To the lore-uninitiated, the fact that witches exist in the Star Wars universe might come as a shock, but they actually have a long history on screen in the franchise. “The Acolyte” Episode 3 dives ...

More than two dozen people in the town were accused and tortured in the belief that they were doing Satan's bidding.

Centuries ago, it was said that Benevento was a gathering place for the occult. Today, superstitions still run deep ...

Throughout history, witches have taken on many forms: As women with a mystical relationship to the natural world. Or as endearing characters in pop culture (cue the Bewitched theme song). But ...

ATLANTA — Ever since author Heather Greene was a child, she was charmed by “The Wizard of Oz,” fascinated by the yin and yang of Glenda the Good Witch and the Wicked Witch of the West. Decades later, ...

Mention witches and people will think about a plethora of different things. Little girls dressed up in black and carrying a tiny broom on Halloween night. Countless horror movies and TV shows full of ...

In stories about witches, mirrors are almost always bad news. They shatter in haunted houses, trap wandering souls, and ...

Few Americans today are familiar with a woman named Alice Young, who was born in 1615, but she is an important part of the history of early America. In 1647, Young was the first person believed to be ...

When there’s no moon and the clouds hang low, Pendle Hill merges with the night. The colossal hump of millstone grit is lost ...