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I teach a course on New England witchcraft trials, and students always arrive with varying degrees of knowledge of what ...

If you've ever looked at a full moon and wondered if werewolves are real, you aren't alone. For centuries, the idea of a half ...

Each week we pause to ponder the truths available to us from the pages of history. We browse through the annals of the ...

Agatha felt the exact same fear and persecution that the tried Salem people felt during the witch trials. These trials still remain one of the darker parts of American history. More than 200 ...

The Connecticut Witch Trials occurred from 1647 to 1663, more than four decades before the trials in Salem, Massachusetts. “The witch trials in Connecticut were extremely deadly. The first seven ...

Jeremy Dauber's 'American Scary' is a thorough, witty, enlightening survey of our fascination with horror in all its forms ...

In Colonial Massachusetts between 1692 and 1693, a series of hearings and prosecutions accused innocent people of ...

With Halloween only weeks away, fans of the spooky season have already been diving deep into their favorite movies and TV series that honor the holiday. John Carpenter and Debra Hill’s Halloween is ...

Ojai Art Center Theater continues its 85th season with an American classic by playwright Arthur Miller. “The Crucible,” the ...