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4 days ago · In an adaption of one of Poe's most famous poems, The Raven, Price plays the sorcerer Dr. Erasmus Craven, who gets drawn into a duel with an unscrupulous Dr. Scarabus. This brilliant adaption is true to the source material and combines many riveting elements, such as magic, gothic horror, and genuinely hilarious, darkly humorous beats that add a layer of comedy to the piece.
2 days ago · Well, according to a recent study published in Theory and Society, the printing of texts about witchcraft and witch-hunting, particularly the Malleus Maleficarum, played a crucial role in spreading the persecution of women suspected of witchcraft across Europe.
3 days ago · The last recorded execution for witchcraft in England was in 1684, and Scotland followed suit in 1727. In 1736, Britain officially repealed its witchcraft laws, signaling an end to the legal persecution of witches. However, belief in witchcraft persisted in rural areas, where folk traditions and superstitions continued to thrive.
4 days ago · The Skeleton Key delves into the eerie world of Southern Gothic supernatural horror, as its protagonist uncovers the dark secrets and hoodoo magic surrounding the estate she's been hired to care for. The film's unsettling exploration of themes such as curses, possession, and the manipulative power of belief effectively immerses viewers in its chilling atmosphere.
3 days ago · S pirit Box Radio started airing in November 2020. It now has almost 100 episodes and won the The People's Choice Podcast Awards Best Fiction Podcast of 2021, and a finalist in the 2021 Audio Verse Awards, at which it also won Best Guest Performance. Tune in, get spooky. Created by Eira Major for Hanging Sloth Studios.
20 hours ago · With the critical success of Vincent that same year, Burton began to consider developing the film as either a short film or a half-hour television special, to no avail. Over the years, Burton's thoughts regularly returned to the project, and, in 1990, he made a development deal with Walt Disney Studios.
3 days ago · With fall’s spooky timeline in full swing, Special Collections & Archives (SCA) is here for you when it comes to seasonall y appropriate rea ds and research support. Bringing a readable, scholarly lens to a long-standing and poorly understood social phenomenon, Marion Gibson’s Witchcraft : a history in thirteen trials [BF 1566 .G 487 2024] delves i nto the historical and contemporary ...
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