As Oct. 31 approaches, among the seasonal décor that starts cropping up we often see images of witches with pointy hats, black capes and broomsticks decorating houses and yards. But witches have ...

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It was a mystery that left Augusta Stone Presbyterian Church Pastor John Craig perplexed. The fall of 1745 was especially difficult for the young Augusta County pastor and his wife, Isabella. Just ...

It’s Oct. 15, 1674, in Torsåker, Sweden. Fear and panic are in the air as 65 women and six men make their way to the execution block. All accused of witchcraft, they will each be decapitated with an ...

A brief history of Witchcraft, complicated by misunderstanding and later revision By Marcus Katz The father of Witchcraft is widely acknowledged as Gerald Gardner (1884-1964), who in 1954 published ...

The persecution began in the 1500s and lasted almost two centuries. Nearly 4,000 people were accused of witchcraft, a vast majority of them women. They were arrested, brutally tortured and coerced ...

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"Hacks" star Jean Smart talks about her ancestor, convicted of witchcraft. Jean Smart’s magic is hereditary. In a new Instagram video for IMDb to promote her show “Hacks,” Smart, 72, revealed that her ...