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30) FÉLICIEN ROPS (1833-1898)
Belgian artist of the fin de siècle, best remembered for his erotic and occult-inspired artwork
Left: 'Sentimental Initiation' (1887)
Top right: 'Le Calvaire' (1882)
Bottom right: 'The Human Parody' (1878-1881)
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In addition to this, Falero also painted women as mythological characters, fairies, the zodiac, and even personified drinks:
'Balance of the Zodiac' (19th c.)
'Fairy under Starry Skies' (19th c.)
‘Moon Nymph' (1883)
‘The Wine of Tokay' (1886) 2/2

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26) 'CASTING THE RUNES', M. R. James (1911)
Short story about an occultist (Mr Karswell) who uses ancient runes to curse people after his paper, 'The Truth of Alchemy', is given unfavourable reviews by researchers at the British Museum 1/4

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24) VICTORIAN WITCH SOAP ADVERTS
Sapolio soap, Cosmopolitan magazine (1899)
Pears soap (1889)
Lux Soap, 'Illustrated London News' (1906)
If you like a good old fashioned spooky advert, look no further than these soap posters! 1/2

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21) WITCH FANCY DRESS
Today is my birthday and I've always loved a good fancy dress party, so please enjoy these witchy Victorian costumes! The Victorians created many fabulous costume designs, with some very creative themes✨

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The story is heavily driven by Hawthorne's interest in Puritanism and Salem's history, including its preoccupation with witch trials. In fact, Hawthorne was the great-great grandson of John Hathorne, who was one of the judges leading the Salem witch trials 5/8

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The story is set during the Thirty Years War (1618-1648), one of the most destructive conflicts in European history. This period was also one of the most dire of the European witch trials, with the largest number of fatalities between 1560-1630 3/7

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This is certainly not the only witch painting by Waterhouse, and magic is a common theme in his work. Other artwork on this theme includes his Circe pictures: 'Circe Invidiosa' (1892), 'Circe Offering the Cup to Ulysses' (1891), and 'The Sorceress' (1911) 4/4

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"Evil is as necessary an ingredient of life as red pepper is of an epicure’s menu—it stimulates one to enjoy the banquet of life."
Out peeped Beelzebub for a moment. "You are incomparable!" murmured the parson.
"It’s a fine night for a broomstick ride"
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7) ‘ABSOLUTE EVIL’, by Julian Hawthorne (1918)
Although this story centres on a werewolf, the narrator hunting the beast has a keen interest in the occult, and even recalls and makes reference to the fact that she is descended from Salem witches 1/6

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