In one of my favorite films, The Beyond (see my October Halloween Horrors entry), a German warlock named Sweick painted pictures of Hell in his room at a hotel in Louisiana situated on one of the seven gates to Hell. Sweick had the Book of Eibon, a supernatural tome , and bore the Mark of Eibon on his arm. The mark was also on the wall of the cellar. The locals lynched him, not realizing that he was keeping the gate to Hell closed. Later, in the modern day, his vengeful spectre returned to open the gate. I got this inked on my arm today as a warm-up for a more elaborate piece I'm getting in a few weeks.
The Mark , and a quote from the Book, can also be seen at the top of my page.
Now, I wonder if there's a gate here in Texas...
