Why is purple a colour for mystical powers or magic?
If you ever binge watched movies about witches or magic made in recent years they have magical powers on-screen portrayalContinue Reading
Tag: Witchcraft and The Occult
The practice of witchcraft includes magic, supernatural powers and other types of fortune telling abilities within the subject matter discussed and explored.
Mini Movie Marathon: The Unholy Trilogy of Folk Horror
These films were highly inspirational to the folk horror genre. They focus on rural pagan traditions, dark aspects of nature,Continue Reading
The Long History of Dragon’s Blood: From Antiquity to Science
Dragon’s Blood is a bright red resin found in nature that is used in ceremonies, alchemy, medicine, incense, dyes andContinue Reading
Films with Voodoo Magic in the Story
Like movies that feature witches, there are a lot of films that have voodoo as a major subplot to theContinue Reading
Mini Movie Marathon: Kenneth Anger
This director has been creating experimental short films since 1937 when he filmed his first short. He focuses his filmContinue Reading
Egyptian Blue: The “Lost” Colour Blue
The instructions and materials to make some colour compounds do get lost over time. Egyptian blue is one of thoseContinue Reading
Witch Movies to Watch
This is a short list of films that have a variety of depictions of witch characters on screen. They rangeContinue Reading
Mini Movie Marathon: Women and Spirituality Trilogy
In the early ’90s, there’s was a film series produced by the National Film Board of Canada about the relationshipContinue Reading
The Black Cauldron: Retro Scary Animated Film
This film was made in the 1980s and it is a well-known cult classic film by The Walt Disney AnimationContinue Reading
The Gothic History of Periwinkle
I always found this name to be a funny name for a colour. Then I tried to think why wasContinue Reading
Color Out of Space: Lovecraft Water Horror
H.P. Lovecraft is a well-known author for his creature horror stories like The Call of Cthulhu, At the Mountain ofContinue Reading
The Midnight Hour: The ’80s Halloween Special
The Midnight Hour was a movie I found recently that fits the Halloween season. It’s a movie that was madeContinue Reading
Encounters of the Spooky Kind: A Martial Arts Horror Comedy with Zombie Vampires
This film is funny, spooky, filled with action and Chinese mysticism and folklore. The name, Encounters of the Spooky KindContinue Reading
Under The Moonlight 