“Starve Acre” hides its folk horror heart beneath a shroud of domestic tragedy
Starve Acre is domestic horror only in the sense that Britain itself is the domicile. Dig just a few inches into the soil and a riot of irrational myth and…
Table Full of Nazis
This is why I no longer wear the hammer in public. There’s just too much darkness lurking below the surface, across the board. Continue reading Table Full of Nazis at…
Occult Symbolism in He-Man and the Masters of the Universe
Much like ceremonial magic, where ritual tools such as swords embody the practitioner’s control over the mind and spirit, He-Man’s sword does more than grant him physical power — it…
Pagan Community Notes: Week of August 29, 2024
In this week’s Pagan Community Notes, Ukraine witches, Tajikistan warning, Patrick McCollum, Sabina Magliocco and more events plus Star’s Tarot of the Week. Continue reading Pagan Community Notes: Week of…
Columbiana gives a lesson in tolerance while preparing for their annual Witch Walk
Critics didn’t want a Witch Walk in the quintessentially American town of Columbiana, Ohio. The town pushed back and shared a lesson in tolerance and minding your own business. Continue…
“Water cult” temple may re-write Indigenous history in South America
In Peru’s Virú Valley, the remains of pre-Incan water cult may rewrite human history in the region while also highlighting the critical importance of water for our survival and the…
Florida Man wants South Dakota to mandate prayer
A Florida resident has petitioned South Dakota to mandate a prayer in public schools, reminding children that they are under the judgment of the Abrahamic God. Continue reading Florida Man…
To be a Witch is to be the Subject of Rumor: “The Blair Witch Project” at 25
Twenty-five years later, my favorite thing about The Blair Witch Project is that the Witch does bite. The magic is secret and nobody talks too much. The horror is implacable,…
Lo que Baphoboo me enseñó
La brujería es algo serio, pero también divertido. La brujería es, puede y debería ser ambas cosas. Para mí, la brujería se trata de libertad, entonces estar restringido a ser…
What Baphoboo Taught Me
it’s important to have some fun. Witchcraft is serious, but it is also fun. Witchcraft is and can and should be both. For me, Witchcraft is about freedom, so being…