Most contemporary depictions of witches are pretty charming in their own cliché way: Bette Midler and her cadre of long-sleeved cackling buddies in Hocus Pocus, the charming Kiki from Studio Ghibli ...

The history of witchcraft and the centuries of persecution that it has aroused have been explored in a new book focusing on 13 of the most infamous cases from around the world. Witchcraft: A History ...

At Nerdist, we feel fascinated by the figure of “The Witch.” We’ve written at length about how the witch often calls to a very queer audience, her position as an othered character who breaks norms and ...

At first glance, the tradition of Påskkärring, or “Easter Hags,” seems quite innocent, but deeper study reveals a dark history, one of oppression and persecution. Jennie Tiderman-Österberg In Sweden, ...

Witch hunts in Salem were not about magic. They were about control. Fear and power turned ordinary women into targets, and ...

They can conjure, confound, and compel. They can be figures of desire, devilment, celebration and resistance. According to King James I, “They can rayse storms and tempestes in the aire”. Witches are ...