He is called the Venom of God — a being feared by angels and demons alike. Neither fully divine nor entirely damned, Samael walks the razor’s edge between judgment and annihilation. Unlike Azrael, who ...

In the earliest texts of Jewish mysticism, before heaven and hell were cleanly divided, there was an angel known as Samael — “the Poison of God.” Unlike the gentle seraphs who sang praises, Samael’s ...