20: The Spooky Season Spectacular Spectacular

About this episode

The episode explores 125 years of witches in film and literature, from classic works to modern interpretations.

Hello Halloween nerds! Are you ready for an EXTRA long episode?? Heather, Stacy and Chelsea (The Amazing One) have created a super-sized episode covering 125 years of witches! Join us as we walk The Witches Road (hee hee!) and examine the witches of Oz, from the original Frank Baum books to the various shades of Wicked. Wonder with us at silent witch films of the early 1900s and cackle over a cauldron of 1990s witches, like Sabrina, the Charmed sisters, Tara/Willow and The Craft. But wait, there’s more! We HAVE to talk about Black Phillip (yes, the goat) in The...

People in this episode

Hosts: Stacy Watnick, Heather Berberet

Guest: Chelsea

Topics covered

• Halloween
• witches
• film history
• pop culture
• 1990s television
• literature

Keywords

• witches
• Halloween
• The Craft
• Sabrina
• Charmed
• Wicked
• Oz
• Black Phillip
• silent films

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: The Witches Road, The Craft, Sabrina, Charmed, Black Phillip, Wicked, Oz, silent witch films

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