Tag: mass media
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The Strange Legacy of the Weird Fascination with the Occult in the 60s and 70s
Has the occult conquered the American imagination? If so, how? And who is responsible for it?
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An Occult History of the Television Set
from gizmodo.in: The origin of the television set was heavily shrouded in both spiritualism and the occult, writes author Stefan Andriopoulos in his new book Ghostly Apparitions. In fact, as its very name implies, the television was first conceived as a technical device for seeing at a distance: like the telephone (speaking at a distance)…
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The Movie “Videodrome” and The Horror of Mass Media
from VigilantCitizen.com: “Videodrome” is an 80′s science fiction horror film that contains some gore, James Woods and Betamax videotapes. Above all, the movie communicates a strong message on the perversity of mass media, its dangers to the human psyche and how it is used to manipulate the masses. This article will look at the meaning…