Profs & Pints DC: Haunted Landscapes of Middle-Earth
• September 25, 2023

Profs and Pints DC presents: “Haunted Landscapes of Middle-Earth,” on J.R.R. Tolkien’s use of horror, with Peter Grybauskas, who has written extensively on Tolkien and teaches courses on him at […]

Profs & Pints DC: The Life of the Vampire
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Profs and Pints DC presents: “The Life of the Vampire,” a look at the origins and evolution of a feared and beloved cultural icon, with Stanley Joseph Stepanic, who teaches […]

Profs & Pints DC: It Came from Within
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Profs and Pints DC presents: “It Came from Within,” a look at the real-life psychological disorders behind some of your favorite movie frights, with Brian A. Sharpless, visiting research fellow […]

Profs & Pints DC: The Exorcist’s Power
• September 20, 2023

Profs and Pints DC presents: “The Exorcist’s Power,” on the making of a legendary film and the rise of its demon spawn, with David Wilt, professorial lecturer in film studies at George Washington […]

Markoff’s Haunted Forest
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DC’s favorite haunt is back, weekend nights this Fall. Creative, dramatic, and – YES — terrifying — MHF has built a national reputation for its unique, multi-sensory experience. Music, lighting […]

Mapping Georgetown: On Saints, Souls and Cemeteries
• October 31, 2022

We celebrate Halloween in Georgetown on this Eve of All Saints and All Souls Day. Many Georgetowners also celebrate or are familiar with Día de los Muertos (Day of the […]

Georgetown Possessed by Halloween and ‘The Exorcist’
• October 27, 2022

Georgetown has always exhibited a spirit of Halloween with its stories of haunted houses and apparitions, but it really came into its own as a Halloween spooktacular in the last […]

Healing Spirits (and Gems) Found at District Mineral
• October 17, 2022

I was convinced the lady who knew where all the witches were in Georgetown was the same one selling crystal balls. “We do have specimens that are spherical,” replied Becky […]

In Search of the Witches of Georgetown
• October 12, 2022

I have a pretty modern view of witches: women who were ahead of their time, women who were healers, women who had minds of their own, women who were powerful. […]

For Halloween, We Spoke with a Real-Life Exorcist 
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 At first glance, Father Vincent Lampert, 59, seems to be a typical neighborhood parish priest. He’s assigned as the pastor of St. Peter and St. Michael the Archangel Catholic Churches […]