Statistics is just one way to tell the tale of the infamous Salem witch trials. In just 16 months between February 1692 and May 1693, up to 200 people—mostly women—were accused of practicing ...

No contemporary playwright has combined depth and whimsy more beguilingly than Sarah Ruhl. Drawing inspiration from sources as diverse as the Salem witch trials, Virginia Woolf, and Peter Pan, the two ...

The Salem Witch Trials are one of the most important tales of the United States’ early days and proves what happens when hysteria meets the desire to see others to harm for no apparent reason.

Messner ends the book by drawing connections between the Salem Witch Trials and other parts of America's history, like the addition of freedom of religion in the First Amendment and Arthur Miller ...

Real Estate A Beverly home tied to the Salem witch trials is on the market for $600,000 The four-bed, two-bath property was first built in 1675 and belonged to a family member of a Salem witch ...

Sabrina the Teenage Witch was the perfect blend of humor and heart, with spells that sometimes go hilariously wrong. Wouldn’t you trade your teen troubles for magical ones? Salem (WGN America) ...

The premise might make us wary—notes of the Salem Witch Trials, talk of hysteria—but, as ever, Taberski and his team know what they’re doing.

Salem witches question their sacred instruments being sold as toys. Many are capitalizing on the Harry Potter-driven interest in wands, while others shake their heads.

The Connecticut Witch Trials occurred from 1647 to 1663, more than four decades before the trials in Salem, Massachusetts. It’s one of the oldest documented parts of our state’s history, and ...

‘Reproductive Rites’ unearths the untold story of abortion witch hunts, from the days of Socrates through the Salem Witch Trials, to the current moment.

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