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"The Devil and Daniel Webster" (1936) is a short story by American writer Stephen Vincent Benét. He tells of a New Hampshire farmer who sells his soul to the devil and is later defended by a fictionalized Daniel Webster, a noted 19th-century American statesman, lawyer and orator. The narrative references real events in the lives of Webster and ...
Robert Johnson (8 May 1911–6 August 1938), blues musician, who legend claims met Satan at a crossroads and signed over his soul to play the blues and gain mastery of the guitar. [18] Infernus (born on 18 June 1972), black metal musician; unlike the claims above, it is Infernus himself who directly claims he sold his
Faust: Love of the Damned (2000): A man sells his soul in order to get revenge on his girlfriend's killers, only to be turned into a demon in exchange. [55] Ghost Rider (2007): A young stunt rider sells his soul to the interdimensional demon Mephisto to cure his father's cancer. As with Faust, Mephisto takes liberties with his end of the ...
In "The Devil and Homer Simpson", Homer sells his soul to the devil, who takes the form of Ned Flanders, for a donut. After Marge and Lisa plead with Ned, he agrees to put Homer on trial. At the trial, Marge saves Homer from being sent to Hell by displaying a photo from their wedding day.
In the film O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000), a character named Tommy Johnson, played by Chris Thomas King, describes selling his soul to the devil to play guitar.The Tommy Johnson character in the film plays a number of songs originally recorded by the blues musician Skip James and accompanies the Soggy Bottom Boys, a band consisting of the film's three main protagonists plus Johnson, on ...
Herman wrote until midnight, when, realizing that he could not finish his masterpiece, he sold his soul to the Devil for the ability to finish the Codex Gigas. Another version of the legend says that, after Herman was condemned for the unspecified sin, he persuaded the abbot to allow him a whole year to create the book.
The caption read “Mr. David came all the way from San Antonio and sold his soul for the BMW 530I #newcar #soul.” “$1,000 down, Mr. Joseph hooked me up,” David can be heard on the social ...
Theophilus complied, and the devil gave him the position as bishop. [3] Later, fearful for his soul, Theophilus repented and prayed to the Virgin Mary for forgiveness. After forty days of fasting, the Virgin appeared to him and verbally chastised him. Theophilus begged her for forgiveness and she promised to intercede with God on his behalf