The Connecticut Haunted History Trail features more than 130 haunted locations across the state. The post Our witch trials were first, notes Connecticut in ‘Haunted History Trail’ announcement ...

Almost anyone could be accused of practicing witchcraft in 1692, but specific individuals were singled out for suspicion.

The City of Salem is inviting residents and visitors to take part in a world record attempt during its 400th anniversary celebration.

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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 ...

Connecticut Rep. Jane Garibay is taking up the cause of descendants who want to correct the historic wrongs done to their ancestors Julia Moore is a TV Writer-Reporter at PEOPLE. She has been working ...

Good Omens captured fans' imagination with its depiction of the cosmic order, but its interpretation of witches comes from a bloody event in English history.

It is among the darker chapters in American colonial history: In the spring of 1692, three girls in Salem, Massachusetts, came forward claiming to be possessed by the devil and accused several local ...