Marina Warner

But the format itself is one that I found really interesting.

So I heard Dame Marina Warner speak about almanacs.

And she talked about almanacs in terms of them being some of the first mass media that were ever produced.

And traditionally, they were containing lots of information about...

Witches, meanwhile, have evolved from feared outsiders to empowered figures of rebellion and mystique.

Cultural historian Marina Warner, whose work explores female mythic figures, notes that these archetypes endure because they express the fears and desires of the societies that create them.

She's right.

These characters aren't just monsters.

Female archetypes aren't just included, they're foundational.

They bring emotion, mythology, and complexity to the horror experience.

Marina Warner's work reminds us that these figures endure because they evolve with us, reflecting our shifting fears, hopes, and cultural imagination.

But here's the exciting part.