Adam Parfrey
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Adam Parfrey (12 April 1957 -10 May 2018) was an American writer, editor, and the publisher whose work frequently centered on unusual, extreme, or "forbidden" areas of knowledge. He is perhaps best known for his books Apocalypse Culture (1987) and Rants and Incendiary Tracts (1989).
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Life
He was born in New York to actor Woodrow Parfrey (his mother, Rosa Ellovich, was Jewish, his father was not). He moved to Los Angeles, California in 1962. Upon graduating from Santa Monica High School, the young Parfrey enrolled at UCLA before transferring to UC, Santa Cruz where he studied theater and history without graduating. While at UCLA, he wrote for the student newspaper, the Daily Bruin, and later became co-Editor.
He collaborated on George Petros' Exit magazine.
Following a stint at the tabloid newspaper Idea Magazine, Parfrey returned to New York. In 1989 he started Feral House with $5,000.
Amok's first release was an English translation by Joachim Neugroschel of Joseph Goebbels's novel Michael.
He was married to Jodi Wille, with whom he co-published Process Media.
Works
- Apocalypse Culture edited by Adam Parfrey (Amok Press, 1988, Template:ISBN)
- Rants and Incendiary Tracts edited by Bob Black and Adam Parfrey (Amok Press, 1988, Template:ISBN)
- The Manson File compiled by Parfrey, credited to Nikolas Schreck (Amok Press, 1988, Template:ISBN)
- Apocalypse Culture: Revised and Expanded'' edited by Adam Parfrey (Amok Press, 1990, Template:ISBN)
- Nightmare of Ecstasy: The Life and Art of Edward D. Wood, Jr. by Rudolph Grey, edited by Parfrey (Feral House, 1994, Template:ISBN)
- Cult Rapture: Revelations of the Apocalyptic Mind by Adam Parfrey (Feral House, 1995, Template:ISBN)
- End Is Near!: Visions of Apocalypse, Millennium and Utopia by Stephen Jay Gould, Roger Manley, Adam Parfrey, Dalai Lama, foreword by Rebecca Hoffberger (Dilettante Press, 1998, paperback Template:ISBN, 1999, hardcover Template:ISBN)
- Muerte!: Death in Mexican Popular Culture by Harvey Stafford, edited by Adam Parfrey, illustrated by J. G. Posada, photographs by the ¡Alarma! Staff (Feral House, 2000, Template:ISBN)
- Apocalypse Culture II edited by Adam Parfrey (Feral House, 2000, Template:ISBN)
- Extreme Islam: Anti-American Propaganda of Muslim Fundamentalism edited by Adam Parfrey, introduction by Tamim Ansary (Feral House, 2002, Template:ISBN)
- Lexicon Devil: The Fast Times and Short Life of Darby Crash and the Germs by Brendan Mullen, Adam Parfrey, and Don Bolles (Feral House, 2002, Template:ISBN)
- It's a Man's World: Men's Adventure Magazines - the Postwar Pulps edited by Adam Parfrey, material by Josh Alan Friedman, Mort Künstler, David Saunders, Bill Devine (Feral House, 2003, Template:ISBN)
- War Is a Racket: The Anti-War Classic by America's Most Decorated General]] by Smedley D. Butler, with introduction by Adam Parfrey (reprinted in 2003 by Feral House, Template:ISBN)
- Two Thousand Formulas, Recipes, and Trade Secrets: The Classic Do-It-Yourself Book of Practical Everyday Chemistry by Harry Bennett, Adam Parfrey (Feral House, 2003, Template:ISBN)
- SIN-A-RAMA: Sleaze Sex Paperbacks of the Sixties by Britany A. Daley, Adam Parfrey and Lydia Lunch (Feral House, 2004, Template:ISBN)
- Ritual America: Secret Brotherhoods and Their Influence on American Society, A Visual Guide by Adam Parfrey, Craig Heinbichner (Feral House, 2012)
- Secret Source by Maja D'Aoust, Adam Parfrey, Jodi Wille (Feral House, 2007, Template:ISBN)
- Propaganda and Holy Writ of the Process Church of the Final Judgement (Feral House, 2011)
Recordings
- S.W.A.T. - Deep Inside a Cop's Mind: The Soundtrack For The Next Police State]] (Audio CD, 1994, Label: Amphetamine Reptile Records)
- A Sordid Evening of Sonic Sorrows (Audio CD, 1997, Man's Ruin Records MR-066)
Film
- Parfrey had a part in Crispin Glover's What Is It?.
- He published and edited Nightmare of Ecstasy: The Life and Art of Edward D. Wood, Jr., which was the credited source for the Tim Burton film, Ed Wood.
- He also published American Hardcore, the credited source for the feature-length documentary of the same name.
- He published Lords of Chaos: The Bloody Rise of the Satanic Metal Underground, credited source for the narrative feature directed by Sion Sono. He also co-wrote the film's screenplay.
