The Number of the Beast (album)

Lyrical References

The "Number of the Beast" to which the title refers is the number 666, mentioned in the Book of Revelation in the Christian Bible.

Related Topics:
666 - Book of Revelation - Christian - Bible

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"Children of the Damned" is based on the films Village of the Damned and Children of the Damned, which in turn were adapted from the novel The Midwich Cuckoos by John Wyndham.

Related Topics:
Village of the Damned - Children of the Damned - The Midwich Cuckoos - John Wyndham

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"The Prisoner" was inspired by the British TV show of the same name, and features dialogue from its title sequence.

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The title track opens with a spoken introduction which draws heavily from the King James Version of Revelation 13:18, and is obviously inspired by 1960s horror fiction and movie tales of devil-worshipping sects.

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