Monthly Archives: August 2007

Interview with Doug Cowan: The Unholy Human, Fanaticism, and Fear of the Flesh

August 27th, 2007 | Posted in cinema, fantaticism, horror, Sacred Terror, Witchcraft

Doug Cowan participated in one of this blog’s more popular interviews in the past that dealt with issues surrounding terror and religion that he deals with in his forthcoming book Sacred Terror: Religion and Horror on the Silver Screen. Although Doug has a very busy academic schedule, he has come back for a second time […]

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Vintage Halloween Memorabilia Collection: Mark Ledenbach Interview

August 23rd, 2007 | Posted in Halloween

July 25, 2012 Update: Mark Ledenbach and his collection of Halloween memorabilia are featured as part of Lesley Pratt Bannatayne’s book Halloween Nation: Behind the Scenes of America’s Fright Night (Pelican, 2011). As should be evident from my discussions on this blog, Halloween is one of my favorite holidays. Some of my hobbies relate to […]

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Satanic Cinema

August 8th, 2007 | Posted in devil in film, Satan, Satanism

I am slowly adding to my collection of bibliographical materials for my research project that looks at how film and television have influenced popular culture’s understanding of Wicca, Paganism, and Western esotericism. Two of the books I worked through recently touch on the figure of Satan, and while the books have differing approaches they compliment […]

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Jason Winslade Interview: Esotericism and Witchcraft in Entertainment and Commodification

August 2nd, 2007 | Posted in Buffy the Vampire Slayer, occult, occulture, Western esotericism, Wicca, Witchcraft

Jason Winslade will receive his Ph.D. in Performance Studies from Northwestern University this December. He currently is an adjunct professor at DePaul University, where he teaches interdisciplinary courses on occultism and culture, rites of passage, Irish myth and politics, comics, and Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Since 1993, he has been an active practitioner and initiate […]