There is a popular misconception about the appearance of the devil. In human form, he’s a lanky, greasy, goateed man. Is Mr. Lucifer a used car salesman or simply European?
Either way, he won’t succeed in getting me to sell my soul. I agree with Christopher Pike’s The Midnight Club: the devil should look like James Dean.
Indeed, the Rebel Without a Cause version of James Dean materializes out of a cloud of cigarette smoke, donning his famous red jacket and tight Levis. He’s androgynous yet weirdly appealing.
Pike’s James Dean is a professional badass. He chain smokes more than Joe Camel, but whereas the hapless Joe Camel succumbed to lung cancer, the devil James Dean remains forever young and free to run as loose as a mongoose. He wants your immortal soul. Should you sell or are you chicken?
[...] earlier post–The Devil and James Dean–renewed a sudden desire to read more about the celluloid icon, so I picked up the DK James [...]
By: Literary Roundup « The Lit Connection on September 2, 2007
at 5:11 pm
Wow. The Midnight Club! One of my favorite books as a teen (Christopher Pike books are still some of my all time favorites)–I completely am with you on this one. The devil should be James Dean. He’d sure have the edge on Jason Lee Jesus.
Love the blog, by the way!
By: Thea on April 12, 2008
at 7:00 pm
Holy sh!t. I love him so much. He’s genius
By: MrCooL on August 2, 2008
at 12:52 am
To James Dean I would sell my soul anytime. If I just had the chance to talk to him
By: Lisa on September 20, 2010
at 4:59 am
Man wasn’t he FINE! If give anything to talk to him!
By: Elliott on February 3, 2011
at 8:06 am