You've perhaps wondered if there is any effect from the media's recent enthusiasm for the weird and wild worlds of the occult? You know, all those Anne Rice vampire novels, the phenomenally successful Goosebumps series for young readers, and the dozens of Hollywood movies and TV series which star witches, mediums, ghosts and paranormal adventurers?
Big surprise...the answer is yes.
Here's the latest on the matter from the insightful and thorough research of George Barna.