Daniel P. Mannix – The Hell Fire Club

Daniel P. Mannix – The Hell Fire Club (Four Square, 1961, reprinted 1962; originally Ballantine, 1959)

The rise and fall of a shocking secret society;
perversion and politics were its sole interests

Blurb:
It was the most infamous club the world has ever known.
Its meetings were held in ruined abbeys and elaborately obscene caves
Its member were high-placed politicians, landed gentry and famous men of the arts.

Its orgies and revels rocked the nation and caused the biggest riot in British history.
The story of the Hell-Fire Club. A story which has fascinated and repelled the world for two centuries.

See also the Daniel P. Maddix and Hell Fire Club threads on the Vault Of Evil forum

Daniel P. Mannix – The History Of Torture

Daniel P. Mannix – The History Of Torture (New English Library, 1970)

Non-fiction account of barbarity through the ages, something of a favourite theme of Mr. Mannix it seems. Can’t tell you much about it beyond that it shares a cover illustration with Paperback Library’s 1967 edition of Peter Saxon’s thrilling film-crew-in-peril novel, The Torturer!

Thanks to Calenture for providing the cover scan.

Daniel P. Mannix – The Hellfire Club

Daniel P. Mannix – The Hellfire Club (First NEL new edition October 1970: This edition September 1978: First Four Square edition 1961)

The Hellfire Club

Photograph: Mike Busselle

It was the most infamous club the world has ever known.

Its meetings were held in ruined abbeys and elaborately obscene caves.
Its members were high-placed politicians, landed gentry and famous men of the arts. London ‘madams’ scoured the city for young girls to supply the club’s mass orgies; rakes and perverts flocked to its meetings.
Its revels rocked the nation and caused the biggest riot in British history.

Here is the story of the Hell-Fire Club, a story that has fascinated and repelled the world for two centuries.

I suppose this look at Francis Dashwood and “The Order of the Friars of St. Francis of Wycombe” should be included – it was published (many times) by New English Library and, at least for this edition, is categorised ‘Horror & Supernatural’ on the spine.

Good enough for me…  Steve Goodwin

Cover scan, blurb and review by Steve Goodwin.