I teach a course on New England witchcraft trials, and students always arrive with varying degrees of knowledge of what happened in Salem, Massachusetts, in 1692. Nineteen people accused of witchcraft ...

An illustration of a court scene during the late-17th century witch trials in Salem, Mass. Christine_Kohler/iStock via Getty Images Plus I teach a course on New England witchcraft trials, and students ...

Gear-obsessed editors choose every product we review. We may earn commission if you buy from a link. Why Trust Us? The idea of witches had been present in folklore all the way back to the time of the ...

SALEM, MA -- A team of researchers using historical documents and 21st-century archaeological techniques has confirmed the site where 19 innocent people were hanged during the Salem witch trials more ...

T. H. Matteson, "Examination of a Witch" (1853), oil on canvas, 38 1/2 x 53 9/10 inches (97.8 x 137 cm) (image via Wikimedia Commons) In art history, the Salem witch trials often take the form of the ...

Long before the hysteria took hold, something was already brewing in Salem. In part one of this deep dive, we explore the early events, tensions, and hidden motives that sparked one of history’s most ...

Tituba, a slave from Barbados, was one of the first to be accused of witchcraft in the infamous Salem Witch Trials of 1692. Her confession sparked a frenzy of fear, leading to the execution of dozens ...

DANVERS — After years of neglect to one of the most important sites of the Salem Witch Trials that still stands today, a judge has appointed a receiver to renovate Ingersoll’s Tavern on Hobart Street ...

JENNIFER CARPENTER: (As Emily Rose) And I am Lucifer, the devil in the flesh. RASCOE: Whatever scares you this spooky season, author Jeremy Dauber says it's all a part of a long, American tradition.

(The Conversation) — Dogs appeared several times during testimonies, typically because an accused witch was believed to have had a dog who would do her bidding, or because the devil appeared in the ...