The founder of the Universal Church of Satan, an artist and a unique thinker - this name evokes a slight trepidation in any God-fearing (and not particularly God-fearing) citizen. Of course, LaVey managed to create the only currently officially registered and state-recognized religion that worships the devil instead of God. But if you read LaVey’s writings and carefully study his career, it becomes clear that he takes his place in the pantheon of American culture absolutely legitimately, and his place is somewhere next to Barnum and Dale Carnegie. This book is about how a man from a poor immigrant family managed to capture the imagination of a nation that declares its loyalty to God even in the inscriptions on its banknotes.