by Maledicta | Apr 22, 2019 | Halloween 365
Throughout history, witch hunters have relied upon a number of bizarre and often astonishingly cruel ways of identifying witches and testing them to make absolutely sure (more or less) that they were dealing with an actual minion of Satan. One of the main...
by Maledicta | Sep 1, 2018 | Halloween 365
(Even if your normie friends say it’s too early) In America, the first day of autumn is September 22. And even then, the weather outside usually reeks of summer until at least October. But if you’re the most basic of witches, you don’t care about...
by Maledicta | May 21, 2018 | Oddities and Curiosities
No other vegetable has been as maligned as the tomato (and it is a vegetable, by order of the United States Supreme Court). We call them killers. We call them rotten. We call them ugly. We call them sad. To find the reason why, you have to go back to the...
by Maledicta | May 1, 2018 | Halloween 365
Walpurgis Night was when, according to the belief of millions of people, the devil was abroad – when the graves were opened and the dead came forth and walked. When all evil things of the earth and air and water held revel.” – Bram Stoker, Dracula’s Guest In...
by Maledicta | Oct 16, 2017 | Macabre Amusements, Maledicta's Movie Corner, Video
Director: Roman Polanski Stars: Mia Farrow, Ruth Gordon, John Cassavetes Snack Report: Utz Cheese Balls (it’s a big jar) Viewing Companions: Zelda and Mr. Falbeaux Rosemary’s Baby is often blamed for launching the wave of Demon Child...