The Appalachian region has a rich history of folklore relating to witchcraft. A clipping from the Salisbury Sunday Post in the “Witchcraft” archive collection said that stories from European settlers ...

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A folklorist explains the prehistoric origins of the mythical Easter Bunny and why this longstanding cultural symbol keeps ...

A young boy blamed for the deaths of his mother and sister has laid bare the horrific abuse he suffered at the hands of relatives - despite being totally innocent. Mardoche was just 12 years old ...

Maryland is the most recent state to introduce legislation to exonerate those convicted of witchcraft centuries ago. But why now? By Alexander Nazaryan It was February 1698, and disease was ...

Thousands of child social services referrals were linked to witchcraft in the last year. Local authorities recorded 2,180 cases of the vile abuse, which often includes exorcisms. The data ...

Accused of witchcraft, Corey suffered one of the most brutal executions of the trials. Before the hysteria, Corey had a reputation for violence. He was once accused of beating a farmhand to death ...

Is a lunar eclipse, or Blood Moon, a sign of good luck or bad? It depends who you ask. The Inca believed a jaguar was attacking the moon goddess, while Wiccans see it as a time for growth and ...

Between 1563 and 1736, thousands of individuals were executed under Scotland’s Witchcraft Act. Designed to enforce godliness in the newly Protestant country, the law condemned anyone who ...