Their unique construction causes the demons eyes to glow to held to the light. May describes it as 'a labor of love,' and compares it to watching Avatar, 'but in a Victorian way. These extremely detailed scenes, that allegorically critiqued daily events in a France where news was censored, were created and then photographed with a stereo camera to be viewed with a stereoscope. Diableries showcases stereoscopic pictures originally published in 19th century France, showing devils engaging in debauched behavior of various kinds. These remarkable scenes were initially sculpted in clay, mostly by two leading French sculptors, Pierre Hennetier and Louis Habert, who daringly satirized Napoleon and his cohorts at great personal risk. Brian May and his coauthors were able to find the one card, entitled La Cuve or The Barrel, missing from the initial publication of the book. After a worldwide quest Brian May, Denis Pellerin & Paula Flemings Complete Edition of DIABLERIES: Stereoscopic Adventures in Hell is so nearly here. Brian May's imagination and his determination to share the wonders of these strange cards, thousands of readers have escaped the boundary of Earthly tedium! Diableriestransports them to a nightmarish netherworld inhabited by devils and skeletons in the nicest possible way, of course!The amazing 3-D cards show scenes of torture, fire, and every variety of licentious behavior, with scantily clad ladies of the demi-monde and the devil himself encouraging the participants worst intentions.

Revised to include every card in the rare series, this 3-D cult classic provides a unique satirical look at an 1860s view of Hell the French state under the tyrannical rule of Napoleon III. Brian May, Denis Pellerin and Paula Fleming proudly present their Diableries exhibition a devilment of colourful and infernally detailed three-dimensional.

Diableries by Brian May