Mitch Horowitz

Not to be confused with Mitchell Hurwitz.
Mitch Horowitz
Horowitz delivering a talk at Caveat NYC in 2023.
BornNovember 23, 1965 (1965-11-23) (age 58)
Occupation(s)Author, speaker, television host
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Mitch Horowitz (born November 23, 1965) is an American author, publisher, speaker, and television host specializing in occult and esoteric themes. A frequent writer and speaker on religion and metaphysics in print and on television, radio, and online, Horowitz’s writing has appeared in The New York Times,[1] The Washington Post,[2] The Wall Street Journal,[3] Time,[4] and CNN.com,[5] and he has appeared on NPR,[6] CBS News,[7] NBC News,[8] and Vice News.[9] Horowitz hosts the UFO-themed Discovery/HBO Max television series, Alien Encounters: Fact or Fiction, which the network added to its Wednesday night line-up in June 2024.[10][11] In July 2024, he joined Elijah Wood's podcast network, SpectreVision Radio, and will be hosting a historical podcast, Extraordinary Evidence: ESP Is Real, which explores the background and data of extrasensory perception (ESP) research.[12][13] Horowitz plays himself as a historian and commentator in V/H/S/Beyond, the seventh entry in the horror anthology series on Shudder,[14] which a reviewer for RogerEbert.com described as "one of the better V/H/S anthologies of late."[15]

Horowitz is the former editor-in-chief of TarcherPerigee[16] and a former vice-president at Penguin Random House.[17] His best-known works are Occult America (2009),[18] The Miracle Club (2018),[19] and Modern Occultism (2023).[20] In 2022, Ferdinando Buscema noted that "Horowitz is among the most articulate and respected voices in the contemporary occulture scene."[21]

  1. ^ Horowitz, Mitch (July 4, 2014). "The Persecution of Witches, 21st-Century Style". The New York Times. New York, NY. Retrieved December 2, 2022.
  2. ^ Horowitz, Mitch (January 9, 2019). "Machiavelli's 'The Prince' is looking pretty good in the Trump era". The Washington Post. Washington, D.C. Retrieved December 2, 2022.
  3. ^ Horowitz, Mitch (December 26, 2013). "A Nation That Accentuates the Positive". The Wall Street Journal. New York, NY. Retrieved December 2, 2022.
  4. ^ Horowitz, Mitch (October 24, 2013). "The 10 Best Self-Help Books You've (Probably) Never Heard Of". Time. New York, NY. Retrieved December 2, 2022.
  5. ^ Horowitz, Mitch (January 11, 2012). "How Thomas Jefferson's secret Bible might have changed history". CNN.com. New York, NY. Archived from the original on January 14, 2012. Retrieved December 2, 2022.
  6. ^ Horowitz, Mitch (September 19, 2009). "Jay-Z: A Master Of Occult Wisdom?". NPR. Washington, D.C. Retrieved December 2, 2022.
  7. ^ Horowitz, Mitch (October 2, 2009). "God, Mystics, Yoga: What Americans Believe". CBS News. New York, NY. Retrieved December 2, 2022.
  8. ^ Horowitz, Mitch (October 16, 2009). "Secrets Of 'The Lost Symbol'". NBC News. New York, NY. Retrieved December 2, 2022.
  9. ^ "Your Horoscope For Today: Is Astrology B.S.?". Vice News YouTube channel. New York, NY. October 5, 2020. Retrieved December 2, 2022.
  10. ^ DiMartino, Michelle (May 29, 2024). "All-New Series "Alien Encounters: Fact or Fiction" Premieres June 19 at 10PM on Discovery Channel". Warner Bros. Discovery press release. Burbank, CA. Retrieved May 31, 2024.
  11. ^ Cavanaugh, Patrick (May 29, 2024). "Discovery Announces Mysterious New Series Alien Encounters: Fact or Fiction (Exclusive)". ComicBook.com. Nashville, TN. Retrieved May 31, 2024.
  12. ^ Gajewski, Ryan (July 9, 2024). "Elijah Wood Launches SpectreVision Radio Podcast Network With Shows From Mike Flanagan, David Lowery (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Los Angeles, CA. Retrieved July 9, 2024.
  13. ^ Rachel True and Mat Auryn (August 22, 2024). "S1: Ep13: Extraterrestrials, Egregores, & Esoterica w/ Mitch Horowitz" (Podcast). The Circle is Podcast. Event occurs at 2:10. Retrieved August 25, 2024.
  14. ^ "V/H/S/Beyond: Releasing on Oct 4, 2024". Metacritic. San Francisco, CA. September 6, 2024. Retrieved September 16, 2024.
  15. ^ Tallerico, Brian (September 21, 2024). "Reviews: V/H/S/Beyond". RogerEbert.com. Chicago, IL. Retrieved September 21, 2024.
  16. ^ People - 9/25/2006 - Publishers Weekly
  17. ^ "Mitch Horowitz: About the Author". PenguinRandomHouse.com. Penguin Random House. Retrieved April 29, 2024.
  18. ^ Porter, Christopher (September 16, 2009). "The Found Symbols: Mitch Horowitz, 'Occult America: The Secret History of How Mysticism Shaped Our Nation'". The Washington Post. Washington, D.C. Retrieved January 9, 2024.
  19. ^ Garrett, Lynn (August 3, 2018). "Keeping the Mind, Body, and Spirit in Tune". Publishers Weekly. New York, NY. Retrieved January 9, 2024.
  20. ^ Solomon, Will (November 26, 2023). "The Politics of the Occult: A Conversation with Historian Mitch Horowitz". CounterPunch. Petrolia, CA. Retrieved January 9, 2024.
  21. ^ Buscema, Ferdinando (December 15, 2022). ""Uncertain Places: Essays on Occult & Outsider Experiences," is a trip". Boing Boing. San Francisco, CA. Retrieved December 16, 2022.