Well, I guess television has found witches to be hot properties once again (in case you haven't heard about the wild popularity of AMERICAN HORROR STORY: COVEN) these last three weeks. Variety reports that CHARMED will get a reboot from CBS.It will be a "reimagining" which means there may be changes in the story. But I am guessing we'll still have four sisters (three at first, joined by a fourth, since it was loosely based on the same plot point from the 1996 film THE CRAFT) and they'll be … [Read more...]

Seventeen years ago, I wrote an article for The Witches' Voice website that would end up being the first in a series on seasonal pagan holidays, and which also became one of the site's most read articles ever. It was called "You Call it Hallowe'en, We Call it Samhain" and it looks at some of the mythology, folklore and tradition behind this holiday in its sacred and secular contexts.I've noticed over the years that, despite wanting to observe Samhain as a solemn festival that remembers our … [Read more...]

Last night Lilith Dorsey (of Voodoo Universe), Tehron Gillis, Jason Mankey (of Raise the Horns) enjoyed chatting about the latest episode of American Horror Story: COVEN.It was a lively conversation about fried chicken, zombies, and, of course, boy parts. It was a Google Hang Out on Air, which we broadcast live to Youtube and is now archived there. Check it out!We'll be following up with a new live chat every week, so stay tuned, and join us or listen in afterwards via the Youtube link. … [Read more...]

Last week's live video chat with Lilith Dorsey, Tehron Gillis, Amanda and myself was great! But we could not figure out how to share the archived chat. So we will be using Google Plus Hang Outs On Air which broadcast to my Youtube channel. Please join our chat on https://plus.google.com/hangouts/_ at 8 pm EST, or if you prefer you can watch the video later, I will post the link here. The chat title will have the words "Coven" and "Boy Parts" in it to make it easier to find.I am late with my … [Read more...]

So, some lucky critics got to see a preview of AMERICA HORROR STORY: COVEN recently, and the verdict from Entertainment Weekly's James Hibberd is that it is the best (read: most accessible and "least weird") season yet. Apparently there is even some comedy to lighten the mood!The lucky critics also got to ask series creator Ryan Murphy a few questions (jealous!) and he offered some tantalizing factoids and ideas. For example, about the witch characters and the promised erotic content the … [Read more...]

Are you ready for The Wicker Man: Final Cut? It's out this Friday!!!To get you psyched, here are some wise and weird tales from the film's original artists.This new interview from The Guardian offers some wonderfully illuminating and delicious details from the makers of the 1973's cult classic The Wicker Man.Like this tidbit from music director Gary Carpenter:We called ourselves Magnet and got into Paul's soundworld very quickly. We were interested in this semi-mystical occult … [Read more...]

Yes, THAT Daniel Knauf, the one who created HBO's Carnivale. This new series, starring Jonathan Rhys Myers, looks simply scrumptious, and very racy for NBC. How wonderful that this talented writer and director now has an exciting new project happening after so many Carnivale fans were left bereft...If you have not seen Carnivale, the big budget, lush, stunning historical drama about a traveling carnival during the Dustbowl/Depression era, you have no idea what dizzy, heady heights television … [Read more...]