https://www.alicepattillo.comRSS Feed for Alice PattilloenWed, 14 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0100https://media.journoportfolio.com/users/318837/uploads/bb3ab7e5-0c82-43ca-8993-3e93a7a42939.pdfWed, 14 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0100https://media.journoportfolio.com/users/318837/uploads/bb3ab7e5-0c82-43ca-8993-3e93a7a42939.pdfhttps://www.womanandhome.com/astrology/candle-gazing/Flame gazing can be a wonderful way to find stillness. A dancing flame has a hypnotic effect on the mind, something yogis have known for centuries. Known as 'tratak sadhana' in yoga, candle gazing is a focus meditation. This is a type of meditation that involves focusing, or gazing, on an object or sensation, and can bring your awareness to the present moment.Flames have also been used as a scrying tool for divination. Notice, as you gaze at your flame, does anything come immediately to mind? Do...Tue, 05 May 2026 00:00:00 +0100https://www.womanandhome.com/astrology/candle-gazing/https://www.womanandhome.com/astrology/crystal-gazing/Scrying, also known as 'seeing', is the act of peering at something, often an object with a reflective surface, smoke, fire or glowing coals, in a trance-like state until you are able to see images, interpreted as visions of prophecy.Crystal gazing is perhaps the most popular and well-known form of scrying, and is often performed using a crystal ball or an obsidian mirror. Learn how you can use any form of polished crystal for divination purposes, using this simple scrying technique and a little...Mon, 02 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://www.womanandhome.com/astrology/crystal-gazing/https://media.journoportfolio.com/users/318837/images/92b21f35-b06f-4523-b324-412ccaf2a97e.jpgYou might think consecrated earth would prevent restless spirits from congregating, but think again. Houses of the holy are also regular stomping grounds of the dead, and sometimes even something demonic...Sun, 12 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000https://media.journoportfolio.com/users/318837/images/92b21f35-b06f-4523-b324-412ccaf2a97e.jpghttps://media.journoportfolio.com/users/318837/images/affadf51-ea23-4656-afc9-e8e4944abea8.jpgWhat do the cards have in store for you? Learn all about the mysterious art of tarot in this complete guide. From its origins and history to a complete breakdown of all the card meanings, plus layout diagrams and tutorials for some of the most popular tarot reading spreads, this guide has everything you need to know to start reading the cards today.Sun, 12 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000https://media.journoportfolio.com/users/318837/images/affadf51-ea23-4656-afc9-e8e4944abea8.jpghttps://media.journoportfolio.com/users/318837/images/4a929c42-7f35-476b-a02c-c62f729c1078.jpgFrom sinister abandoned asylums, forests infested with phantoms and folkloric monsters that roam the landscapes, to houses that were once home to homicidal maniacs, museums devoted to the macabre and castles haunted by their harrowing pasts, The Traveller’s Guide to Cursed and Creepy Destinations is an essential companion to any budding paranormal investigator, amateur historian and dark tourist.Sun, 12 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000https://media.journoportfolio.com/users/318837/images/4a929c42-7f35-476b-a02c-c62f729c1078.jpghttps://media.journoportfolio.com/users/318837/images/4b36f76f-80dd-4ada-8848-f33b271fef61.jpgHumans have a natural tendency towards the macabre and a curiosity that would kill a cat, leading to an insatiable appetite for the supernaturalTue, 14 Feb 2023 00:00:00 +0000https://media.journoportfolio.com/users/318837/images/4b36f76f-80dd-4ada-8848-f33b271fef61.jpghttps://media.journoportfolio.com/users/318837/images/5f6256e0-2847-4d56-a501-1c1bcedf205c.jpgA horse's skull paraded from door-to-door might not sound very festive, but in South Wales, it's a favourite yuletide traditionWed, 30 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0000https://media.journoportfolio.com/users/318837/images/5f6256e0-2847-4d56-a501-1c1bcedf205c.jpghttps://media.journoportfolio.com/users/318837/images/c6ac3708-c3ab-4bd2-8611-b94663c7b290.jpgChristmas might be a uniquely Christian celebration but its traditions owe a lot to the pagan people who inhabited the western world long before the birth of Christ, and their festivals to celebrate winter solsticeWed, 30 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0000https://media.journoportfolio.com/users/318837/images/c6ac3708-c3ab-4bd2-8611-b94663c7b290.jpghttps://www.denofgeek.com/tv/the-winchesters-how-jeffrey-dean-morgan-inspired-drake-rodgers-performance/But while Jeffrey Dean Morgan’s