Here are some of the best things to do for a Salem, Massachusetts, Halloween trip Fun activities for a Salem, Massachusetts, Halloween trip For those who love leaf-peeping, pumpkin spice anything and ...

The Plumb Memorial Library at 65 Wooster Street in Shelton will be offering a special program on the Connecticut Witch Trials ...

17th century New England saw its fair share of witch hysteria, with neighbors accusing neighbors of heresy. Some of the most infamous trials played out in Salem, Massachusetts, but as a new ...

The trials began in earnest in the spring of 1692, with Judge Samuel Sewall, Reverend Cotton Mather, and others playing key roles in the prosecution. The accused were often subjected to intense ...

He revisits what might be thought of as the primal scene of American horror, the Salem witch trials. A Manichaean struggle between God and the Devil, according to Mr. Dauber, was implanted in the ...

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Jeremy Dauber’s “American Scary” traces the uncanny origins of the spookiest stories told in our young nation.

In 1692 Salem, Massachusetts, dogs were implicated in the witch trials alongside accused witches.

During the Salem witch trials, dogs were entangled in the hysteria, often seen as familiars or manifestations of the devil. While folklore suggests some were killed, official records lack evidence.

Dogs appeared several times during testimonies, typically because an accused witch was believed to have had a dog who would do her bidding, or because the devil appeared in the form of a dog.

I teach a course on New England witchcraft trials, and students always arrive with varying degrees of knowledge of what happened in Salem, Massachusetts, in 1692.

(The Conversation) — Dogs appeared several times during testimonies, typically because an accused witch was believed to have had a dog who would do her bidding, or because the devil appeared in ...