Ingmar Bergman a Swedish director often covered occult themes in his writings. Although we don\u2019t know much about his personal beliefs we can only assume they are reflected in his filmography. Through a Glass Darkly, interestingly tells the story of a schizophrenic who suffers delusions and shares the same themes as the theory of Hurley having schizophrenia.<\/p>\n Arthur Miller was a playwright famously known for marrying Marilyn Monroe ( conspiracists believe Marilyn was connected with the founder of the Church of Satan Anton Levay) <\/p>\n Sergei Eisenstein was an acclaimed Russian director and an innovator of montage techniques. Eisenstein was very interested in the occult and is often connected with soviet occultism. <\/p>\n Film director and critic Francois Truffaut is the only person on this list for whom I can\u2019t form any solid connection to the occult. This is quite strange considering the other 13 members on this list all have some sort of occult connection. Perhaps Truffaut kept his private life and beliefs well hidden? Did Hurley know more than I can find online? Was this name just added to the list to throw us off? If this is the case is there a symbolic meaning to the number 13? If anybody can identify a connection to Truffaut and the occult please let us know.<\/p>\n Dostoyevsky is certainly a character we at VM Productions are familiar with. Dostoyevsky often included occult subjects in his writings such as devil possession in The Landlady and the power of Satan in Nezvanova. <\/p>\n Pirandello was an Italian playwright and often focused on themes such as madness, illusion and isolation. <\/p>\n He is perhaps one of the lesser known people on this list, but Mana is a member of the Malice Mizer, a Japanese visual kei rock band. Malice Mizer songs include obscure titles such as Beast or Blood and Baptism of Blood. It\u2019s also worth noting the name Mana also means \u2018spiritual force\u2019.<\/p>\n ***<\/p>\n Be sure to visit Jade’s website<\/a><\/span><\/strong> and learn more about\u00a0Robert Hurley<\/a>\u00a0and the film that was made about his disappearance at\u00a0Dostoyevsky Reimagined: The Making of Notes from the New World<\/a>.<\/p>\n Want to know more about the films we make? Sign up to learn more about our process, our projects, the upcoming premieres and grab our\u00a0 FREE e-book (click on the cover below)<\/a>!<\/p>\n Follow this developing story through our social media on\u00a0Twitter<\/a>,\u00a0Facebook<\/a>,\u00a0Google+<\/a>,\u00a0Pinterest<\/a>,\u00a0Tumblr<\/a>,\u00a0Instagram<\/a>,\u00a0Goodreads<\/a>.<\/p>\n MORE ABOUT ROBERT HURLEY:<\/span><\/p>\n Debbie’s Blog:<\/p>\n Who is tampering with our website?<\/a><\/p>\n Hurley and his imaginary friends -Part 1<\/a><\/p>\n My research into Dark onto Light<\/a><\/p>\n Ford\u2019s blogs:<\/p>\n The Missing Screenwriter: Golden Dolls<\/a><\/p>\n The Missing Screenwriter: A Certain Code<\/a><\/p>\n The Missing Screenwriter: What\u2019s Not on the Menu<\/a><\/p>\n The Missing Screenwriter: To the Breaking Point<\/a><\/p>\n The Missing Screenwriter: Cloak-and-Dagger<\/a><\/p>\n The Missing Screenwriter: An Inside Job<\/a><\/p>\n The Missing Screenwriter: Eyes Wide Shut<\/a><\/p>\n The Missing Screenwriter: Relevant Patterns<\/a><\/p>\n The Missing Screenwriter: When Darkness Becomes Light<\/a><\/p>\n The Missing Screenwriter: Diary of a Madman<\/a><\/p>\n The Missing Screenwriter: What We Know So Far<\/a><\/p>\n Mark\u2019s blogs:<\/p>\n Dead End<\/a><\/p>\n It only got Stranger and Stranger\u2026<\/a><\/p>\n My Attempts to Work with Jord, the Vlogger<\/a><\/p>\n Lauren\u2019s blogs:<\/p>\n Production Notes: The Plight Of The Vlogger<\/a><\/p>\n Production Notes: A New Perspective<\/a><\/p>\n Production Notes: Disappearances, Dark Tidings, & Sinister Situation<\/a>s<\/p>\n Production Notes: Changing Seasons, Changing Moods, And What Comes Next<\/a><\/p>\n Production Notes: Vlogs, The Missing, And The Fear<\/a><\/p>\n Production Notes: What Happened To Robert Hurley?\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n Production Notes: Incentives, Sign-Ups, And More Mysteries\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n Production Notes: Saying Goodbye, Staying On Track, & Ominous Signs\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n Production Notes: Incentives, Updates and the Missing Screenwriter<\/a><\/p>\n The Missing Screenwriter: Silence Speaks Volumes<\/a><\/p>\n Changes, Updates, & The Missing Screenwriter\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n Shari\u2019s blogs:<\/p>\n The Missing Screenwriter: Dark Onto Light continued<\/a><\/p>\n The Missing Screenwriter: Dark Onto Light<\/a><\/p>\n The Missing Screenwriter: The Journal<\/a><\/p>\n![\"IMG_1797\"](\"https:\/\/dostoevsky-bts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/IMG_1797.jpg\")
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\nThe Magician for instance covered supernatural disturbances, The Devil\u2019s Eye is about the devil suffering a stye in his eye caused by the purity of a vicar\u2019s daughter leading to Him trying to rob her virginity and her belief in love.<\/p>\nArthur Miller<\/h3>\n
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\nOne of Arthur\u2019s most famous works \u2018 The Crucible\u2019 was based around the Salem Witch Trials of 1692. This film went on to inspire other occult based films such as the 2015 film \u2018 The Witch\u2019.<\/p>\nSergei Eisenstein<\/h3>\n
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\nThis only heightens the theory of Russia having some connection to the ancient cult Dark onto Light.<\/p>\nFran\u00e7ois Truffaut<\/h3>\n
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\nDostoyevsky was also very curious about psychic phenomena in his personal life which is present in The Brothers Karamazov; ‘The Devil: Ivan\u2019s Nightmare\u2019 references his spiritual beliefs with the scene taking place in candlelight with a demon dressed as a medium.<\/p>\nLuigi Pirandello<\/h3>\n
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\nPirandello was always interested in legends and magic inspired by the stories his elderly servant used to tell him.
\nPirandello was also a self-confessed fascist. The fascist movement was responsible for discovering symbols within the occult lexicon such as the all-seeing sun, the serpent, and the skull.<\/p>\nMana (Malice Mizer)<\/h3>\n
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\nMana is a peculiar character famous for his silence and refusing to talk directly in interviews believing people who have different opinions cannot talk to each other.
\nMana has often been quoted saying strange things such as \u2018 I want to become a human soon\u2019 and claiming he was born 400 years ago in Europe.<\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\nJade’s Blog:<\/h5>\n