John Winchester might have been a crucial player, and impeccably portrayed by the actor, he was also pretty hated by fans of the show. After the death of his wife, he tumbled headfirst into a world of violence and darkness, being shown to regularly abandon his boys in search of his wife’s demonic killer, leaving them to fend for themselves and worry continuously about their own father’s safety. John moved them from town to town with no hope of settling, making friTue, 01 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0000https://www.denofgeek.com/tv/the-winchesters-how-jeffrey-dean-morgan-inspired-drake-rodgers-performance/https://www.denofgeek.com/tv/scariest-90s-kids-tv-shows/Based on the hit book series by R L Stine that was a staple on every 90s kids bedroom shelf, Goosebumps saw the books come to life on your super small screened gigantic box of a television set. The episodes are truly mini horror movies, albeit with terrible special effects. Although it is hotly debated which ones are the most terrifying, frontrunners include ‘Welcome To Dead House’, where a family is lured to a town populated by undead folks who plan to kill them, ‘The Mask’ where the mask in quTue, 18 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0100https://www.denofgeek.com/tv/scariest-90s-kids-tv-shows/https://www.denofgeek.com/movies/hocus-pocus-popularize-halloween-outside-u-s/?_gl=1*l1qal1*_up*MQ..*_ga*MTY0OTI5MTUzMy4xNzkyMDE2NTkz*_ga_J2QSY2EKFY*czE3OTIwMTY1OTIkbzEkZzEkdDE3OTIwMTY1OTYkajU2JGwwJGgwHalloween as we know it was once considered a uniquely American tradition. But thanks to movies like Hocus Pocus and The Nightmare Before Christmas, that is changing around the world.Sat, 01 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0100https://www.denofgeek.com/movies/hocus-pocus-popularize-halloween-outside-u-s/?_gl=1*l1qal1*_up*MQ..*_ga*MTY0OTI5MTUzMy4xNzkyMDE2NTkz*_ga_J2QSY2EKFY*czE3OTIwMTY1OTIkbzEkZzEkdDE3OTIwMTY1OTYkajU2JGwwJGgwhttps://media.journoportfolio.com/users/318837/images/4cbdcf8a-4872-458d-a5c8-d83dd2258bef.jpgApple-bobbing has become synonymous with Halloween, but what is it and why do we take part in this curious activity?Sat, 01 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0100https://media.journoportfolio.com/users/318837/images/4cbdcf8a-4872-458d-a5c8-d83dd2258bef.jpghttps://media.journoportfolio.com/users/318837/images/2d09c650-3d94-40ff-9a57-a95adf2c128d.jpgAs Hallowtide was regarded as a highly spiritual period, it proved an opportunity to peer into one's fortune, and folklore is full of tips and tricks on how to practise fortune telling at this psychically potent time!Sat, 01 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0100https://media.journoportfolio.com/users/318837/images/2d09c650-3d94-40ff-9a57-a95adf2c128d.jpghttps://www.loudersound.com/features/how-heavy-music-saved-me-from-my-adhd-brainEarlier this year, Distillers frontwoman and all-round badass Brody Dalle revealed on her Instagram that she’s been on medication for her inattentive ADHD for four years. Hearing that the woman who was my teenage hero also suffers from the same developmental condition that caused me such feelings of isolation, frustration and anxiety growing up was poignant. Even now, at 31, it made me feel validated, and I realised that she music she created may have spoken to me for a reason. It’s incredible Thu, 12 Aug 2021 00:00:00 +0100https://www.loudersound.com/features/how-heavy-music-saved-me-from-my-adhd-brainhttps://www.loudersound.com/features/hellhammer-the-tortured-black-metal-outcasts-who-created-a-monsterThe early 80s marked a huge leap forward for metal. In the UK, the grassroots NWOBHM scene was taking root in pubs and clubs across the country, launching future superstars like Iron Maiden. Bands and fans were hungry for music that was harder, heavier and rawer than anything that had come before. Things were very different in Switzerland, where there was barely a scene to speak of. One young Swiss metal fan, Thomas Gabriel Fischer, was looking longingly at everything happening in UK and wonderFri, 05 Jun 2020 00:00:00 +0100https://www.loudersound.com/features/hellhammer-the-tortured-black-metal-outcasts-who-created-a-monsterhttps://www.loudersound.com/features/top-10-essential-sci-fi-films-to-watch-during-lockdownSince their formation in 2015, Georgia heavy metal powerhouse Irist have gone from strength to strength. Channeling an eclectic variety of influences from the muddy likes of Alice in Chains, The Melvins and Soundgarden to technical metalcore of Converge and The Dillinger Escape Plan into their hard hitting sound, the fivesome have created something that's truly unique – and somewhat resembles a melodic marriage of Will