For many people, and for children in particular, the moral alignment of a witch is clearly and invariably inscribed on…
Suspiria (2018): Six Responses and an Epilogue
Last Saturday night, after an exhausting week of work and the onset of the kind of tiredness that seems to…
The Night He Came Home: Halloween and Trauma
Spoilers, obviously When I was twelve years old and films could still be rented in big chunky boxes, I saw…
Hex the Patriarchy: Witchcraft and Power in the #Metoo Era
I’m currently teaching an undergraduate course on witchcraft in the American popular imagination. As someone who has been obsessed with…
Attack of the Nuclear Woman: Deviant Women in Atomic Age Science Fiction
I’ve always been deeply fascinated by Cold War era cinema, by its fantastical rubber monsters, dinner-plate flying saucers and its…
âThe Devilâs Cathedralâ: Puritan Visions of the Wilderness in The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina
As a child, I was obsessed with witches. The moment those vibrant autumnal leaves began to fall from the trees…
Happy Birthday, Mr. Fulci: Lucio Fulci and Cross-Cultural Adaptation
Happy birthday, Lucio Fulci! Born on the 17th of June 1927, Lucio Fulci is, to my mind, one of Italyâs…
Rosemary’s Body: Reproductive Rights and Diabolical Deeds in Ira Levin’s Rosemary’s Baby
In the weeks since the Irish people voted, by an overwhelming majority, to repeal the 8th Amendment to our constitution,…
Miranda the Middle-Aged Witch 
