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 ...

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

Dogs appeared several times during testimonies typically because an accused witch was believed to have had a dog who would do ...

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

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

A NEW book about the Iranian Embassy siege of 1980 makes ­compelling reading. Six terrorists stormed the building in central ...

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 ...

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

Even in an election year, most seem to agree on one aspect about Ali Abbasi’s much-debated Donald Trump film “The Apprentice” ...

ROME, Italy — Throngs of pedestrians daily pass by the chipped, forlorn statue of Pasquino located here, near the Piazza ...