*NEVER AGAIN THE BURNING TIMES* Michelle G. dream comment prompted me to write a historical note concerning that inflammatory sentence “Thou shall not suffer a witch to live” (Exodus 22:18) This was a mistranslation into English of the Greek (1) word pharmakeia (Strong’s 5331) or pharmakeus (Strong’s 5332) which more accurately translates as ‘poisoner’. As a result of that single … Continue reading →
To celebrate the anniversary of his birthday (August 20th, 1890) and in Memory of the Master of Horror, Dark Arts Horror Radio presents a non-stop 24 hour Horrorthon, a Monstrous Mortuary of Morbid Mystery and Macabre Montage by H.P. Lovecraft on Friday August 22nd at MIDNIGHT London Time (GMT+1) The witching hour shuttles off this mortal coil with ‘The Strange … Continue reading →
Howard Phillips “H. P.” Lovecraft August 20, 1890 – March 15, 1937) H.P. Lovecraft the American author who achieved posthumous fame through his influential works of horror fiction. Virtually unknown and only published in pulp magazines before he died in poverty, he is now regarded as one of the most significant 20th-century authors in his genre.
Continue reading →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 (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 witches, vampires, and werewolves, in all of which he professed to believe. He was responsible for the first English translation, … Continue reading →