VV(4) - Horus on the Horizon

[Dave Monroe]

... but speaking, as you were, Terrance, of devils, deals, not only did
I recently clear my palate of that godawful Bedazzled remake with the
delightful (really) Stanley Donen/Dudley Moore/Peter Cook original, not
only am I reminded that someone, somehwere is now working on a big
screen The Devil and Daniel Webster, but am also reminded of another
interesting possible reference my friend had pointed out to me, i.e.,
Edgar Allen Poe's Toby Dammit ("Never Bet the Devil Your Head") as a
possible inspiration for Thomas Ruggles Pynchon's Benny Profane (er,
V.).  The name, of course, but see also the story, conveniently online @

http://xroads.virginia.edu/~HYPER/POE/neverbet.html

Some interesting metafictional commentary there, pluys, apparently, a
critique of American Transcendentalism.   "NBTDYH" was filmed by
Federico Fellini as "Toby Dammit" (starring Terrance Stamp) for the 1968
portmanteu film, Spirits of the Dead.  As always, let me know ...