Tag Archives: voodoo
Sorcery Capital of Mexico
Yesterday I discovered this fascinating Vice doc about a town in Mexico that’s famous for its sorcerers. Catemaco is where Mel Gibson filmed Apocalypto, but it’s also a place where a mix of folk traditions, Catholicism and pop culture have created a web of occult practices that’s as notable for its dynamism as it is [...]
Posted in Counter Culture
Tagged black magic, Catemaco, Mexico, possession, satanism, sorcery, Veracruz, voodoo, white magic
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Don’t Stop Believing
Continuing the spooky Halloween posts, here’s the 1987 Martin Sheen thriller, The Believers. This freaky little gem finds a widower surrounded by a threatening secret society after he and his son move to New York City. I think of this film as a charming occult thriller with the automatic kitsch of all things 1980′s. Add [...]
Posted in Cinema
Tagged Catholic, Martin Sheen, Occult, Roger Ebert, The Believers, thriller, voodoo
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