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February 2017

February 28, 2017

The Man Who Put a Spell on Trump: Interview w/Michael M. Hughes

Michael M. Hughes describes himself as a "writer, speaker and magical thinker." He has published...

January 2017

January 20, 2017

Witchery and the Women’s March

Hundreds of thousands of protesters will be gathering to march in Washington, DC on Saturday,...

November 2016

November 11, 2016

Why Real Witches Are Going to Love (or Maybe Hate) The Love Witch

Witches are a hot topic lately, as savvy political essayists have shown. But the...

November 06, 2016

Hillary Clinton is Not a Witch…or is She?

Who better to discuss the witchy proclivities of our democratic candidate than another witch? If...

October 2016

October 22, 2016

Connecticut 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...

April 2016

April 26, 2016

Songs for Beltane: It’s All About Loreena!

Beltane, or Walpurgisnacht, or May Day, or whatever you'd like to call it, is a...

April 17, 2014

The only thing worse than a witch hunt…

I'm pretty sure the upcoming SALEM series was in the works before AMERICAN HORROR STORY:...

March 2014

March 04, 2014

Too good not to share…THE POWER OF THE WITCH

And now for some dreamy old film imagery, scented with patchouli and blessed with love...

February 2014

February 01, 2014

AMERICAN HORROR STORY: COVEN: What We Loved, and What We Hated

Lilith Dorsey and I had nearly weekly video chats about the show, half rant, half...

January 2014

January 08, 2014

New 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...

November 2013

November 17, 2013

Help Us, Stevie Nicks. You’re Our Only Hope

Hey, AMERICAN HORROR STORY: COVEN, Who Are You to Keep Us Down? Five episodes in,...

October 2013

October 27, 2013

Oh, look! Witches are media darlings. AGAIN. (SIGH)

Remember the late 1990s? THE CRAFT? Then CHARMED? Then BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER? Then THE...

September 2013

September 14, 2013

COVEN: American Horror Story’s witchy new season

The third season of AMERICAN HORROR STORY is subtitled COVEN and will be set in...