Editing Gilles de Rais (section)

==Cultural references==
[[File:Gilles de Rais murdering children.jpg|thumb|"Gilles de Laval, Lord of Rais, performs sorcery on his victims", an 1862 illustration by Jean Antoine Valentin Foulquier]]

===Books, graphic novels===
*The protagonist Durtal, from Huysmans's ''Là-bas'' (1891), conducts intensive research into Gilles de Rais which forms the basis of many of the chapters in the novel.
*Gilles de Rais is one of the antagonists in the manga Drifters.
*Gilles de Rais is one of the demon lords of Hell seeking to become regent in Lucifer's absence in the manga Devils and Realist.
*Gilles de Rais is the main of antagonists the manga Tetragrammaton Labyrinth. Angela, the protagonist of the manga, is revealed to be one of the young victims of Rais. Gilles de Rais ultimate goal is later revealed to be the revival of Jeanne d'Arc.
*"Classical Scenes of Farewell", a short story by Jim Shepard, is told from the point of view of one of Gilles de Rais' servants.
*Philip José Farmer's 1968 [[Speculative fiction|sf]] novel [[Image of the Beast (novel)|The Image of the Beast]] features a "she-creature who gives birth to the limbless, ectoplasmic simulacrum of satanic child killer Gilles de Rais."<ref>Philip José Farmer. ''The Image of the Beast''. Creation Oneiros, 2007. ISBN 1 902197-24-0</ref>
*In the science fiction novella "Rumfuddle" by [[Jack Vance]], the main character, Gilbert Duray, is revealed at the end of the story to actually be Gilles de Rais, one of several notorious historical figures taken from their own times to be "rehabilitated" in alternate worlds.
*Gilles de Rais is a central character in the comic series ''Jhen Roque'' by Jacques Martin and Jean Pleyers.  He appears at least in the following episodes 1-L’Or de la Mort, 2-Jehanne de France, 3-Les Ecorcheurs, 4-La Barbe Bleue, 5-La Cathedrale, 6-Le Lys et l’Ogre, 7-L’Alchimiste, 8-Le Secret des Templiers, 10-Les Sorcieres.<ref>Marie-Madeleine Castellani, « Les figures du Mal dans la bande dessinée Jhen », Cahiers de recherches médiévales [En ligne], 2 | 1996, mis en ligne le 04 février 2008, consulté le 28 décembre 2013. URL : http://crm.revues.org/2502 ; DOI : 10.4000/crm.2502</ref>  These books are published by Casterman.
*Gilles de Rais is a main character in the series "Joan of Arc Tapestries" by Ann Chamberlin. The first book, "The Merlin of St. Gille's Well" was published in 2000.
*Gilles de Rais's career with Joan of Arc and his subsequent decline and execution is a major plot point of [[H. Warner Munn]]'s 1974 fantasy novel Merlin's Ring.
*Gilles de Rais is the subject of a 1977 novel by Edward Lucie-Smith titled "The Dark Pageant".  The story is narrated by Raoul de Saumur, companion and comrade-in-arms to de Rais.
*Gilles de Rais makes a brief appearance in the 2012 novel, The Folly of the World, by Jesse Bullington.
*Gilles de Rais is defeated by the protagonist, Madison, of Chuck Palahniuk's 2011 novel [[Damned (Palahniuk novel)|Damned]].
*"Bluebeard Brave Warrior, Brutal Psychopath." Valerie Ogden. Palisades, New York. History Publishing Company
*Gilles de Rais (alternatively spelled de Raiz) is stated as a rare example of a true sinner by the sorcerer recluse Ambrose in Arthur Machen's short story The White People.<ref>{{Cite book|title = The House of Souls|last = Machen|first = Arthur|publisher = Alfred A. Knopf, Inc.|year = 1922|isbn = |location = US|pages = 118, 119|work = }}</ref>

===Film and television===
*Gilles de Rais is featured as one of the antagonists in the 2011 anime [[Fate/Zero]], in the class of Caster.
*David Oxley played the part in [[Otto Preminger]]'s 1957 film version of Shaw's play, ''Saint Joan''.
*The 1974 film ''El Mariscal del Infierno'' (''The Marshall from Hell'', also known as ''Devil's Possessed'') from director León Klimovsky is a fictionalized account of the occult life and downfall of Gilles de Rais. [[Paul Naschy]] plays the role of Gilles de Rais.<ref>[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0071415/]</ref>
*In 1986, the Spanish director Agusti Villaronga directed the film ''Tras El Cristal'', with an original script based on the killings of Gilles de Rais.
*Vincent Cassel played the part in Luc Besson's ''The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc'' in 1999.
*Gilles de Rais was an alias given to "Ray" an openly gay support character in the 7th episode of the 4th season of the animated series Archer. His name was listed as such and the title of "Child-Murderer" in this episode titled ''Live and Let Dine''
*Gilles de Rais was featured as the main antagonist of the 2014 anime Rage of Bahamut: Genesis.
*Gilles de Rais is featured as a demon in the anime, manga, and video game [[Devils and Realist]].
*In the Nintendo 64 game Castlevania Giles DE Rais (also referred to as simply Dracula's Servant) is an immortal vampire and loyal follower of Dracula. He is one of the antagonists from Castlevania: Legacy of Darkness and Castlevania 64. In the latter, he disguises himself as Dracula in order to trick those who oppose his Master. He is loosely based on the character of the same name; a serial killer from the 15th century who had abducted and murdered several children before being hanged.

===Music===
*Macabre, (Technical/Death Metal band from Chicago) released a song about Gilles de Rais called "The Black Knight" from the 2011 Grim Scary Tales album.
*Cradle of Filth's album ''Godspeed on the Devil's Thunder'' is centered on the life of Gilles de Rais after Joan of Arc's burning.
*''La Passion de Gilles'', opera (French libretto), 1983, music: Philippe Boesmans, libretto: Pierre Mertens based on his 1982 play (same title).
*The Black Dahlia Murder's song "The Window" on their [[Ritual (The Black Dahlia Murder album)|Ritual]] album is based on Gilles de Rais, featuring lyrics such as "I sit upon their chests until they cease/Expressionless ejaculating whilst they die"
*Celtic Frost's debut album ''[[Morbid Tales]]'' had the song "Into the Crypt of Rays", a lyrical recounting of Rais' crimes and punishment.
*Brodequin's song "Gilles De Rais" from the album [[Festival of Death (album)|Festival of Death]] is also a lyrical recounting of Rais' crimes and execution.
*Ancient Rites' song "Morbid Glory (Gilles de Rais 1404&ndash;1440)" from the album "The Diabolical Serenades" is a lyrical recounting of Rais' crimes and execution.
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