The Witch Queen Of Ireland
Janet and Stewart Farrar appear on Irish TV to give viewers a Halloween frisson of the magickal in 1977.
Tag: witchcraft
A New Look at Wes Craven’s Deadly Blessing
Wes Craven’s religious slasher film is generally regarded as one of his worst – but it is worthy of critical reassessment.
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Folking Hell: The Depressing Failure Of All You Need Is Death
All You Need is Death is full of interesting ideas, but leaves them undeveloped as it delivers a string of Folk Horror cliches.
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Australian Rules: The Persecution Of The Witch Of Kings Cross
What comes through loud and clear in the story of artist and alleged witch Rosaleen Norton is the ferocity of Australian censorship in the 1950s and 60s.
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Magic In Manhattan: The Bewitching Pleasures Of Bell, Book And Candle
The hip, witchy cult favourite remains one of the great overlooked films of the 1950s, despite a curiously conservative attitude at its heart.
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Satan Wants You: The Story Of Michelle Remembers And The Birth Of The Satanic Panic
A new documentary exploring the origins and the ongoing effects of the biggest religious moral panic of the 1980s and beyond.
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When Cats Wander And Witches Dance: The World Of Feline Horror
Unfairly demonised by Hollywood, the cat has carved out a place as a symbol of occult mystery and seductive evil in horror cinema.
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Eric Ericson’s World Of Esoteric Demonology
The occult mysteries of a sleazy pulp paperback – and its elusive author – explored.
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Masturbation Is Witchcraft!
Watch out when you are bashing the bishop – you’re just cursing yourself and your future generations. Apparently.
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No Hex Please, We’re British : Prophecies Of The Virgin Witch
1970s occultism meets sexploitation – but also looks forward to the female-led Wiccan world of today.
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Halloween Panic Catches Fire
From drugged candy to kids bursting into flame, this year’s Halloween moral panics are well underway.
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The Hallucinogenic And Witchy Pleasures Of After Blue
Bertrand Mandico’s psychedelic science fiction drama is a glorious pop culture-laden trip into sexual expression, liberation and occultism.
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