Early modern people in Europe believed in witchcraft and the supernatural, and in times of duress, might blame supposed witches for unfavorable events.

She doesn’t just ride on a broom. She trails a dense plume of black smoke and with an exaggerated cackle emanating menacingly from her green lips, the Wicked Witch of the West uses her broom to ...

Meet a Milwaukee witch - meaning a woman who practices Wicca - and find out what it really means to have this label. Warts not necessary. This story originally ran in 2019.'Tis the season of the ...

They lean in and find the answers,” Laferriere said. Earlier in October, Laferriere hosted a broom crafting workshop. The sold-out event explored the history and folklore of the witch’s broom and ...

SO THIS WEEK I’M ANSWERING THIS QUESTION WHAT IS THE WITCH’S TREE? AT FIRST GLANCE, IT JUST LOOKS LIKE A GNARLED OLD TREE FILLED WITH OLD TRINKETS. BUT THIS TREE HAS A STORY AND IT’S A ...

Animated film based on Julia Donaldson's picture book. A kind witch invites a surprising collection of animals to join her on her broom, much to the frustration of her cat. Show more Animated film ...

Corn brooms are the kind you might associate with Halloween-style witches: Their bristles are long and bundled together, meeting the floor flat, unlike an angle broom. The longer bristles give ...

This former haunt of terrified, grudge-holding (and doomed) Puritans bursts with witch museums, statues, tours, workshops, gift shops, costumed visitors and more—what the locals call “witch ...

Everybody’s different, and so I got to use that as my superpower too.” All the witches agreed that playing either character eight times a week requires something akin to superhuman-like abilities.