Toil_AndTrouble OP t1_itvpgty wrote on October 26, 2022 at 5:30 PM

Reply to comment by RedpenBrit96 in We’re the authors of TOIL AND TROUBLE and MONSTER, SHE WROTE, and we love writing about horror history and the occult, especially through a feminist lens. AMA! by Toil_AndTrouble

That's a really interesting question! Our research really only looked at a narrow sliver of the occult, focusing on "mainstream" United States, so I can't fully answer that. One thing, though, that I can say is that the occult is often "hidden" (literally from the definition of the word occult) from or in opposition to the mainstream society. It all seemed to be a kind of rebellion against white patriarchy, offering power to those who normally wouldn't have access to it (women, nonbinary, LGBTQ, and people of color). -LK

RedpenBrit96 t1_itvpnqs wrote on October 26, 2022 at 5:31 PM

Thank you! I’ve found that to be the case in the little research I’ve done myself!

Toil_AndTrouble OP t1_itvq0zq wrote on October 26, 2022 at 5:34 PM

Thanks for your question! -LK