit when a Los Angeles advertising executive named Robert Munger,

1:43.0

coached film producer Harvey Bernhard,

1:45.6

with an idea for a movie about the Antichrist.

1:49.2

Both Bernhard and Munger would admit in interviews years later that even though Munger was the one who came up with the idea,

1:56.0

the man also began issuing dire warnings early on that the devil might not want the movie to be made.

2:07.0

Munger recalled telling Bernhard that if you make this movie, you're going to have some problems.

2:10.0

If the devil's single greatest weapon is to be invisible and you're going to take away as invisibility to millions of people,

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