As Above, So Below: A Spotlight on Witchcraft in Film

Advertisements The rather well-known phrase “as above, so below“—as stated in the title of this piece— comes from the religious, philosophical and esoteric tradition of Hermeticism, which follows Hermes Trismegistus, or the thrice-great Hermes. More specifically, this phrase descends from a school…

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Final Girls: 10 Survivors Worth Celebrating

Advertisements A Final Girl is a commonly used trope in horror—especially slashers—where one ‘lucky’ female character rises like a phoenix from the ashes and survives a terrifying ordeal, coming out the other side with new strengths and usually bucket loads of emotional…

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LA Film Festival: We Have Always Lived in the Castle

Advertisements Earlier this week, my colleague Kevin Lever reviewed Netflix’s spooky new series The Haunting of Hill House, based on the Shirley Jackson novel of the same name. I suppose with October just around the corner, it’s only right that I continue the…

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The Nun

Advertisements I went into this movie with higher hopes than I should have. I had seen The Conjuring 2 in theaters and had been really pleased with it. Sure, there were a lot of jump scares, but they worked effectively, especially the demon Valak.…

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