Roman Polanski
Today marks the birthday of Roman Polanski (18 August 1933) Director of Rosemary’s Baby (1968) which featured Anton La Vey who also acted as advisor and consultant on the occult aspects of the story.
Continue reading →Augustus Montague Summers
Augustus Montague Summers (10 April 1880 – 10 August 1948) was an English author and clergyman. He is known primarily for his scholarly work on the English drama of the 17th century, as well as for his idiosyncratic studies on … Continue reading →
A Night(mare) with Vincent Price
Dark Arts Horror Radio Presents A Night(mare) of HORROR with Vincent Price tonightat 00:00 GMT and repeated tomorrow 12:00 GMT Programme includes: Jack Benny Show With Guest Vincent Price 1949 Present Tense – Starring Vincent Price – Suspense Radio Show … Continue reading →
Corn Rigs an’ Barley Rigs
Composed, arranged and recorded by Paul Giovanni and Magnet -‘Corn Rigs’ from the Wicker Man (1973) to celebrate the ‘Eve of Lammas based on Robert Burns’ Song, It was upon a Lammas night It was upon a Lammas night, When … Continue reading →
Esoteric Prague Part 1
Prague, mother of cities and the city of more dreaming spires than Oxford is a city both modern and ancient. The capital of the Czech Republic with a population of about 0.9 million is the powerhouse of a booming Czech … Continue reading →
History & Mythtery in Dracula Tourism in Romania
Abstract: Dracula tourism in Romania combines fiction with history. It is centred on either the fictional Western vampire Count Dracula or the historical Dracula, the fifteenth-century Romanian ruler Vlad the Impaler. These two characters are also often conflated, or sometimes even forged together, … Continue reading →
Fallen angels and demons from “The Magus” (1801)
“The Magus, or Celestial Intelligencer is a handbook of the occult and ceremonial magic compiled by Francis Barrett and published in 1801. Francis Barrett (born probably in London around 1770-1780) was an English occultist.“Barrett claimed himself to be a student of … Continue reading →