During the 17th-century Finnmark witch trials, 91 people were executed in Norway's northernmost region, mainly by burning at ...

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As Oct. 31 approaches, among the seasonal décor that starts cropping up we often see images of witches with pointy hats, black capes and broomsticks decorating houses and yards. But witches have ...

The persecution began in the 1500s and lasted almost two centuries. Nearly 4,000 people were accused of witchcraft, a vast majority of them women. They were arrested, brutally tortured and coerced ...

It was a mystery that left Augusta Stone Presbyterian Church Pastor John Craig perplexed. The fall of 1745 was especially difficult for the young Augusta County pastor and his wife, Isabella. Just ...

"Hacks" star Jean Smart talks about her ancestor, convicted of witchcraft. Jean Smart’s magic is hereditary. In a new Instagram video for IMDb to promote her show “Hacks,” Smart, 72, revealed that her ...

Every October, tales of hauntings and curses rise from the past, but this time, the ghost story isn't fiction. According to new research, the last woman executed for witchcraft in England may have ...