PLEASE READ THIS-PINNED POST -Marilyn Manson was a controversial artist from the '90s-mid '00s. Obviously these days he's still controversial, but for other reasons. I will not be debating this or any other matter with anyone on this blog. If you've got shit to say, do it on your own posts. In the same breath, I need to mention that Manson himself is far from the only controversial member of the endeavor that makes up the whole of the Marilyn Manson project. I will not be debating any of them, either. I will not wash or censor history-who (or what) appears in these photos was there and the things that happened, happened. You and I can do nothing to change that, but it helps no one to edit the truth. -Manson has made a ton of work, from traditional art, photography, music, and other things. A lot of this features subjects that are 'not safe for work.' I will be uploading things that tumblr might (incorrectly of course) try and take down onto a separate page. But all the same, please be aware that this artist exists (to a certain extent) to provoke. If you see something you don't like, scroll on. -I'll be posting photos according to the era. I used to be able to tell just by looking-but I'm old now and my archives have been moved and rescued so much that they are in disarray, so if I misidentify the era and you catch and can correct it, it would be greatly appreciated. Just send the correct era/date/corrected information in a dm and I'll fix it. The same goes for the source of the image, photographer, and other people in them-if you know something I don't, please feel free to add on information. If it can be verified, I will edit the post so it is accurate.
-If you have a higher resolution version of something, please submit it or feel free to share it! -What's with the 'hierophant' tag? Back in the day, The Hierophant was a website and forum for Manson fans and a massive archive of images from all the eras up to that point. It was a formative part of my MM experience and now that it's gone, I actually have no idea who-or if anyone-saved those things, so I want to share what I have. The Nachtkabarett, project by Nick Kushner (may he rest in peace) once backed up all things Hierophant and more, and served as a sort of new version of the old site with a forum and archive, but has been left to stagnate, as presumably there is no one to care for it now. The site is broken up since Flash player stopped being viable. I'll be uploading some things from there, too, in an effort to preserve them. If you have rights or ownership to anything I post and you want it removed, contact me and we'll figure out what's going on. My utmost goal is to preserve the history of the massive art endeavor that Marilyn Manson was and still is, and no disrespect is ever meant or intended especially to those who came before me in trying to do so.
Finally, as I did back in the old days, every post made inside this 'era' will be tagged also with that era (currently we are in 'One Assassination Under God.') Partly, this is so newer fans have access to these images, but on the other hand, it's also shorthand for when, roughly, they were posted to the blog. Happy hunting in the archives. r
