Rat Scabies And The Holy Grail is a book written by
Christopher Dawes and published in 2005 by Sceptre Books in the UK (ISBN 0-340-83211-8) and by Thunder’s Mouth Press in the US (ISBN 1-56025-678-8). It is a
gonzo-esque quest to find the
Holy Grail by
punk rock legend
Rat Scabies, the one-time drummer of
The Damned, with whom Dawes strikes up a friendship when the two become neighbours in the London suburb of
Brentford.
The book, which has been described as "
The Da Vinci Code gets the punk rock treatment" (
The Bookseller), begins with Scabies introducing Dawes to the alleged mystery of
Rennes-le-Château, a remote French village associated with all manner of
esoteric conspiracy theories. Scabies and Dawes make several trips to Rennes-le-Château and also visit a number of other places said to be linked to the Holy Grail, including
Rosslyn Chapel in
Scotland. The book is an often hilarious account of the pair’s adventures - they even manage to wangle themselves an invitation to a
Knights Templar initiation ceremony - and its supporting cast of characters includes
Henry Lincoln (the author of
Holy Blood, Holy Grail) and a
CIA operative, plus assorted treasure hunters, occultists, alien channelers, reincarnated medieval heretics, and more members of secret societies than you can shake a stick at. It also has a rather useful set of instructions for building your own
Ark Of The Covenant.
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