Pagans?

[Immortal Goat]

That definitely sounds like the polar opposite of thw Wiccans I know. If I had to guess, they probably wouldn't be considered Wiccan outside their own circle. The Wiccans I know believe that there are only two Divine aspects, the Godess and God. There are different names for them, but they all refer to the same beings. And they don't do "alchemy", they just know what herbs to use for different things.

So, yeah, sounds like you came across some creepy goth kids that joined Wicca just because they liked the sound of being a "Witch". The ones I know admit that their particular brand of Paganism is rather new, but they also assimilate older traditions into their beliefs, such as shamanism and druidism. That is far from being "stale", right?