Cory Thomas Hutcheson is the cohost of the podcast New World Witchery. He has a doctorate in American Studies with specializations in folklore, religion, and ethnicity from Penn State. He is a contributor to the Oxford Handbook of American Folklore and Folklife Studies and American Myths, Legends, & Tall Tales, and he has written for popular occult publications, including Witches & Pagans. His book, New World Witchery: A Trove of American Folk Magic is out from Llewellyn Publications in spring of 2021.