“He was basically convicted on a ghost story.” “Spectral evidence is not allowed.” The Salem Witch Trials resulted in more than 200 arrests and two dozen deaths before spectral evidence ...

One of the most interesting misconceptions about the Salem witch trials is that they were the first and only witch hunts that took place. What is significant about the Salem trials is they were some ...

The ceremony was held in Salem, Massachusetts, the site of the infamous Salem Witch Trials during the late 1600s, which saw hundreds accused — and around 20 executed — as supposed “witches.” ...

and culminated here with the Salem Witch Trials,” Christian Day, a practicing warlock and organizer of the ceremony, said.

Halloween is a historic tradition in the city, which was the site of the Salem Witch Trials in 1692. Now people from across the world travel to celebrate here. "We're having a good time in Salem ...

If you want to know more about who the victims of this literal “witch hunt” were, local writer Donna Shimko has put together ...

Known for the infamous Salem Witch Trials of 1692, during which 20 people were executed after accusations of witchcraft, Salem embraces its haunting past, making it one of the world’s premier ...

The ceremony was held in Salem, Massachusetts, the site of the infamous Salem Witch Trials during the late 1600s, which saw hundreds accused — and around 20 executed — as supposed “witches.” Daniels ...

No portraits have survived of the woman but these actors re-enacted the events at St Canice's Cathedral Think of the witch trials and you probably conjure an image of the 16th or 17th Century in ...

In 1692, the colonial town of Salem, Massachusetts, became caught up in a fervor over alleged witchcraft. In her new book “The Witches,” Stacy Schiff explores what led a group of Puritans to ...