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

The mean, green witch and the Evil Queen have thrilled generations of moviegoers. But they also reflect cultural fears about ...

In the 21st century, you’re far more likely to encounter a TV witch who’s smart and stylish, and whose beauty is part of her ...

Condemned in tens of thousands for witchcraft, for cursing crops, or for dancing with the devil. Starting from the late ...

Reproductive Rites’ unearths the untold story of abortion witch hunts, from the days of Socrates through the Salem Witch ...

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 ...

“This is a book about borders. It’s a book about physical borders, and it’s also a book about metaphysical borders,” ...

The history of Halloween goes back at least 2,000 years, to the Celtic pagan festival of Samhain (pronounced “sow-un”).

Meg was accused of using witchcraft to ruin crops, sour milk and shape-shift into animals during her life in the 17th Century ...

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

Linda Reiter stars as the title character in Shattered Globe Theatre’s production of “Becky Nurse of Salem,” as a tour guide ...

Agatha All Along has named dropped Nicholas Scratch, and Salem's Seven have appeared several times. But what is their tangled ...