The Glamourization of Witches: The Witch Reimagined Across History

Описание: Witches were not always ugly. This video essay traces how the image of the witch evolved through dark folklore, witch history, and Hollywood cinema from medieval hag to glamorous screen icon. Dive into the dark history behind the witch’s body, beauty standards, and the fears that turned ordinary women into monsters.
We’ll explore how real women accused of witchcraft became the “hag” of fairy tales, why the witch’s aging body was demonized, and how film and TV transformed her into a powerful, seductive symbol. From medieval Europe to modern horror and fantasy, this is the story of the witch as an image, and what it reveals about our obsession with female bodies, beauty, and power.
In this dark history deep dive, we look at:

• The medieval roots of witch trials and the fear of unruly women
• How fairy tales and religious art created the classic crooked-nosed hag
• Why aging, sexuality, and beauty made women more vulnerable to witchcraft accusations
• The birth of the Hollywood witch – from green-skinned villains to glamorous occult icons
• How the “dark feminine” witch archetype became a symbol of both danger and liberation

If you’re drawn to dark history, mythology, folk horror, and the occult, this witch documentary-style video essay is for you. This is not a spell tutorial or pop-witchcraft how-to, but a historical and cultural analysis of how we created the witch we recognize today.

🌙 Part of The Moonlight Circle’s Dark History of Beauty, Death & Femininity series – exploring how myths, monsters, and legends shape the way we see women’s bodies and power.

Chapters:

0:00 Witches Were Not Always Ugly – Setting the Scene
1:16 The Ancient Witch
3:19 How the Hag Was Invented in Art and Folklore
6:10 The Hat, The Broomstick and the Black Cat
9:47 Fairy Tales, Fear and the Old Woman in the Woods
11:58 From Stage to Screen – The Birth of the Hollywood Witch
17:03 What the Witch’s Image Still Says About Us

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