SEARCH Vol. 3 No. 2 – Summer 1973 – Witchcraft Erotica – Candy Samples, Rene Bond
SEARCH Vol. 3 No. 2 – Summer 1973 – Witchcraft Erotica – Candy Samples, Rene Bond
Original SEARCH, Volume 3, Number 2 – Summer 1973, published by Scandia Productions Ltd. and devoted to “Witchcraft Erotica.”
This unusual vintage publication explores the early-1970s fascination with witchcraft, occultism, covens, sabbats and ritual practices, presented through period articles and photo-illustrated features.
This issue features Candy Samples and Rene Bond, two recognizable names from the era's underground and exploitation-film culture.
The publication page confirms the exact issue as Volume 3, Number 2 – Summer 1973 and identifies SEARCH as a quarterly publication produced and distributed by Scandia Productions Ltd., with operations listed in Stockholm, Copenhagen and New York. Copyright © 1973.
The publishers introduce the issue as an examination of the contemporary revival of witchcraft and the relationship between sexuality and occult practices. Another editorial discusses the changing social climate of the era, referencing Alfred Kinsey, Masters and Johnson, the sexual revolution and changing American attitudes toward previously taboo subjects.
The front cover prominently features:
🔮 WITCHCRAFT EROTICA
⭐ Candy Samples & Rene Bond
📖 48 pages
📸 24 full-color pages
📚 SEARCH – Volume 3, Number 2
📅 Summer 1973
🏢 Scandia Productions Ltd.
🌎 Stockholm • Copenhagen • New York
The back cover promises to take readers “inside the covens and sabbats” in a survey of the erotic arts of the occult.
An especially interesting survivor from the intersection of 1970s witchcraft culture, occult fascination, exploitation cinema, counterculture and independent photo publishing. The combination of the Witchcraft Erotica theme with Candy Samples and Rene Bond gives this issue additional crossover interest for collectors of vintage exploitation and cult-film material.
Condition: Excellent vintage condition with expected light handling, surface and edge wear from an original 1973 publication. The blue covers retain strong color and the interior pages present very well. Please review all photos for condition and details.
