• The Necromancer Erichto

  • Jun 21 2024
  • Length: 15 mins
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The Necromancer Erichto

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  • “She lived in abandoned tombs” this is how the description of Erictho, the necromancer of Thessaly, begins. Yet Erichto was alive, a mortal woman, a characteristic that is underlined right from the start to highlight her evil nature. Because there is no divine justification for such cruelty: only evil for its own sake.I warn you that now we are bordering on real horror. A historical horror, taken from authentic ancient sources, which will amaze you with its literary power, and perhaps will send a few shivers down your spine.The time has come to thoroughly investigate mystery religions, sifting through the manuscripts that deal with what will later be called black magic. One of these is De bello Civili, a Latin poem by Marcus Annaeus Lucanus, from the 1st century AD: a source of inspiration for the horror genre of the 20th century and beyond.
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