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Treat your mind (or trick it) with Halloween writings at Counter-Currents.
Jef Costello, “I Wake Up Screaming: My Top Ten Halloween Horror Flick Picks”
William de Vere, “All Hallows’ Eve: On Death & Remembrance” (more…)
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Saturday, October 30th, Counter-Currents Radio’s guest host will be Millennial Woes who will be joined by Nick Jeelvy to discuss current events, white identity politics, and, of course, YOUR QUESTIONS. Counter-Currents Radio will be streaming on DLive and Odysee at noon PST, 3 pm EST, 8 pm UK time, & 9 pm CET. Send your questions, comments, and donations through Entropy: entropystream.live/countercurrents
Sunday, October 31st (Halloween), Nick Jeelvy will be joined on the Writers’ Bloc by James O’Meara for a blood-chilling, spine-tingling discussion of what really scares “them” about magic and the occult, plus current events and YOUR QUESTIONS. The Writers’ Bloc will be streaming on DLive and Odysee at 1 pm PST, 4 pm EST, 9 pm UK time, and 10 pm CET. Send your questions, comments, and donations through Entropy: entropystream.live/countercurrents
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The year was 939 AD, the setting near the city of Simancas. Count Fernán Gonzalez, a commander of free Spain, rode at the head of an army whose mission was to strike a blow against the Saracen invaders of Al-Andalus. Still, they were outnumbered and desperate. Fortune, it seemed, would favor the Moors on this day. But as the Count’s troops prepared to clash with their foe, a miracle occurred. (more…)
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I cannot speak for the rest of the world, but for those of us who grew up in the United States, especially in its more rural environs, autumn is a particularly nostalgic season. In part, this is owing to associations formed during childhood: the forest ramblings, the fallen leaves crunching underfoot, the morning fog over the trees, the smell of woodsmoke in the air; the pumpkin patches and hayrides, county fairs and bonfires — all of these thoughts and remembrances come back to us in this season, tinted in shades of red and gold. (more…)
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Hugh MacDonald discusses the history of the Halloween tradition as an element of European identity. (more…)
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Since our last update, when we announced our new $5,000 matching grant, we have received 30 donations totaling $6,242.99 for which we are enormously grateful. Thanks to a generous donor, $5,000 of that amount was matched, bringing the total to $11,242.99.
Our goal this year is to raise $70,000. So far, we have received 264 donations totaling $57,410.37. So we more than 80% of the way to our goal, with only $12,589.63 and two whole months to go. (more…)
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It’s not clear why human beings enjoy being frightened. Indeed, in most circumstances we don’t. I find nothing particularly “thrilling,” for example, about the frightening threat posed by mass non-white migration into the lands of my ancestors. Nor do I enjoy how I feel when I’m the only white person on the J train at midnight. But I thoroughly enjoy the imaginary threats posed by ghosts, witches, and vampires. There’s a lot to be said here about the human fascination with the uncanny, and what it reveals about us. (more…)
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Since yesterday’s update on our Summer Fundraiser, we have received 5 donations totaling $580 in amounts ranging from $10 to $350, including the first of recurring donations of $10/month and $20/month. Our total is now $36,937. We are now $3,063 from our goal of $40,000 with just 3 days to go. (more…)
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