Witches often share their power with an animal counterpart. Films, television and books have created characters portrayed as good witches, and modern pagan religions identify certain people as witches ...

For years, feminist scholars have argued that witch hunts were inspired by a reactionary, misogynistic church. But new scholarship, like Lyndal Roper's "Witch Craze," reveals that the real ...

Two Books Explore the Lives of Witches In Allyson Shaw’s “Ashes and Stones” and Diana Helmuth’s “The Witching Year,” authors confront ancient stereotypes through modern eyes. Share ...

In 1692, the good people of Salem, Mass., went searching for evil. They could have just looked in the mirror. Witches and devils dancing in a circle, woodcut, 1720. (Wellcome Collection) Driven by … ...

For young adult readers who love a thrilling story with believable heroes and villains and a wonderfully cinematic setting, The Hangman's Daughter is quite a find. Set in 17th-century Bavaria ...

As announced by Macmillan Publishers, the official release date for The Crimson Moth: Book Two, Rebel Witch, is February 18, ...

Piers comes from a long line of poison eaters--Bane Witches--women who ingest deadly plants and use their magic to rid the world of evil men. ... news, and USA TODAY’s Best-Selling Books list.

Ursula is not shown in a sympathetic light in the movie. She's stated to be an evil witch who uses black magic to trick people and ruin their lives, trapping them as polyps in her twisted 'garden.' ...