Oh, look! Witches are media darlings. AGAIN. (SIGH)
Remember the late 1990s? THE CRAFT? Then CHARMED? Then BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER? Then THE BLAIR WITCH PROJECT? Then all the witchcraft stuff appearing in episodes of shows like THE X-FILES, MILLENNIUM,...
View ArticleWitch Cinema: My Top Ten Movies with Witches in ‘Em
The portrayal of witches in films as evil, seductive, greedy for power, bloodthirsty, cruel -- well, I think it's all built upon some combination of fairy tales, the horror story that was the Salem...
View Article2013′s Top Ten Movies for Pagans
In no particular order, I present the year's ten best movies for you witchy, tree-hugging, candle-burning, goddess-worshipping, animal-loving, mead-drinking, bonfire-dancing types!
View ArticleYuletide Movies? Maybe not, but…
Here are some holiday films I'd recommend that you may not have seen before, or may not have considered as having a "winter holiday" theme. Also known as "A list of Peg's Favorite...
View Article2013: The Year of the Witch?
What fictional witches did you like this past year? Do you prefer the sappy Hallmark Channel ones or the edgy, naughty FX ones? What about any new witch-themed fictional works? Tell me what you think!
View ArticleNew show on WGN “Salem” is a love story, with witch hunters…
Is AMERICAN HORROR STORY: COVEN to blame for this latest media craze, just as the film THE CRAFT set off a flurry of witchy media in the late 1990s? Every day, lately, it seems that witches continue to...
View ArticleNew trailer for WGN’s “Salem”
A new trailer debuted today for the new series about Salem witches to be broadcast on WGN. The series is not debuting for a while yet, but the network is definitely trying to get some advance buzz...
View ArticleSome interesting stuff coming in 2014…
Films coming in 2014: JUNE, MALEFICENT, ALTAR, and more!
View ArticleWelcome to the Twenty-First Century Satanic Panic
Satanic Ritual Abuse. Hey, didn't we figure out more than a few years ago what a crock it was? Well, unfortunately there's a whole new generation of gullible people who haven't been exposed to the...
View ArticleMALEFICENT: Full of pagan imagery
You gotta love when a fairy tale actually has lots of fairies in it. That's the conceit behind MALEFICENT, Disney's new retelling of SLEEPING BEAUTY. It's a kind of alternative theory on how the Wicked...
View ArticleA Cinema of Evil: Hollywood’s Love Affair with Witchcraft & the Occult
Editors’ Note: This article is part of the Patheos Public Square. This month we’re asking: Has Hollywood Become Our National Conscience? Read other perspectives here. There can be no denying that...
View ArticleTHE WITCH: The Media Witch’s Review
It’s always really interesting for me to review witchy and pagan films, because I’m coming at this work as both a film critic and a practicing witch, not to mention a scholar of contemporary paganism....
View ArticleConnecticut School Cancels Hallowe’en, Citing “Respect for Religious Beliefs”
An elementary school in Niantic, CT has canceled its Hallowe’en festivities citing a number of reasons, including “safety concerns” as well as “respect for religious and cultural beliefs.” That means...
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