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

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

Agatha All Along Episode 5 “Darkest Hour / Wake Thy Power” ended with the big twist(?) reveal that “Teen” (Joe Locke) is ...

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

With Halloween only weeks away, fans of the spooky season have already been diving deep into their favorite movies and TV series that honor the holiday. John Carpenter and Debra Hill’s Halloween is ...

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

Disney's "Hocus Pocus" is filled with hidden gems and fun background details that even the most loyal fans of the Halloween ...

In Colonial Massachusetts between 1692 and 1693, a series of hearings and prosecutions accused innocent people of ...

The Connecticut Witch Trials occurred from 1647 to 1663, more than four decades before the trials in Salem, Massachusetts. “The witch trials in Connecticut were extremely deadly. The first seven ...

It's widely assumed this latest retcon was a result of Marvel's feud with Fox over the X-Men's film rights and a way to sever Scarlet Witch and Quicksilver's ties to the X-Men franchise.

The award-winning film “I Be a Witch” tells the story of a local actor’s ancestor who was accused of being a witch during the ...