Black magic
Sex, Scandal, and Murder: Indonesia's Witchcraft Industry Rides Out a Tough Year
Can the country's 'dukun' bounce back from all this negative publicity?
Blink-182's Matt Skiba Said He Used Witchcraft to Sabotage Fyre Fest
"I consider myself a pagan and a witch. With every inch of my energy I wanted Fyre not to happen."
Hexes vs. Prayers: Christians and Witches Are Waging Spiritual War Over Trump
As witches around the world perform rituals to bind the President of the United States, Christians and other religious organizations have retaliated with prayers of protection.
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.
The Truth Behind Serbia's Notorious Witchcraft Subculture
In Serbia, Vlach magic - the spiritual rituals of the Vlach people—has been linked to mass killings and crimes of passion by the Serbian media.
Indonesia Tries to Outlaw Black Magic - Again
We talked to self-proclaimed expert of the metaphysical Ki Narto after Indonesia's House of Representatives proposed a controversial set of laws to legislate the supernatural.
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.
An Interview with Eva Green, Hollywood's Go-to Goth
We talked to the star of 'The Dreamers,' 'Casino Royale,' and 'Penny Dreadful' about being typecast as mysterious and battling her own demons.
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.
Vlach Magic, Murder, and Misunderstanding: Shedding Light on an Ancient Culture in Eastern Serbia
Vlach magic rituals are infamous throughout modern Serbia and the practice is often sensationalized in the country's media with particular emphasis on its dark side.
The Truth Behind Serbia's Notorious Witchcraft Subculture
Vlach magic is an integral part in everyday life in eastern Serbia, but the country's mainstream media has linked the practice to mass killings and crime across the country. Is there any truth to those claims?
The Tragedy of Witch Hunts in Rural Cambodia
The sad, but not uncommon, tale of an elderly healer who was murdered with an axe.