HISTORY

The Vatican Secret Archive, a legendary collection hidden deep within Vatican City, is shrouded in secrecy and intrigue. Spanning over fifty miles of shelving and thousands of years of history, it is rumored to contain everything from secret gospels and writings, to detailed records of exorcisms, and even encounters with aliens and the supernatural. While its true contents remain veiled, the archive continues to captivate the imagination of scholars, historians, and conspiracy theorists. Central to many of the conspiracy theories surrounding its enigma is the idea that it houses event records and writings documenting exorcisms in great detail. It’s rumored that a commission formed in the 1970s to research demonic possession and train priests in spiritual warfare. According to these rumors, a series of books was published in over a dozen languages, chronicling these rites and documenting them in unprecedented detail, including the most graphic photographs of the possessed ever taken. Such a document should never leave the doors of the Secret Archive but, somehow, one has wound up in your collection.

EFFECT

You introduce the intriguing topic of spiritual warfare and exorcisms, engaging your audience with a question: "Do you believe in such things?" You then provide a brief overview of the church's history with demon possession, setting the stage for what follows.

From the shadows, you present an English-edition book unmistakably published by the Vatican, emphasizing its rarity and the fact that it is one of the few existing records of an actual exorcism. The book contains the verbatim transcript of a chilling dialogue between a bishop in Dubuque, Iowa and a young boy believed to be possessed by a demon. As you dive deeper into the account, horrific images and details emerge, leaving an indelible mark on the eyes and minds of those present. The unsettling revelations forever alter the realities of the witnesses, yet amidst the darkness, there is a sense of magic—a profound connection to the mysteries that lie beyond our understanding.

This marks the first-ever collaborative project from Dark Artifice, a joint venture between Bobby Hasbun and Steve Peebles. Like Steve's The Underneath, this is a terrifying object without a traditional magic trick. However, akin to Bobby's Fut1l1ty, it holds a deeply unsettling enigma between its covers, something more magical and unfathomable than any illusion you could perform. It is the fusion of a terrifying object and an impossible one, creating a perfect storm of otherworldly magic.

From alleged babblings in a dead language to a startling photograph of levitation, Incarnate presents three compelling manifestations of the supernatural, among many other dark reveals and discoveries. Each revelation intensifies the suspense, culminating in a chilling finale: a cryptic prophecy about the archbishop’s future, spoken by the possessed boy. This enigmatic message, known to no one else, is yours to decipher and unveil.

Due to the dark and serious nature of this item, we ask that you harness its power with the respect and sensitivity it deserves, engaging your audience in a journey of dark wonder. Its design allows for revelations that build in impact, which means you control just how deep into the shadows this journey goes.

ABOUT

Incarnate is offered in three tiers, one cased in a black cloth, and the other two in a “Cardinal Red” Laminate, a near-exact match to period-correct Vatican materials. All three tiers include the complete collection of chilling drawings scanned within their pages, but Tier 3 also features something extraordinary: one of the actual, original drawings created by the subject during their possession. For more details on the three tiers and their differences in full, refer to the breakdown below.

Tier 1: Standard

·       Material: Standard Black Cloth

·       Edition: 1 of 63

·       Extras: Certificate of Authenticity, Signed by Both Creators

Tier 2: Deluxe

·       Material: Upgraded “Cardinal Red” Laminate

·       Edition: 1 of 38

·       Extras: Numbered Certificate of Authenticity, Signed by Both Creators

o   Embossed “Secret Archive” Bookplate

Tier 3: Ultimate

·       Material: Upgraded “Cardinal Red” Laminate

·       Edition: 1 of 12

·       Extras: Numbered Certificate of Authenticity, Signed by Both Creators

o   Embossed “Secret Archive” Bookplate

o   Original Drawing Page, as Scanned in Book

PLEASE NOTE: THIS IS A PREORDER. All orders will ship by September 21. 

*Performance rights are included, but we do not extend these rights to any form of recorded media, specifically TV and Video and Internet Uploads & Social Media.*