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Oh, now I get it. You're trying to ask the same question 666 times.;)
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No, but does anyone know the answer?
My research indicates Hexakosioihexekontahexaphobia was fairly common (even among patients of Catholic and mainstream Protestant backgrounds) prior to 1976, and it seems to me that there must have been triggers in popular culture.
Does anyone know when it first appeared in the movies?
Contrary to Wikipedia, "Rosemary's Baby" doesn't seem to contain any direct reference to the number.
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The 666 connection? The baby is born in the year 1966… in August. Seems odd the filmmakers would miss the obvious choice of birthing the baby in June, the sixth month, to complete the unholy triangle, but apparently Polanski didn’t feel like playing the numerology game
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www.movie666.com/top-666-movie-list
Also, 666 is (and was) most often seen as evil (or "bad luck") outside any eschatological context.
I vaguely remember a reference to "the mark of the beast" in Lon Cheney's "Wolf Man," but I don't believe there's any reference to the number itself.
Does anyone know if there were any other movie references prior to 1976?
The above source mentions Kenneth Anger's 1972 "Lucifer Rising" (which I haven't seen.)
Does anyone know if there's any visual or lyrical reference to the number in that film?