Culture
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Scottish Peasantry’s Perception of the Witch Trials
This article pays close attention to the newly formed Protestant Church of Scotland’s perception of witchcraft
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The Scottish Crown, the Protestant Church, and Witch Trials
This article explores witchcraft and witch-hunts in Scotland from the middle of the sixteenth-century to the early eighteenth-century
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The Enduring Sexual Appeal of Vampires
Moving with cat-like grace, he steps from a moonlit alley into a flood of neon lights. Only his piercing eyes…
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The Evolution of Occultism in Gaming
Gaming has always had a close relationship with the occult, and this is obvious for anyone who has followed our…
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Bram Stoker and the Creation of the ‘Dracula’ Novel (1897)
The aim of this article is to demonstrate how the famous figure of a vampire created by Bram Stoker in…
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Six Suggestions for Finding the Perfect Filming Location
Whether you are an aspiring or seasonal videographer, you want to ensure the perfect shot every time, and that is…
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Witchcraft and Powerful Women Throughout the Middle Ages
While women were known to be capable of both good and dark magic since ancient times, the depiction of witchcraft…
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The Japanese Peculiar Subculture of Lolita with a Goth-Loli Focus
This article underlines the context in which the Lolita subculture has emerged, the reason why young women started to dress…
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The Monstrous Other and Virtual Vampires Transgressions
In a literal interpretation, vampires are representative of the fears of the cultures which produce them
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The Supernatural Trials Concerning the Witchcraft Act, 1735
The Act of 1735 has been persistently misrepresented as a survival of medieval superstition and a measure designed for the…
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The Folklore Vampire: The Monstrous Other
This horrifying suspicion that each human being could potentially be naturally deviant was an enormous threat to the function of…
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Vampirism as a Malevolent or Medical Source?
Folkloric accounts bear witness to these “vampires” being discovered gorged and bloated, with dried blood encrusted around the mouth, having…
