But these, among other stereotypes, are far from the truth for real-life practitioners. Here's a breakdown on the history of witchcraft and an answer to the age-old question, "Are witches real?" ...

Which poses the question: Are witches real? The answer is two-fold. The sort of witches that fly around on broomsticks and ...

These days we do not live in fear of witchcraft or spend our time hunting witches. A painting illustrating the famous Robert Burns poem 'Tam o' Shanter'. In the poem, Tam barely escapes as he is ...

Essay of the Day: The common view of witches today—that, throughout time, they have been oppressed for their opposition to patriarchy—is “utter rubbish,” Diane Purkiss argues in Athenaeum ...

Today, witches have lost much of their terror, demystified by Disney and youngsters in costume for Halloween. But these were real men and women. And one of my reasons for wanting to write about ...

This show flips the infamous Salem witch trials on its head, revealing that real witches were pulling the strings all along. Salem blends political intrigue with supernatural horror, making it a ...