The Witches: Salem, 1692, by Stacy Schiff, is a historical work of nonfiction that reads like a twisting, turning mystery. Schiff pulls back the curtain on this bizarre episode in American history ...

The Salem trials unfolded as they did not because of ignorance, ... mechanics, and school teachers. Corey (1611–1692), a farmer, was accused of wizardry in Salem, Mass., in 1692.

In February 1692, strange illness struck two young girls in Salem, igniting the infamous Witch Trials. Uncover the truth behind this dark chapter in history.

An installation at the Peabody Essex Museum in Salem, Mass., uses artifacts and primary sources to tell the true story of the city’s notorious episode of paranoia and persecution.

When four young girls from Salem Village began having mysterious fits in 1692, they accused Bishop of sending her spirit to ...

The horror began in January 1692 in the Salem home of minister Samuel Parris. His 11-year-old niece Abigail Williams and his 9-year-old daughter Betty complained of “prickling sensations . . .

For a book about the 1600s, Stacy Schiff's "The Witches," an exhaustive history of the Salem witch trials, calls to mind a surprising amount of contemporary popular culture. Sometimes Schiff ...

In 1692, the colonial town of Salem, Massachusetts, became caught up in a fervor over alleged witchcraft. In her new book “The Witches,” Stacy Schiff explores what led a group of Puritans to ...

Satan came to Salem Village in 1692 … or so many residents believed. Betty Parris and Abigail Williams — daughter and niece of the Rev. Samuel Parris — began acting strangely in January of ...