Haven and High On Fire. With the band having just launched their Nuclear BlFri, 27 Mar 2020 00:00:00 +0000https://www.loudersound.com/features/top-10-essential-sci-fi-films-to-watch-during-lockdownhttps://www.loudersound.com/features/the-beginners-guide-to-heavy-metal-yoga-11-yoga-poses-to-get-you-startedWith gyms and swimming pools closed, job uncertainty, working from home and a global health crisis, we must try harder than even to maintain our mental and physical health. Working from home, work closures and self-isolation can have a massive affect on mental health, not to mention the looming dread of a pandemic. One way to get moving, stretching AND keep on top of the mental stress is yoga. An ancient practice, yoga is a holistic form of exercise – meaning it encompasses the entire body asWed, 25 Mar 2020 00:00:00 +0000https://www.loudersound.com/features/the-beginners-guide-to-heavy-metal-yoga-11-yoga-poses-to-get-you-startedhttps://www.loudersound.com/features/16-must-see-metal-rockumentaries-to-stream-right-nowWith many countries on lockdown and a growing toll of gig and festival casualties, it's advisable to self-isolate and minimise any activities that could put you in contact with, well... other humans. To some, this might sound like a dream come true. Two weeks of unadulterated bliss. No pressure to leave your safe, cosy little cocoon of germ-free bliss. But to others – those who thrive off of socialising, extroverts and anyone who had a gig or festival planned in the next couple months – it canMon, 23 Mar 2020 00:00:00 +0000https://www.loudersound.com/features/16-must-see-metal-rockumentaries-to-stream-right-nowhttps://www.loudersound.com/features/10-reasons-why-70000-tons-of-metal-is-the-ultimate-metalhead-vacationIt's been just over a week since the annual 70,000 Tons Of Metal heavy metal cruise docked back at Fort Lauderdale Florida after four absolutely mind-blowing days (and nights) of high octane heavy metal (courtesy of Devin Townsend, Emperor, At The Gates, Possessed and many more) aboard the gigantic Independence of the Seas. This behemoth of a festival has become a choice destination – a heavy metal mecca, if you will – for metalheads worldwide, with many sailors naming it as the sole festival tThu, 23 Jan 2020 00:00:00 +0000https://www.loudersound.com/features/10-reasons-why-70000-tons-of-metal-is-the-ultimate-metalhead-vacationhttps://www.loudersound.com/features/rob-zombie-sid-haig-knew-3-from-hell-would-be-the-last-film-hed-ever-doIt's been 16 years since we were introduced Rob Zombie's demented Firefly family in his homage to 70s b-movie slashers, House of 1000 Corpses, and 14 trips around the sun since we witnessed their apparent demise in the form of a brutal police shoot out at the end of Devil's Rejects. But you can't kill pure evil – Michael Myers (opens in new tab) taught us that – and this month saw the home release of Zombie's highly anticipated third Firefly flick, 3 From Hell. It seemed almost as though fate Mon, 21 Oct 2019 00:00:00 +0100https://www.loudersound.com/features/rob-zombie-sid-haig-knew-3-from-hell-would-be-the-last-film-hed-ever-dohttps://www.loudersound.com/features/alice-in-chains-dirt-is-their-magnum-opusAlice In Chains' debut offering, Facelift, helped to catapult a nascent Seattle scene into the mainstream. By 1991, and the releases of Nirvana's Nevermind, Pearl Jam's Ten and Soundgarden's Badmotorfinger, the whole world had been introduced to this brand new genre: grunge, and it had taken on a life of its own. But everything was just about to get darker – a whole lot darker – with AIC's sophomore record, Dirt. Our online editor reveals why the devastating beauty of this nihilistic album graSun, 29 Sep 2019 00:00:00 +0100https://www.loudersound.com/features/alice-in-chains-dirt-is-their-magnum-opushttps://www.loudersound.com/features/hail-satan-why-the-new-documentary-might-have-you-converting-to-satanismFrom Coven, Black Sabbath, Kiss and Venom to Motley Crue, Watain and even Slipknot, the devil has inspired some of the greatest rock and metal acts. Throwing the horns is just as synonymous with metal as electric guitars, right? But, although we metalheads might worship the music, surely we aren’t all actual Satan worshippers too? Penny Lane’s new documentary, Hail Satan?, puts forward a pretty convincing argument that we might be. Except not in the way you might think. Penny’s film attempts tSat, 24 Aug 2019 00:00:00 +0100https://www.loudersound.com/features/hail-satan-why-the-new-documentary-might-have-you-converting-to-satanismhttps://www.loudersound.com/features/why-alice-in-chains-unplugged-is-the-best-live-album-ever-madeOn April 10, 1996, pioneering Seattle grunge metallers Alice In Chains