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Did the Witch Trials Ever Truly Come to an End?
In art history, the Salem witch trials often take the form of the most cinematic moments: arrest, prosecution, and execution.
Local authors detail the history of Halloween and Salem's spookiest spots
Somerville author Lesley Bannatyne recounts Halloween's roots, while writer Sam Baltrusis explores Salem's dark past ...
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The Battle to Save a Historic Witch Trials Home Near Salem, Massachusetts Is Worth the Fight
As I write this article on a sunny autumn afternoon, 1.2 million tourists are quickly invading my local city of Salem, Massachusetts. Many come for the haunted ...
We Now Know What May Have Caused the Salem Witch Trials
That text was spread throughout the Western world thanks to the newly invented printing press.
How Disney’s Sleeper Hit ‘Hocus Pocus’ Changed Salem Forever
The Oral History of Disney's Hocus Pocus,' discover how 1993's Halloween classic brought eyes to the Mass. town.
Phys.org29d
How dogs were implicated during the Salem witch trials
According to local historical researcher Marilynne K. Roach's 2002 book, "The Salem Witch Trials: A Day-by-day Chronicle of a Community Under Siege," some of the afflicted girls claimed that a man ...
The Boston Globe18d
What makes a piece of wood a wand? Salem witches question their sacred instruments being sold as toys.
Muggles are the term used in the Potter books to describe nonmagical people. The city had long been a draw for people interested in the history of the Salem Witch Trials of the late 17th century.
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What The Evidence Really Says About The Role Of Dogs At the Salem Witch Trials
According to local historical researcher Marilynne K. Roach’s 2002 book, “The Salem Witch Trials: A Day-by-day Chronicle of a Community Under Siege,” some of the afflicted girls claimed that ...