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“Maybe it was the gates of Hell”: The X-Files, ‘Familiar’

March 10, 2018 / Leslie Hatton

"Familiar" toes the line between Satanic Panic and the effects of actual Satanic practices, while commenting on modern mass hysteria and mob justice.

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tags / The X-Files, Witches, Spells, Grimoire, Witch Hunts, Mob Hysteria, Mob Justice, Scully, Mulder, Pop Culture References, IT, The Witch, Child Murders, Familiars, Salt Circles

“A Monstrous Sacrifice:” ‘IT’ as American Folk Horror

January 25, 2018 / Leslie Hatton

Not only is the 2017 cinematic adaptation of Stephen King's 'IT' scary, it also deserves a place in the American Folk Horror canon.

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tags / Less Lee Moore, IT, Stephen King, Pennywise, Movies, Books, Adaptations, Horror, Folk Horror, American Folk Horror, Derry, Neibolt Street, Bill Skarsgård, Andy Muschietti