Author Description

"Les Hernandez, founder, guitarist, and lead vocalist of Honolulu's only nationally successful punk rock band, The Quintessentials, is a Reverend in the Church of Satan and a very active and prolific individual. He was also the editor and publisher of Hawaii's only Satanic publication, Bloodfire! Magazine. It was through Bloodfire! Magazine that Les really flexed his intellectual muscle, through essays about Satanism, his favorite author H.P. Lovecraft, and other topics that many Satanists have similar interests in. The book you are currently holding is a compendium of all of Rev. Hernandez's writings, many of which have appeared in the pages of the now defunct Bloodfire! Magazine and Rev. Hernandez's personal website." - Warlock Michael K. Silva - "When Les talked about HPL, it was evident that he'd actually read him. The influences of this master of dark fantasy weave their way in and out of Les' poetry and music, another reason why I've always looked forward to the latest offering from The Quintessentials. You have to marvel at a primal connection like this, made between a long-dead, introverted writer from New England and a punk rocker from Hawaii." - Magistra Peggy Nadramia, High Priestess, Church of Satan