Alan U. Dalul, Author at The Wild Hunt

Alan U. Dalul

Alan U. Dalul is an author, columnist, and academic from Venezuela, now based in Utah. He has a master’s degree in communication and has worked in the field for over a decade. Alan's main interests have been culture, folklore, and gothic studies. He sees fiction and folklore as reflections of the time and place in which they were created. He goes to the movies, supports local businesses, and learns about diverse and marginalized communities when he's not writing. Alan U. Dalul es un autor, columnista y académico de Venezuela que actualmente reside en Utah. Tiene una maestría en comunicación y ha trabajado en ese campo durante más de una década. Los principales intereses de Alan han sido la los estudios culturales, de folclore, y góticos. Considera que la ficción y el folclore son reflejos del tiempo y el lugar en el que fueron creados. Va al cine, apoya a los negocios locales y aprende sobre comunidades diversas y marginadas cuando no está escribiendo.

Arts & Culture

El encanto kawaii del Oráculo de las Quimeras

By Alan U. Dalul | August 15, 2025

Alan U. Dalul analiza una nueva baraja de tarot de Debora Mayfair y Marga Biazzi, el Oráculo de las Quimeras.

Arts & Culture

The kawaii charm of the Oracle of the Chimeras

By Alan U. Dalul | August 15, 2025

Alan U. Dalul reviews a new tarot deck from Debora Mayfair and Marga Biazzi, the Oracle of the Chimeras.

Arts & Culture

Review: The gentle insights of the Neopets tarot deck

By Alan U. Dalul | July 13, 2025

Sometimes we need to let go of the seriousness that we’ve been sold as adults, recover hope, recover creativity, recover innocence. Going back to my childhood refuge of Neopia proved most helpful, not to mention guidance-providing.

Living

Witchcraft practices to (finally!) come out

By Alan U. Dalul | June 22, 2025

Pride Month has always felt bittersweet to me until now. I was jealous to the bone of those who could speak freely about their identities. I had to conceal mine, edit my words, make sure that I wouldn’t let it slip out. I was a watered-down version of myself.

Book Reviews

Review: Raven Grimassi’s “Crafting a Tradition of Witchcraft”

By Alan U. Dalul | May 16, 2025

Fire burns as long as we take care of it, recognize what it needs, and how to keep it alive. We can’t do it the same way during summer and winter. Raven Grimassi also kept this in mind. A tradition doesn’t stay frozen in time, but grows with its members as they shape its ideas and work.