The Wicker Man still, Robin Hardy (1973)

Folk horror and the Holy Fool: how Paganism re-enchanted modern Britain

50 years after The Wicker Man, Christianity is waning and neo-Pagan beliefs are on the rise – here, we talk stone circles, online spirituality, and anti-capitalist mysticism with the creators of Weird Walk and Hellebore

Jun 12, 2023

Thom Waite

Beauty

Why trans people are finding power and place in witchcraft

Priestess, sorceress and spellcaster Isabella Greenwood speaks to trans witches about how their craft and gender identity complement and inform each other

May 16, 2023

Isabella Greenwood

Beauty

Is it ever ethical to cast a love spell? Witches weigh in

From hexes to love spells, witches discuss what the rules are when it comes to casting on people without their consent

Feb 14, 2023

Isabella Greenwood

Beauty

A witch’s guide to using scent magic to manifest your dreams

Whether you are looking for focus, relaxation, love, pleasure, or abundance, there’s a world of scents and smells that can help get you there

Feb 15, 2022

Semra Haksever

Film & TV

Witches of the sixties: how on-screen occultism bolstered the patriarchy

From TV witches like Morticia Addams and Bewitched’s Samantha Stevens, to Minnie Castevet in Rosemary’s Baby, fictional witches were both revered and reviled – a reflection of the era’s regressive politics

Oct 28, 2021

Mischa Anouk Smith

Life & Culture

A wrongfully convicted Salem witch to be pardoned, thanks to these teens

Research conducted by North Andover middle school students is set to exonerate Elizabeth Johnson Jr, 328 years after she was accused

Aug 20, 2021

The Craft Legacy movie costumes Avery Plewes

Fashion

How The Craft: Legacy’s costume designer dressed a new gen of weirdos

As the cult movie’s follow-up lands on screens, Avery Plewes talks working with an occult consultant, Wiccan influences, and the subtle feminist symbolism that underpins the witches’ wardrobes

Oct 30, 2020

Zoe Whitfield

Life & Culture

TikTok’s witches plan to cast a spell to help Biden win the election

The ‘Blue Wave’ spell aims to ‘wash away the corruption and injustice and wickedness of Donald Trump and the Republican Party’

Oct 30, 2020

Science & Tech

Baby witches have tried to hex the moon, witch TikTok isn’t happy

Don’t attempt this at home

Jul 20, 2020

Günseli Yalcinkaya

Life & Culture

Witches on TikTok are hexing police officers amid BLM protests

Happy full moon, witches

Jun 08, 2020

Günseli Yalcinkaya

Beauty

Sex, spells, crystals and wellness: Six beauty quizzes to cure your boredom

We know you’ve been dying to find out what eyeshadow matches your personality

Apr 08, 2020

Dazed Beauty

Alison Blickle. "Do More Thinking" (2020)

Art & Photography

Get witchy! How a new exhibition is invoking the supernatural

Featuring Ana Mendieta, Marilyn Minter, and more, enter a ‘witchy’ world of artists exploring power, the body, and gender through supernatural lenses

Mar 06, 2020

Gilda Bruno

Beauty

The tragic tale of a witch who tried to get a tan

In a new photo story from Ami Evelyn Hughes – co-founder of GUT magazine – a witch attempts to bronze and meets a crispy end

Oct 31, 2019

Alex Peters

Beauty

Our craft isn’t your costume: Exploring beauty’s co-option of witchcraft

Witches of the world discuss using magic in their beauty routines, the co-option of witchcraft by mainstream brands, and how the industry can do better

Oct 30, 2019

Dazed Beauty

Beauty

Lessons from the Other Realm: Being a male witch in 2019 is complicated

How do men make their mark – and remain respectful – in a spiritual practice shaped by female energy?

Oct 30, 2019

Douglas Greenwood