The Salem Witch Trials prove how fear can spiral out of control. It started with a few strange accusations, but soon, neighbors turned on each other, trials were held, and innocent people were put ...

Proctor's Ledge in a vintage photograph. There are almost 1,000 surviving official documents and several contemporary histories from the Salem witch trials of 1692 and 1693. But little of this ...

David Teniers II’s “Incantation Scene” (1650-1690) anchors a display in “The Salem Witch Trials: Reckoning and Reclaiming,” along with two 17th-century books about witchcraft from the ...

Was a mysterious fungus the spark behind the Salem Witch Trials? Dive into the eerie history, dark grains, and theories that fueled one of history's most infamous cases of hysteria.

Salem’s complicated journey from witch trials to witch tourism In the 1690s, women were hanged in Salem, Massachusetts on suspicion of witchcraft. Now, it’s a witchy Mecca for tourists.

Fanciful representation of the Salem witch trials, lithograph from 1892 (Wikicommons) How does a Catholic priest minister in a town famous for its devotion to the occult?

A documentary about exonerating a Salem 'witch' just filmed on location last week. Who were the local students taking part in the project?

The Salem witch trials were the largest witchcraft outbreak in American history, resulting from a perfect storm of catastrophes. Taking place in 1692 and 1693, the Salem witch trials were held in ...

Unraveling the Many Mysteries of Tituba, the Star Witness of the Salem Witch Trials No one really knows the true motives of the character central to one of America’s greatest secrets ...

Elizabeth Johnson Jr., a woman convicted of witchcraft during the Salem witch trials in the 1690s, was finally exonerated after years of petitioning by Massachusetts teacher Carrie LaPierre and ...

The Salem Witch Museum, one of the most popular tourist destinations in the Witch City, is defending is reputation after USA Today named it the second biggest tourist trap in the world.