Black magic
What We Can Learn from the Satanic Panic of the 1980s
We caught up with the team behind the surprise hit, 'Satanic Panic: Pop-Cultural Paranoia in the 1980s,' about our obsession with the devil.
Black Magic and Chicken Blood: Photos of My Week with Sierra Leone's Witch Doctors
A gallery of photographer Olivia Acland's latest work from Sierra Leone where she visited doctors that use a combination of black magic and herbal medicines to cure the sick.
Rural Cambodians are Hunting and Killing Suspected Witches
The sad, but not uncommon, tale of an elderly healer who was murdered with an axe.
Keyes Debut Single "Black Magic" Will Positively Drag You out of Bed
Nothing like a good pop song in the morning.
Mexico's Land of Sorcerers
We went down to Catemaco, Mexico – the Disneyland of satanic tourists – to check out all the chicken killing, voodoo dolls, and spirit possessions the town had to offer.
A Fist in the Face of God Presents... Full Speed Ahead Vol. 2
One hour and eight minutes of full frontal, kick-you-in-the-throat speed metal.
Does Thailand Secretly Think Its Dictator Is an Idiot?
Here's some of the dumb stuff he's said since taking power.
I Had the Leader of ISIS Cursed by a Hong Kong Sorceress and It Almost Worked
"Villain hitting" is a uniquely Hong Kong combination of political defiance and local superstition.
Meet The Wizard Behind the World's Only Real-Life Hogwarts
"Without pointy hats, we’re just old men with beards," says Oberon Zell-Ravenheart.
L Ron Hubbard's Great-Grandson Is a Circus Ringmaster
I spoke to Jamie DeWolf about Scientology, his art and the joy of Shakespearian dick jokes.
Militias in the Central African Republic Are Using Black Magic to Protect Them From Rockets
A witch doctor told me it works just fine, as long as you avoid touching women while they're on their period.
A Fist in the Face of God Meets... Black Magic
Black Magic's Jon Stenson is a really nice guy but his album's gonna kill everyone.