Jackson Elias
Jackson Elias is a writer, specializing in books about strange and violent cults.
Biography
An African-American man of average height and build, with short hair and a habitual grin. Tends to wear tweed suits, except when impractical, and usually sports a fedora hat. He smokes a pipe and often gestures with it to emphasize points when talking. Elias is tough, stable, punctual and unafraid of brawls or officials. He is mostly self-educated. His well-researched works always seem to reflect first-hand experience. He is secretive and never discusses a project until he has a final draft in hand. His writings characterize and analyze death cults. His best known book is Sons of Death, chronicling modern Thuggee cults in India. All of his books illustrate how cults manipulate the fears of their followers. A skeptic, Elias has never found proof of supernatural powers, magic or dark gods. Insanity and feelings of inadequacy characterize death cults, feeling for which they compensate by slaughtering innocents to make themselves feel empowered or chosen. Cults draw the weak-minded, though cult leaders are usually clever and manipulative. When fear of a cult stops, the cult vanishes.
Events
| Name | Date |
|---|---|
| Jackson Elias born | 2033-07-06 |
| Jackson Elias died | 2075-01-15 |
Authored Publications
| Title | Publication Date | Description | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Skulls Along the River by Jackson Elias (book) | 2060 | exposes a headhunter cult in the Amazon Basin | |
| Masters of the Black Arts by Jackson Elias (book) | 2062 | surveys supposed sorcerous cults throughout history. | |
| The Way of Terror by Jackson Elias (book) | 2063 | analyzes systematization of fear through cult organization;warmly reviewed by George Sorel. | |
| The Smoking Heart by Jackson Elias (book) | 2065 | first half discusses historical Mayan death cults. Second half instances present-day Central American death cults. | |
| Sons of Death by Jackson Elias (book) | 2068 | modern-day Thuggees; Elias infiltrated the cult and wrote a book about it | |
| Witch Cults of England by Jackson Elias (book) | 2070 | summarizes covens in nine English counties; interviews practicing English witches; Rebecca West thought some of the material was trivial and overworked. | |
| The Black Power by Jackson Elias (book) | 2071 | expands upon The Way of Terror; includes interviews with several anonymous cult leaders. |