Here’s this Week in Pandemonium for July 15 to 21.

July 15, 1806-The Pike Expedition begins from Fort Bellafontaine. Traveling with Zebulon Pike is James Winthrop, Stranger and Pandemonium native. Alas, he dies three days later, bitten by rattlesnakes in a ravine he fell into after being chased by a pack of wolves. Satanic High Priest Augustus Sumerstone brings the Satanic Temple’s spell book to a town meeting to prove the Witch community has no curse that could do such a thing.

July 16, 1780—Stranger Loyalist militiamen are ambushed during the Revolutionary War by Witch Patriot militiamen. The Witches find the Loyalist militia has black members, and upon orders of Governor John Rutledge, proceeds to execute them, earning praise from Francis Marion and condemnation from historians forever after.

July 17, 1960—After the Witches reveal themselves to the nation, Satanic High Priest Blaise Jackson attempts to use their newfound notoriety to attract tourism, opening PandemoniumLand, a family themed amusement park, modeled on Walt Disney’s California creation. It is burned down on opening day by an angry mob.

July 18, 1986—Future Hollywood Starlet Haley Fairwell is born on the North side of the Line to a Stranger family. A staple in romantic comedies like The Horrible Truth and Whatever it Takes, Fairwell is known equally well for her high-profile divorce from Timothy Stark. Released transcripts from the trial include testimony that Fairwell cooked Stark’s dog alive after discovering an affair.

July 19, 1848—Witch and Pandemonium resident Hecate Blackwood attends the Seneca Falls Convention for women’s suffrage. Upon hearing the idea of Women’s Suffrage, Satanic High Priest Beauregard Davis curses Blackwood in the square. Several states away in upstate New York, Hecate suffers from sudden aphasia during a scheduled speech.

July 20, 1970—James Langford, a Fieldhand from the Southwest side of town, releases his only hit single through Motown Records: a cover of “That Old Black Magic.” While Langford never achieves lasting fame in the music industry, he remains a valued member of the community until his death in 2014.

July 21, 1929—Unionized millworkers are attacked by police on the Northeastern sector. This turns disastrous as the sunsets, and a full moon turns the striking workers into very aggrieved beasts with a taste for management flesh.