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Monday, October 28, 2024
Witchful Thinking
'A witch is born out of the true hungers of their time.'
Long After Midnight
Passions aren't formed from experiences lasting hours, days or weeks. Passions born from single, often incredibly brief moments. Observing once dance mov, hearing one or two from of a song. That split-second experience of pure happiness because of something you hear, something you see and especially something that makes you feel.
I think my fascination with witches started with watching just a few minutes of the old sit-com Bewitched. Growing up in the 1980's, the show wasn't playing on the television we owned. But... there was a older couple who lived about a mile away who had cable that aired repeats.
My younger siblings and I had to go there afterschool from time to time, usually in December. My mother worked from home, but over the Christmas holidays, she returned to her retail job to make some extra money to buy us gifts. It was during these times, we had the couple watch us until my father picked us up after work.
Now, we really didn't get to watch Bewitched when we were there, when it began at 5pm, the older couple usually switched the channel to the news. But... sometimes they were a little late, and I caught the first minute or two from time to time, just enough time, to be intrigued by Samantha and her magic.
It wasn't until years later, when I was an adult, that I caught full episodes of the show on DVD. It certainly didn't hold up to my memories, and I only watched a season or two, but the show also introduced me to my first male witch in the form of Ancle Arthur.
Since then, I've been on a witch hunt, for movies and television shows featuring witches, both male and female. My most recent watch, was a copy of the 1986 TV move The Worst Witch. A witched themed show with both Diana Rigg and Tim Curry, not to mention Charlotte Rae, even as dated and corny as it was, was definitely worth a look.
I have to admit, I haven't seen all of the classics. I watched the 1948 version of MacBeth when I was in high school, but there are other versions I want to see. I can't believe I'm saying this, but I've never seen The Wizard of Oz. I've seen so many clips of television over the years, I feel I've seen it, but I certainly must check it out one of these years. I've also never seen Charmed, but it's on my list. There are two recently television productions focused on Witches, Agatha All Along and A Discovery of Witches, both I feature on the NEXT PAGE HERE:
When it comes to Broadway, one of the most iconic shows about witches is of course Wicked. Although I've seen the show, my passion for the project began after buying the original Broadway cast score back in the early 2000's. I listened to that soundtrack for hours, especially while spending long hours on the bus, before finally getting my own car.
Most of you know the film version premieres next month, and although the two witchy leads can often be annoying, I am looking forward to seeing it. I don't think its a film I'll run out to see in the theatre, but I'll check it out when it moves to streaming. I decided to take a deep dive, not into withes Elphaba or Glinda, but of course, into the character of Fiyero, the male lead in the show. Check out the dozens of hot actors who've slipped into Fiyero's boots on the NEXT PAGE HERE:
Frisky Frolic: Losing My Witchinity...
You always remember your first.....
They say you never forget your firsts. Your first crush, your first love, the first time you rode a bike or any truly significant moment. When it comes to Halloween, I remember the first time I went trick-or-treating without my parents, the first time I went out on the 31st, to cause trouble, and not acquire candy, and the first Halloween party I went to as a teenager.
I've always celebrated holidays on FH, especially Halloween, but it wasn't until connecting with JayBee from Frisky Frolic that I had original imagery to share on the site. Prior to that, I just used images found on the web. There were only a handful of Halloween themed images floating around at the time, most notably, that shot of the hot butt with a pumpkin face painted on.
Then, when searching for 'hot naked ghosts' back in 2012 I discovered a slew of visual treasures located with Frisky Frolic and within his Flickr site. I quickly got in touch with JayBee and got his support to feature his naked ghost. (HERE:) Since then, I bugged JayBee almost every holiday and FH is filled with both his holiday, and non-holiday shots.
It was in 2017 that I first decided I needed a witch. A hot male witch with a big hat, maybe a cape and some black leather boots. I got in touch with JayBee about commissioning a witch shoot, and he of course, was more than up for the task. It took him awhile to find just the right well-built and wicked warrior, but a few days before Halloween, Atticus Zachary Bone, (Zach) arose to take the title as the official leader, and first member of the FH Coven. (HERE:)
It's appropriate then, that seven years later, a seventh witch is about to join the coven, and join the other hunky bewitching spellbinders around the cauldron. Take a look back below. at each of the coven members who've joined over the last seven years, and meet the sexy seventh, a model you've seen before on FH, and whose time in the coven is just beginning....
The Salem SeVen:
Every Halloween since Zach formed the coven, I've tried to invite another witch into the fold. Some years, I was denied, but other years, I was lucky that two broom stick straddling sorcerers fly in. Below are the male witches who've I had the pleasure of de-caping over the last seven years.
Holden
Photographed by Studio1x
Witchful Thinking, 2018
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Ethan
Photographed by Studio1x
The Witch in the Window, 2018
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That Naked Nerd
Photographed by PhotoRSH
Charmed & Dangerous, 2020
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Benjamin
Photographed by Lights On Studio
The Witching Hour, 2021
So... if you're counting the witches, the coven is now at six. The five immortal forms featured here, plus Zach, the coven's leader and first member. In order to complete the Salem SeVen, one more wizard and his wand are required. Check out the newest member of the coven cluster in the post below.
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Photographed by Unlimited Male
Happy Halloween, 2021
The Witch in the Wood
'Witches escape to the forest to listen to the whispers of nature itself.'
It shouldn't be a surprise to regular FH readers that it's Luke G whose ascending to number se7en in the coven. Many might be wondering why it took so long. If you've seen my previous posts featuring Luke's work as a model and artist, (HERE:) you know his self-portraits embody so many qualities we associate with a male witch.
Witches have a special nexus with nature, and most of Luke's self-shoots capture not only his gorgeous face and body, but the surrounding beauty and blessings of the forest. Luke's images also show his connection to the land he loves. Luke doesn't just pose in front of the forest, he touches, feels, and interacts with it.
In addition to his connection with nature, and being an eclectic artist and free spirit, there's also Luke's look. His long lean body captures such elegant poses and his long hair and face exude an almost ethereal aura, mixed in a dash of bohemian, and a sliver of gothic hotness, and you have the ingredients for the consummate conjurer.
I have to thank Luke for coming through without a lot of prep time. It was just last week I decided I needed a seventh sorcerer for this Halloween. With just enough time to order a new hat on-line, Luke headed into the wood to shoot images for his upcoming coven coming. Luke already owned a wand, and since he wasn't planning on wearing much else, when the hat arrived, it was time to shoot.
Unfortunately, as we know with witches, no good deed goes unpunished, and despite the spell Luke cast, creating the perfect colorful Autumn day to shoot, there was one spell that was broken. Luke's favorite wand broke during the shoot, and if you check out the image below, you might be able to figure out why....
'And well.... as you can see I was holding the wand between my butt cheeks and.....I gripped too tight and snapped it since there isn't a metal core.'
Clearly Luke has some tight, muscled butt checks, but wand mishap aside, the images turned out to be amazing. I got in touch with Luke just in time to include the magic of the woods, the magic of nature, and the peak fall colors, into Luke's incredible visuals. Magical, all around!
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