New Articles:
Satan and the Testament of Job
The Testament of Job, written sometime between 100 BC-100 AD, shows how Satan's role and character evolved from a servant of God to the spirit of idolatry and vengeance.
Evil and Urizen: William Blake's Visions of a Demiurge
Is reason the root of all evil? That's the core theme romantic era poet and artist, William Blake, tackles in his alternative-to-Genesis creation story, The Book of Urizen.
A Brief History of Halloween in America
October 31 marks the observation of Halloween. Here's a brief history of the popular holiday.
Night Battles: How the Benandanti Fought Witches During the Sabbath
The benandanti were an agrarian fertility cult in Northern Italy in the 16th and 17th centuries who claimed they would leave their bodies and fight witches four times each year.
Appeasing the Rain God In Belize: A Mayan Journey into Xibalba
A few years ago, I was fortunate enough to tour Actun Tunichil Muknal, a Mayan cave discovered in 1989 in Cayo, Belize. Our tour guide likened the venture into the cave as the hero twins' journey into Xibalba as recounted in the Popul Voh.
Film/TV Reviews:
- Rob Zombie's Halloween
- No Country for Old Men
- 1408
- Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
- I Am Legend
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- What You Can Learn from Zombie Movies
- DeliriumsRealm Is Looking For Staff Writers
- Lars Von Trier's Antichrist Halted
- Gates of Hell In South Jersey?
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Book Reviews:
- Devil, The
- Adam, Eve, and the Serpent
- In the Beginning: Story of the King James Bible
- Does She or Doesn't She?
- Lost Christianities
Music Reviews:
- Queen with Paul Rogers, Philadelphia 2006
- The Pogues, March 11, 2006, Atlantic City, NJ
- Fab Faux perform the Beatles' White Album
- Billy Corgan at the Electric Factory 6/25
- NIN at the Electric Factory 5/19
