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Satanic Worship

Häxan sets featured a mash-up of iconographies, from Satanism to classical death motifs.

Behold the Weird Glory of Häxan, A Wild 1922 Film About Witchcraft

The ground-breaking documentary blended academic research with salacious scenes of torture and nudity. Censors weren't having it.

Gavia Baker-Whitelaw April 29, 2024

Arlington, Texas

Caelum Mór

Fears of Satanic worshippers swirl around five Celtic-inspired megaliths.

William Westerfeld House

San Francisco, California

William Westerfeld House

This Alamo Square mansion is rumored to have hosted satanic rituals and other occult practices.

5 Sites to Spot Satan in New Hampshire

50 States of Wonder

The interior of the hotel.

Providence, Rhode Island

Providence Biltmore

Rumors of the occult haunt this upscale 1920s hotel.

Statues on Lysa Hora

Lysa Hora (Bald Mountain)

This hill is known for its connection to the occult in Slavic tradition.

Casa del Diablo.

San Luis Tehuiloyocan, Mexico

La Casa del Diablo (The Devil's House)

This house covered in art created with volcanic rocks is shrouded in macabre lore.

<em>Stryx</em>, which ran for six episodes, featured performers singing while a cast of bacchanalian characters frolicked in the background.

For a Brief Time in 1978, Italy Had a Televised Satanic Variety Show

It featured Grace Jones, occult medieval imagery, and the devil himself.

Angelica Frey December 1, 2017

"Sexploitation" films were mostly made between the 1950s and 1970s.

The Devilish Sexploitation Films That Combined Satan and Sensuality

Who needs a coherent plot when you have nudity and pitchforks?

Natalie Zarrelli July 28, 2017

Washington, D.C.

The Exorcist Stairs

The site of the climactic scene from the classic horror film is now a historic landmark.

Backmasking: hidden messages in songs.

31 days of halloween

The Fight to Save America From Satan's Subliminal Rock Messages

In the 1980s, many politicians were convinced there were devious, secret messages hidden inside popular records.

Bryan Gardiner October 20, 2016

satanic worship

Satanic Temple Opens International Headquarters in Salem, Massachusetts

A city known, of course, for witches.

Eric Grundhauser September 23, 2016

6 Dark Places Aleister Crowley Performed His Particular Brand of Magick

A guide to traveling with "the wickedest man in the world."

Molly McBride Jacobson September 22, 2016

Statues We Love to Hate

Kevin Lo May 12, 2014

Over the last decade, the Untermyer Gardens Conservancy has undertaken restorations to the park—and its reputation.

Satanic Panic in America's Greatest Forgotten Garden

How Untermyer Park went from botanical wonder to devil's playground and back again.

Megan Roberts August 30, 2022

La Cañada Flintridge, California

Devil's Gate

An unfortunate geological resemblance to Satan has labeled this Pasadena gorge as a passage to the underworld.

The Museum of Witchcraft & Magic

Boscastle, England

The Museum of Witchcraft & Magic

The world's largest collection of witchcraft regalia.

Black skull supposedly found hidden in the home of a local politico

Stratford, Connecticut

Zaffis Museum of the Paranormal

The intriguing personal collection of a professional demon-chaser.