'King of the Witches' review, The Times (San Mateo), 25 April 1970

The Times (San Mateo, California), Saturday 25 April 1970, page 46. A short book notice of June Johns's King of the Witches, signed G.W.W. It calls Alex Sanders "scarcely credible", notes his claim to be a hereditary witch trained by his grandmother and his "mildly scandalous past" in black magic, and remarks on the photographs, Maxine among them. The closing line compares the biography to those of "the fin de siecle evangelists". Cropped to the notice, with the full page alongside. How to cite: 'King of the Witches' (book notice), The Times, San Mateo, California, 25 April 1970, p. 46. Alexandrian Witchcraft Timeline & Archive.

KING OF THE WITCHES, by June Johns, Coward McCann, Inc., biography, $5.00. A history of the scarcely credible Alex Sanders who, as of now, is conceded to be the elected “King of the Witches” in England where witchcraft is enjoying a renaissance of open popularity. Sanders is claimed to be one of the hereditary witches, trained in the craft by his grandmother. While he now professes to be dealing with “white witchcraft” he has a mildly scandalous past during which he practiced the “black” variety of magic. This is given in some detail, along with a number of rituals and secret documents. There are some photographs showing witches at their work, including Sanders’ wife who is much more attractive than the legendary witches of hag-jowl and gobber-tooth as she is shown in the nude. Sanders is the titular head of more than a hundred British witch “covens.” His biography is strangely reminiscent of the fin de siecle evangelists. GWW