In this week’s Pagan Community Notes, Pagan Community Notes: The Cold Moon Is Here, but Krampusnacht Awaits!
Arts & Culture
Review: The Carpenter’s Son
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“The premise, a Biblical horror film exploring Jesus’s adolescence, is apparently treated by some as shocking,” writes Manny Tejeda Moreno. “To me, that simply confirms they’ve never read the Bible.”
Culture
Pagan Community Notes: Week of November 20, 2025
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In this week’s Pagan Community Notes, we are saddened to report that Theanos Thrax has journeyed to the gods. In other news, an unusual incident at Westminster Abbey made headlines, the man accused of murdering Coach John Beam claims he was targeted by witchcraft, Star offers her Tarot of the Week, and Beth Owl’s Daughter announces the 2025 Advent Sun Wheel Circle.
Culture
Ancient “Cultic” Space Discovered in the Shadow of the World’s First Metropolis
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Archaeologists in northern Iraq have uncovered a monumental Uruk-period building that may have served as a “cultic space.” The find at Kani Shaie reveals early ritual architecture and deepens understanding of how mountain communities connected to ancient Mesopotamia’s first cities.
Culture
HallowMonday: A Rare Holiday from the Amen Pew
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Halloween fell on a weekend, and predictably, the Amen pew trembled. “HallowMonday” has returned, bringing not only pearl-clutching and performative outrage about witchcraft, but also a serious incident in Georgia. The Wild Hunt also received its annual reminder that we are the “mouthpiece of Satan.”
Arts & Culture
Three Horrors for Halloween
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Happy Halloween! To celebrate, Karl E.H. Seigfried considers novels by George A. Romero & Daniel Kraus, F. Paul Wilson, and John Bellairs, and what their horrors can teach us about the horrors that face us today.