Witches and witch trials remain a source of enduring curiosity. Julie Stone Peters, H. Gordon Garbedian Professor of English ...

After all, witches are the perfect metaphor for women living in contemporary societies who want to erase their rights, their bodies and their freedoms. Given how these ‘wise women’ were ...

Although there is clearly more than one of them, the Witches may be seen as seem as a single character; they are often referred to as "The Weird Sisters". How are the Witches like this?

Luis Jaramillo discusses his novel "The Witches of El Paso," a supernatural tale rooted in the culture, history and unique ...

But once you start to delve into the details, as I’ve done for my book about the Pendle Witch Trials, you begin to understand why the story keeps us spellbound – and why witches make such a ...

Hundreds of innocent people (mostly women) were executed as suspected witches. The interest came from the very top, led by King James I himself who published a book on the subject called Demonology.

Learn more A new film adaptation of Roald Dahl's classic children's book "The Witches" will premiere on HBO Max on October 22, just in time for Halloween. Academy Award winners Anne Hathaway and ...