`BEWITCHED' BLAMED FOR CREATING INTEREST IN WITCHCRAFT

`BEWITCHED' BLAMED FOR CREATING INTEREST IN WITCHCRAFT

LOS ANGELES (Wireless Flash) -- Today's a haunting day for couch potatoes: It's the 35th anniversary of the day "Bewitched" made its TV debut. It's also a milestone anti-witchcraft organizations would rather forget. According to David Benoit -- author of "14 Things Witches Hope Parents Never Find Out" (Hearth Stone Publishing) -- "Bewitched" made the occult seem harmless and kept parents from seeing the real dangers of witchcraft. Benoit claims the success of "Bewitched" influenced other entertainers like the "Rolling Stones" who recorded satanic songs -- including a live voodoo ceremony which supposedly took place during the recording of the song "Goats Head Soup." Meanwhile, self-proclaimed witch Christine Jones says that while she's a big fan of "Bewitched," she doubts it inspired anyone to become a witch.