Buck Wolf from ABC News interviews Phyllis Curott and Fiona Horne about “The Wicker Man”. While the bulk of the article deals with the (amazing) original film, he also gets a quote from Horne about the remake.

“Horne says she met with director LeBute and had dinner with Cage three years ago, when they were first making plans for the movie, to share her views on the film and how it should be updated but had no formal role as a consultant. “I really respect the work of both those guys,” Horne says. ‘So it should be interesting to note what they will produce.’”

Horne’s (former star of the reality program “Mad Mad House”) comment seems hardly a “blessing” of the remake. Meanwhile Curott takes the opportunity to compare some stores not stocking her book with book-burnings!

“But Wicca remains a controversial subject. Even the ‘Harry Potter’ book and film series have come under attack from some religious groups for its depiction of witchcraft. Curott says that some publishers have been pressured not to stock her latest book, ‘The Love Spell’ “You don’t see book burnings today,” Curott says. “But things are going on that are, in effect, the same thing.’”

I looked into these claims of Curott’s some time ago, and several comments from my readers debunked her not stocking/book burning theory. Frankly I’m not sure what that comment was even doing in an article about a film with Pagan themes. There are plenty of real troubles in our community without worrying about distribution for a book of love spells.

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