Monday 12 November 2018

Witches & Witchcraft in the News, Film & TV

Here is a round-up of recent news stories about witches and witchcraft. A few are about real-life incidents, others are about fictional portrayals on TV and in the movies. First, several stories about TV show The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina:

"Sabrina: Satanists sues Netflix over goat statue used in new witch TV series" - story at Mirror.co.uk: https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/us-news/sabrina-satanists-sues-netflix-over-13563484

"Real Witches Judge the Witch Culture of 'The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina'" - story at FANDOM: http://fandom.wikia.com/articles/real-witches-sabrina

"Building a witch's world takes its own magic" - story at CBC.ca: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/sabrina-teenage-witch-production-designer-1.4896654

"The original series of Sabrina the Teenage Witch is officially returning to British screens… and 90s kids are losing it: - story at The Sun: https://www.thesun.co.uk/fabulous/7709346/sabrina-the-teenage-witch-returns-to-british-screens/

And some other witchy news:

"The unstoppable rise of the modern day witch and why your obsession with crystals and tarot reading is the ultimate act of feminism" - story at Glamour UK: https://www.glamourmagazine.co.uk/article/modern-witchcraft

"Alice Kyteler: The Kilkenny 'Witch' Who Ran While her Servant Burned" - story about a historic case at Ancient Origins: https://www.ancient-origins.net/history-important-events/alice-kyteler-0010954

"Faith leaders share end-of-life values" - story at Gaston Gazette: https://www.gastongazette.com/news/20181109/faith-leaders-share-end-of-life-values

"The Honest Truth about hedgehogs: Prickly beastie once branded witch now at sharp end of habitat threats" - story at The Sunday Post: https://www.sundaypost.com/fp/the-honest-truth-about-hedgehogs-prickly-beastie-once-branded-witch-now-at-sharp-end-of-habitat-threats/

"'The Wicker Man' and western anxieties: exploring the modern resonance of pagan horrors" - opinion piece at The Bowdoin Orient: https://bowdoinorient.com/2018/11/09/the-wicker-man-and-western-anxieties-exploring-the-modern-resonance-of-pagan-horrors/

"'Suspiria' and Rethinking the Witch" - story at Hollywood Reporter: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/how-suspiria-redefined-witch-movies-new-generation-1158152

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