Nikolas Schreck - The Manson File: Myth and Reality of an Outlaw Shaman [Book]

Format: Book 
Catalogue No.: 9781738519507
Release Date: 21 Jun 2024

First widely distributed edition of Nikolas Schreck's 400 page epic on the Charles Manson phenomenon. Previous editions have sold on the secondary market for triple figures.

"If the truth turns you on, don't read The Manson File in public." - Saul Adamczewski, co-founder Fat White Family & Insecure Men

"A major work in elegant prose that will captivate and challenge anyone who thinks they know the story of Charles Manson." - Dr Stephen Harper, author of Madness, Power & The Media, University of Portsmouth

Based on thirty years of research, the story of notorious outlaw, musician and folk devil Charles Manson is revealed to be one of the most twisted and depraved cover-ups in American history. A landmark in cultural reportage, Nikolas Schreck’s epic long-read shows with meticulous detail how a confluence of Hollywood, the music industry, organized crime and the judiciary colluded to conceal the real motives for the 1969 “Helter Skelter” killing spree. Structured like a proverbial helter skelter, this groundbreaking work cracks open the official story to reveal the interconnected aspects of Charles Manson as philosopher, musician, revolutionary and patsy. An essential textbook for scholars and a mighty “true crime” book for the general reader, The Manson File reveals a secret history of America in a narrative as artful as a great novel.

Nikolas Schreck is an American writer, musician, film-maker, and spiritual teacher living in Berlin, whose work focuses on magic, mysticism, mythology and the macabre.

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