Goilem, Annotated — Elevator Pitch
Jesuit agents in 1600 Prague
(the capital of the mad Holy Roman Emperor)
conspire to exterminate Judaism and all Protestant heresies.
To protect the ghetto the chief rabbi invokes
the Kabbalah to create a powerful golem
.
A boy's attempt to train the ultimately out-of-control superhero to pass for human propels him from his own Medieval/Renaissance upbringing into Modern society.
The presentation mocks various literary styles. Its format apes the profusely illustrated medieval Persian romance whose framing narrative encloses amusing and/or horrific* side tales.
* Horrors include: Pogroms; Rapes; Lycanthropy; Demonology; Serial Murder; Sadism; Beheading; Poisoning; Blasphemy; Genocide; Pederasty; Possession; Religious Fanaticism; Slavery; Monarchy; Impalement; Burning at the Stake; Torture; Alchemy; Black Magic; Persecution; War; Dismemberment; Incest; Sadism; Witchcraft... most of which practices continue currently.