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September 2013

September 03, 2013

The Freemasons may be more pagan than we thought…

Of course we all know there are portions of the rites of Freemasonry that found...

August 2013

August 07, 2013

Drunk driver accused of “voodoo curse” (Tabloid alert!)

Leave it to the Boston Herald...well, actually, it is a Boston Magazine piece that explains...

August 02, 2013

The Art of Human Sacrifice

Although it takes place in the days leading up to Beltane, the 1973 film THE...

July 2013

July 02, 2013

THE SANDMAN returns…

Despite jumping the gun on the rumored HBO production of Neil Gaiman's AMERICAN GODS, I...

June 2013

June 30, 2013

Not So Fast….Neil Gaiman sez…AMERICAN GODS is NOT Greenlit.

Put your pants back on! The word on Twitter from Neil Gaiman himself is that...

June 29, 2013

Blackmore’s Night “Dancer and the Moon” (Review)

This new album is the pair's 13th studio album. Like their previous work, the songs...

June 28, 2013

It’s Official: AMERICAN GODS to run 6 seasons on HBO

Drop everything but your pants! The wonderful bestselling novel by uber-cool novelist Neil Gaiman is...

June 25, 2013

Adventures of a Devil-Worshipping Whore, or, Why I Don’t Believe We’re Arguing About What We Believe

It doesn't matter if you call them gods, or myths, or fairy tales, or trees,...

June 14, 2013

New Documentary in the Works: WITH LOVE FROM SALEM

A new documentary film chronicling the work of the Salem, MA coven the Temple of...

June 07, 2013

Adventures of a Non-Deist, or, Why I Don’t “Believe” in the Gods

The question, I suppose, is: Am I a "real" pagan if I do not worship...

May 2013

May 24, 2013

BEAUTIFUL CREATURES, now on DVD.

I know, I know, it'a fluff. I don't care, I loved this movie! An old...

May 19, 2013

LORDS OF SALEM: cool look and vibe

I want to see it again before I write a review, but my first response...

May 15, 2013

Disney bows down to BRAVE fans

This astute blog post from a media studies professor shares an update on the Princess...

May 14, 2013

BRAVE New World? Sigh. Nope, Same Old Sexist One.

As some of you are already aware, I loved BRAVE. But with every Disney movie...

April 2013

April 25, 2013

Interview with Arana Fireheart, featured on WIFE SWAP

Tonight's episode of WIFE SWAP features a pagan family living in Salem, Massachusetts. I happen...

November 2012

November 01, 2012

Pagan Media News, Samhain Edition! (Part Two)

Pagan Media News for the Samhain season: Chris Carter, Gus Van Sant, American Horror Story,...

October 2012

October 31, 2012

Pagan Media News, Samhain Edition! (Part One)

There's plenty of interesting and exciting media news this Samhain season. Perhaps most interesting is...

September 2012

September 28, 2012

Pagan Pride Day NYC

Hello readers! I've been remiss in posting for a while, owing to starting a new...

September 01, 2012

Witchy Media Notes (Blue Moon Edition)

As we get ready to leave August and enter September, that "back to school" feeling...

August 2012

August 18, 2012

PARANORMAN Review (We Have Met the Bully, and She is Us)

Norman is a lonely small town kid who seems normal in every way, except for...

August 16, 2012

Trailers for Paranorman

I've been loving all the trailers for Paranorman. Most of them try to give the...

August 15, 2012

New Releases and Premieres: PL3, Kill List and Paranorman

This week sees the release of a number of DVDs that many pagans and pagan-friendly...

August 12, 2012

BACK TO THE GARDEN

This documentary film completed in 2011 will be shown on PBS tomorrow at 7 pm...

August 07, 2012

Crazy World…Just Add Religious Confusion

I am back from a lengthy hiatus, hope you're still with me! I was away...

June 2012

June 22, 2012

BRAVE: Pixar’s Pagan Princess is Perfect Pleasure

Honestly, I wasn't expecting to like this very much. The fact that this free-spirited spitfire...

June 20, 2012

Casting of DEVIL’S KNOT near complete

Devil's Knot, the film based upon journalist Mara Leveritt's book exploring the case of the...

May 2012

May 25, 2012

‘Ritual’ Mutilation in Mexico Inspires Sensationalistic Headlines

This story has made the headlines today: A Mexican woman has been charged with gouging...

May 20, 2012

THE WICKER TREE: Not a sequel, nor a remake, but a grab bag of vibes and moments

Perhaps few films in recent years have been the subjects of more anticipation than Robin...

May 09, 2012

“Satanic” Mutilations of Horses

Well, these stories have been making the rounds for years. But to have a respectable...

April 2012

April 27, 2012

Cult Occult Films…Occult Films About Cults? Occult Films with Cult Followings? (Head Explodes)

From the excellent website and blog AV Club, I found a thoughtful review of a...