Deep in the stacks of a museum library, gemologist Anna Rasche stumbled upon medieval manuscripts and an idea for a novel!

The two-bed property, dubbed 'The Cage', took 12 years to sell because it was plagued by terrifying accounts of paranormal ...

Condemned in tens of thousands for witchcraft, for cursing crops, or for dancing with the devil. Starting from the late ...

Researchers at the Santa Fe Institute found that the printing and dissemination of manuals on witch hunting, particularly the Malleus Maleficarum in 1487, played a key role in the persecution of ...

The belief in witches is an almost universal feature of human societies. What does it reveal about our deepest fears?

When we consider the concept of witches in movies, we tend to first fall back on the old bits of iconography. Pointed hats and warty chins. Malicious old crones, twisted and deformed by a lifetime ...

During the medieval period, witches became associated with evil and heresy. Consequently, their costumes took on a more ...

The actress and author of 'The Millicent Quibb School of Etiquette For Young Ladies of Mad Science' on 'The Witches' and the ...

A recent historical study, published in the journal Theory and Society, seeks to explain one of the darkest and most ...

Here are the 24 best new Halloween book releases of 2024. It’s the spooky season, perfect for ghost stories and scary movies ...

Magic and Witchcraft in the Middle Ages and Renaissance” — said he has been helping lead the efforts for this year’s series. He said every screening is free to the public and includes pizza ...

In this interview, author Anna Rasche discusses the decade that went into the writing of her debut novel, The Stone Witch of ...