Her trial has a few similarities to the real-life Salem witch trials, but the biggest difference is that it has a huge impact. Agatha's trial was justified while the Salem witch trials were unlawful.

On Oct. 7, an exhibit opened at the New-York Historical Society—offering details on the real history of the Salem witch trials. And then, of course, there’s Hocus Pocus 2.

Real Estate A Beverly home tied to the Salem witch trials is on the market for $600,000 The four-bed, two-bath property was first built in 1675 and belonged to a family member of a Salem witch ...

The Salem witch trials occurred in colonial Massachusetts between early 1692 and mid-1693. More than 200 people were accused of practicing witchcraft—the devil’s magic —and 20 were executed.

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.

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 ...

Witches are a big deal in Salem's modern culture. The city's association with witchcraft has been capitalized on from films like 1993's "Hocus Pocus" to the annual Halloween festivities that draw in ...

The history of the Salem witch trials is well-known to individuals with a solid grasp of colonial-era history. (At least, it is to me. Having grown up about 35 miles from Salem, I read about the ...

LaPierre's students ended up starting a campaign to see that accused witch Elizabeth Johnson Jr. - who was the last witch to be accused of witchcraft during the Salem Witch Trials - was finally ...

According to local historical researcher Marilynne K. Roach’s 2002 book, “The Salem Witch Trials: A Day-by-day Chronicle of a Community Under Siege,” some of the afflicted girls claimed that ...