Chick Tracts are booklets meant to convert the reader to christianity by any means possible: guilt, doubt, threat, etc. They are often sexist, racist, homophobic, and so on. Nevertheless, they are an fascinating example of effective propaganda.
Anyway, someone has grabbed all the Chick Tract images that were available on the official web page, and put them on archive.org. So now you can go read them without giving the official site traffic, and download them for yourself.
A couple of my favorites:
- Dark Dungeons. An infamous anti-Dungeons and Dragons tract. Was turned into an independent short film which is well worth watching.
- Party Girl. Harmless party? Or demonic conspiracy?
- Hi There. This is a comic book about hell. The last scene of the main character is oddly compelling.
- Bewitched. Another satanic conspiracy… and hippies are the victims!
- That Crazy Guy! Should Suzie get in the back seat of Craig’s car this Saturday at 2am? Read this to find out!
- Titanic. Before the movie… there was the tract!
- No Fear. Trigger warning: suicide.
- The Hunter. Satan needs souls… will Curt come through?
I am so so so sorry to any child that was forced to read these. Especially to those who played Dungeons and Dragons in hopes of gaining supernatural powers. As it’s been proven by many a stranger thing, TTRPGs are a symptom of occult talent, not a cause.
My personal corrections to Chick’s instructions (last page) once you’ve found me:
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Read your Bible every day to get to know Jesus Christ better. Use your critical thinking skills to consider whether or not God would qualify as a good parent in today’s society. Is crucifixion a valid form of corporal punishment for unruly children? Discuss whether God’s fitness as a parent impacts his capacity to govern as a supreme being.
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Talk to God in prayer everyday. He hates that - prayer spam drives him nuts.
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Be baptized in bodaciousness, be excellent to one another, and serve where love is the final authority.
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Tell others about Jesus Christ and how to ding a ding dang your dangalong ling long.
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Got one of these tracts a few weeks ago, blast from the past that made my day.
Everyone used to love these things: all it takes is tippex and a ballpoint pen and you’ve got a comic about whatever you want. Kind of like the 90s version of a meme generator I guess.
