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24 Beast of the Yellow Night
about it, as well as it being fodder for several
sermons I heard as a teenage person.
Supposedly, the Beast—a nickname taken from
the description of endtime events contained in the
Book of Revelation—tracks every person on earth.
In some versions of the tale, the computer is “selfprogramming,”
meaning that it has a life (implicitly
a demonic life) of its own. This devilish computer is
part of a diabolical plan to imprint ID numbers on
the hands or foreheads of every man, woman, and
child. This will be so the so-called Mark of the Beast
mentioned in Revelation: “It causes all, both small
and great, both rich and poor, both free and slave,
to be marked on the right hand or the forehead, so
that no one can buy or sell unless he has the mark,
that is, the name of the beast or the number of its
name” (Rev. 13:18–17). The story was particularly
promoted by an article printed in Christian Life in
1976. Months later, the magazine was contacted by
Joe Musser, a Christian writer. Musser explained
that the Beast computer was a fiction he created as
part of his novel, Beyond a Pale Horse, and for the
screenplay for The Rapture, a film by David
Wilkerson. The confusion seems to have arisen
from promotional flyers that were propagated in
the form of realistic-looking mock newspapers
containing stories that supposedly reported such
endtime events as the giant computer.
See also Hellhole
For Further Reading:
Robinson, B. A. “Christian Urban Legends.”
http://www.religioustolerance.org/chr_cul.htm.
Ship of Fools. “The Beast of Belgium.”
http://ship-of-fools.com/Myths/06Myth.html.
Peter Cook and Dudley Moore. Stumbling and
bumbling Stanley (Moore) wants to attract the
attention of his coworker, a beautiful waitress who
is unattainable. He wastes most of the seven
wishes that are given to him by the Devil (played
by Cook) in exchange for Moore’s soul following
his suicide attempt. Harold Ramis was the
cowriter-coproducer of the 2000 remake. As in the
first film, the short-order cook Elliott (Brandon
Fraser) is willing to sell his soul to the Devil for the
attention of the beautiful waitress, Margaret
(Frances O’Conner). Harold Ramis cleverly
rewrites the Devil as a beautiful woman (Elizabeth
Hurley) who searches for a simple soul to grant
seven wishes. Fast-paced action with Elliot’s every
wish consistently being sabotaged by the Devil,
who wants him to regret his superficial, soulless
desires. Evil doings are replaced by magical
happenings. The narrative concludes with the
moral intervention of a wise angel.
Beelzebub
Beelzebub appeared in the Old Testament only
once, never in the Apocalyptic literature, and a
number of times in the New Testament. Although
the origin of his name is uncertain, Beelzebub
shared the destiny of many heathen gods of
Beast of the Yellow Night
In this 1970 film, a man makes a deal with the
Devil—a plump, cheerful chap—for the usual
goodies, money, and power. He doesn’t realize
until it’s too late that the price he pays is to become
an ugly monster.
Bedazzled
Stanley Donen’s 1967 comedy built around a Faust
theme was written and performed by comedians
Beelzebub (Dover Pictorial Archive)