Something Wicked

Doug Brode is an innovative and prolific scholar who is known for exploring new areas and taking unconventional angles. In Something Wicked , he and co-editor Leah Deyneka present a provocative look at witchcraft in popular media, acknowledging the ways in which witches evoke questions regarding marginalization, diversity, and disability. This book is invaluable for those studying inclusion in American culture and media

Doug Brode is an innovative and prolific scholar who is known for exploring new areas and taking unconventional angles. In Something Wicked , he and co-editor Leah Deyneka present a provocative look at witchcraft in popular media, acknowledging the ways in which witches evoke questions regarding marginalization, diversity, and disability. This book is invaluable for those studying inclusion in American culture and media

In the past we demonized them, hunted them down, tortured and hanged them, and burned them at the stake. To no effect. Nothing could suppress our fascination with witches and witchcraft. In this dynamic new collection by sharp-witted young scholar critics, we can examine the diverse and contradictory ways that popular culture has depicted the witches. In some trials we are rooting for them.

Smart and versatile, Douglas Brode and Leah Deyneka’s spell-binding collection is something wicked indeed, containing nineteen brand new discussions of witchcraft and wizardry in movies, television, and penny dreadfuls. Vital for researchers and enthusiasts, itsinsights into misogyny, magic, and transgressive behavior are accessible and engaging. Carefully researched, this book is a must-read for feminist and film scholars, mass media buffs, and fans of Witch-Lit. It’s a must-have for anyone interested in the occult and the ubiquitous Wiccan in popular culture.

The anthology Something Wicked: Witchcraft in Movies, Television, and Popular Culture stands as a perfect illustration of what a witchcraft renaissance looks like in con-temporary media-cultural studies.

Douglas Brode , now retired, was the Creator/Coordinator of the Film Classics Program for The Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University, USA. He is a novelist, screenwriter, playwright, film historian, multi-award winning journalist, and multi-award winning educator.

Leah Deyneka holds a master’s degree in 19th-century literature from King’s College, London, UK, and has written extensively on literature, film, media, and popular culture.