re-emerged after a two and a half year long live show hiatus (the band didn't tour in support of 1995's Alice In Chains) to play the legendary acoustic television series MTV Unplugged. The stage lit with giant white candles purchased from Seattle's Pike Place market by vocalist Layne Staley (no way that would pass health and safety nowadays), the concert would go down in pop culture history as one of the most significant MTVTue, 30 Jul 2019 00:00:00 +0100https://www.loudersound.com/features/why-alice-in-chains-unplugged-is-the-best-live-album-ever-madehttps://www.loudersound.com/features/why-alice-in-chains-unplugged-is-the-best-live-album-ever-madeOn April 10, 1996, pioneering Seattle grunge metallers Alice In Chains re-emerged after a two and a half year long live show hiatus (the band didn't tour in support of 1995's Alice In Chains) to play the legendary acoustic television series MTV Unplugged. The stage lit with giant white candles purchased from Seattle's Pike Place market by vocalist Layne Staley (no way that would pass health and safety nowadays), the concert would go down in pop culture history as one of the most significant MTVTue, 30 Jul 2019 00:00:00 +0100https://www.loudersound.com/features/why-alice-in-chains-unplugged-is-the-best-live-album-ever-madehttps://www.loudersound.com/features/we-went-to-a-true-black-metal-festival-set-in-a-historic-norwegian-fortress-and-heres-what-we-learnedWhat's the perfect setting for a black metal festival? Other than the deepest darkest depths of hell, we're pretty convinced the quintessential BM venue lies within the gates of Fredriksten Festning (opens in new tab), Norway (of course). Situated in Halden, a border town at the southern most point of Norway and resting right on the edge of the Norwegian/Swedish border, this post-medieval fortress holds four centuries of Nordic history within its walls – a suitably spooky backdrop for the most Fri, 19 Jul 2019 00:00:00 +0100https://www.loudersound.com/features/we-went-to-a-true-black-metal-festival-set-in-a-historic-norwegian-fortress-and-heres-what-we-learnedhttps://www.loudersound.com/features/10-reasons-why-you-need-to-go-to-copenhell-festivalYou've no doubt heard of Hellfest, Wacken Open Air, Grasspop Metal Meeting, Brutal Assault and Metaldays – but have you heard of Denmark's Copenhell? The festival, held in Copenhagen every year, is a huge celebration of metal and metal culture incorporating every aspect of our beloved genre into four epic days of hell on earth. It's so good, you'll want to sent up camp the whole year round. This year's line-up included Slipknot, Tool, Scorpions, Lamb of God and Rob Zombie, among more niche actThu, 27 Jun 2019 00:00:00 +0100https://www.loudersound.com/features/10-reasons-why-you-need-to-go-to-copenhell-festivalhttps://www.loudersound.com/reviews/black-metal-legends-darkthrone-prove-they-are-more-metal-than-ever-in-new-albumIf you have any inclination towards black metal at all you'll have heard of Darkthrone. Over the course of three decades Gylve "Fenriz" Nagell and Ted "Nocturno Culto" Skjellum have forged an unsurmountable and incredibly influential legacy while staying away from the controversial fire light of the rest of the original blackSun, 09 Jun 2019 00:00:00 +0100https://www.loudersound.com/reviews/black-metal-legends-darkthrone-prove-they-are-more-metal-than-ever-in-new-albumhttps://www.loudersound.com/features/20-reasons-why-goth-will-never-dieIt's been 10 years since the very first World Goth Day – the annual celebration "where the goth scene gets to celebrate its own being, and an opportunity to make its presence known to the rest of the world," and Goth shows no signs of stopping. But why does the subculture that revels in all things macabre and morbid remain so popular over three decades since it first emerged from its deep, dark grave? Aside from being named after a healing antidote to all things, ever (because they can, obviouWed, 22 May 2019 00:00:00 +0100https://www.loudersound.com/features/20-reasons-why-goth-will-never-diehttps://www.creativebloq.com/digital-art/artists-changing-face-horror-101517417Horror and gothic art won't lose its appeal as long as society maintains its fascination with death. For some artists, the macabre provides a release from internalised fear. For others, it's a playful way to seek a reaction from their viewers. Whatever the motive, managing to capture a truly frightening scene, and present the viewer with a disturbing yet beautiful image, is a real skill. In honour of Halloween, we take a look at great contemporary artists who focus on dark fantasy themes, withWed, 31 Oct 2018 00:00:00 +0000https://www.creativebloq.com/digital-art/artists-changing-face-horror-101517417