occult
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But a smaller, third group believed that Nazi showmanship was occult wizardry and that they were in on the secret.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 25, 2026
In 2019, the wickedly fun horror-comedy “Ready or Not” made hide-and-seek into a terrifying encounter with the occult — and made its star, Samara Weaving, the scream queen du jour.
From Salon • Jan. 4, 2026
"You have an entire landscape of uncertainty and vulnerability and you have this 1,000-year-old tapestry of spells and medicines and occult knowledge that just has seeped into the Burmese consciousness."
From Barron's • Dec. 21, 2025
As it turns out, Gladys, avid in the occult, is keeping those kids in a trance to drain them of their energy and stay alive.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 25, 2025
“I checked the occult bookstores, the spooky carnivals, the abandoned cemeteries, and all the obscure and little-trafficked corners of the city. Nothing!”
From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood
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