That text was spread throughout the Western world thanks to the newly invented printing press.

New research shows that the printing press, invented by Johannes Gutenberg, helped spread conspiracies that fueled the Salem ...

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

In her Newberry Library course, Kay Daly examines the depiction of witches onstage, from the 17th century to the present.

This myth was promoted by the Egyptologist Margaret Murray in the early 20th century and was then debunked by the historian C. L'Estrange Ewen almost as soon as it appeared. It was founded on a ...

How one of humanity’s most important inventions fuelled deadly witch hunts in Europe - Early books and influence of nearby ...

As we head deep into spooky season, one writer reflects on the radical Halloween histories of marginalised genders and queer ...

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 ...

Rumors abound about Satanism. Its adherents are often portrayed as evil, bloodthirsty deviants in popular culture. But that's ...

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

“Your average witch is just somebody who lives next to you and has this spiritual practice you don’t know about,” Deborah ...

Halloween has evolved into a cultural phenomenon, driven by Millennials and Gen X, with a significant impact on tourism and ...