Witches often get a bad rap. Sure, plenty of witches throughout history and in fiction are often depicted as evil old ladies who are out to steal youth and beauty and curse people for eternity. But ...

My first encounter with the figure of a witch in popular culture—apart from those in kids’ movies like Disney’s “Sleeping Beauty” and M-G-M’s “The Wizard of Oz,” or in books like Tomie dePaola’s ...

The fantasy author Charlie Jane Anders recommends some of her favorite, most magical books. By Charlie Jane Anders Charlie Jane Anders is the award-winning author of the best-selling novel “All the ...

Recently, HBO Max released The Witches movie. This is the second full-length feature adaptation of Roald Dahl’s beloved children’s book, which was published in 1983. The original movie version of The ...

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The last witch trial in Germany took place 250 years ago. Yet a global study shows that the belief in witchcraft is still alive and well in the 21st century. "I'm a modern witch, I admit it," says ...

In the 1590s, King James VI of Scotland's fear of witchcraft began stirring up national panics, resulting in the torture and death of thousands. Toil and TroubleAn engraving reproduces Henry Fuseli’s ...

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