A review by sethcrumrine
The Devils of Loudun by Aldous Huxley

5.0

Has to be the one of the most remarkable things I have ever read. Just completely a tour-de-force of grim, lucid and hysterical historical fiction. Huxley has a lot to say about our relationships to ourselves and our infatuation with dogma, penance and control. You could not make some of this shit up. 70% of cinematic content dedicated to exorcism and possession must have first sprung form this single text. Huxley delves deeply into the idea that humanity is both controlled and stunted by religion. At times a difficult text to ingest as Huxley likes to meander a bit, but he really never loses any energy or tension. His breakdowns of the events is masterful. Truly a one of a kind work.