David Ian McKendry
Morbid History: 8 Real Torture Tactics Used to Tell if You Were a Witch
The witch trials of that took place in the colonies and in Europe were one of the darkest chapters in our human history. By the time they were done, hundreds of people, mostly women, were put to death. And those who didn’t perish would be left with the memory of some of the cruelest torture […]
Alyse Wax
Sex, Black Magic, Showbiz and Rocketry: The Strange Life and Death of Jack Parsons
Few people would say that science and magick have anything to do with one another. Jack Parsons would disagree with you. Co-founder of Jet Propulsion Laboratories and father of the modern rocket, Parsons was also a devout follower of famed occultist Aleister Crowley and best friends with Scientology founder L. Ron Hubbard. Parsons was born […]
Gregory Burkart
Take a Chilling Subterranean Tour of Spain’s Most Terrifying Museum
From the outside, this ornate palace in the town of Ronda, within the Spanish province of Málaga, looks like a magical fairytale kingdom… but just wait until you get a look inside. The Museo Lara is a private museum boasting one of the most bizarre, fascinating and horrifying collections in the entire world — most of […]
David Ian McKendry
Did a Witch Wipe Out the Entire Town of Pere Cheney, Michigan?
In 1874, George Cheney established a stop on the Michigan Central Railroad between Gaylord and Jackson. Originally just a layover between two stops, it soon boomed into something larger. By 1877, the town boasted two sawmills, a hotel, a doctor, and finally a post office to make it official. The town expanded as the population quickly […]
Alyse Wax
These Washington D.C. Witches Tried to Kill Hitler With an Occult Ritual
In February 1941, LIFE magazine published what may have been the strangest story ever to grace its pages. It was written in a straightforward manner, without a hint of jest and not meant to poke fun. The name of the article? “LIFE Goes to a Hex Party.” Seems fairly innocuous, until you get to the […]
Rebekah McKendry
Satanic Nude Debauchery: A Look Back at HAXAN (1922)
Naked chicks, demons, devils, bare-assed celebrations, monster births, cannibals, and lots of liquor. You know- the standard stuffy, old and boring silent film. I’m really shocked HAXAN: WITCHCRAFT THROUGH THE AGES is not as highly regarded as some of the other classic works of silent cinema. Film history usually thrusts an academic finger at NOSFERATU […]
Alyse Wax
Are Silicon Valley Executives Practicing Witchcraft?
Yoga and meditation are common practices among executives, especially in the tech space. But a new age of New Age beliefs are taking ahold of Silicon Valley: witchcraft.
