The Last Witch Bridget Cleary is a gripping solo performance that explores the life and mysterious death of Bridget Cleary, ...

THE Harwich Society will host a talk about the first Essex witch trials. The talk, led by Peggy Griffin, will be held in the Navigator in Barrack Lane, Harwich at 7.30pm on Friday, October 31. More ...

Most folks know how horrendous a place New Orleans has become.  For those who don’t, Scott McKay’s summary will give them an ...

A local storyteller harks back to the witch trials of colonial Maryland with a new nighttime tour around Annapolis.

Rebecca Fowler was an indentured servant in Annapolis in the 1600s, working the land until she and her husband could own a ...

A fire that won't stop. The landscape of a horror film. A legendary demon. Spooky isn't just a seasonal fad at these U.S. locations.

A visit to Salem, Massachusetts offered me a chilling realization about witch trials, with baseless accusations and mass ...

Officials in northeastern Spain are so concerned that black cats could be targeted for misuse in superstitious rituals around Halloween that the authorities have decided to temporarily halt adoptions ...

Several locales across the US claim to be king when it comes to Halloween. But three in particular — Savannah, Georgia; New Orleans and Salem, Massachusetts — have the haunting ...

Nowadays, Lilias’ grave is not the village’s only reminder of its grisly past. A street was named after her, Adia Road, but another street was also named after the Reverend, Logan Road. The name for ...