Monsieur Fantômas

Ernst Moerman. Monsieur Fantômas (1937) par blindblind

Le surréalisme au cinéma - Ado Kyrou

This is The reference book about surrealism, its cinema and cult films. Written by French film critic, filmmaker and cultural historian Ado(nis) Kyrou (1923-1985). Not only all of surrealism heroes appear in the book (Richter, Man Ray, Dali, Duchamp, Bunuel, Cocteau), but also their precursors in cinema, especially Georges Mélies and the Franju's Fantomas serials... First published in 1953 by Eric Losfeld at Editions Arcanes and in 1963 (this revised edition) at Le Terrain Vague.

L'expérience démoniaque - Ernest de Gengenbach

Ernest de Gengenbach (1903-1973), used to walk dressed as a catholic priest among his surrealist friends. In 1931 he wrote "La Papesse du diable" signing J. Sylvius with P. de Ruysnes (Pierre Renaud). "L'expérience démoniaque" is from 1945 (1949 for this edition). And you know what is weird ? This post about Satan and esoterism is post #... 666! True!