This paper discusses the film, "The Craft", and explores the argument that the quest for
knowledge beyond what is
natural,
inevitably leads to disaster. Arguments to disprove this theory are introduced, showing that modern thought may be more likely to condone our pushing the boundaries of
knowledge than older, more conservative schools of belief. The paper examines the religious, sexual,
natural, psychological and political aspects of searching for forbidden knowledge or power, as it relates to the film's Gothic tradition.