The 43-year-old said: 'We did a bit of research on them and they are in there to ward off evil spirits and witches. 'We were pretty shocked really. We find a few things in roofs but never really ...

The image of a warty crone has become synonymous with evil witches, their degraded looks intended to disgust us and incite fear. Anjelica Huston’s Grand High Witch in the 1990 film adaptation of ...

When Shakespeare came to write his play, he knew that his audience would find the theme of evil and the supernatural very interesting indeed. How does Shakespeare show this? The Witches ...

claiming to cure people of the King’s Evil (scrofula), wounds and ulcers simply by placing his hands on them. He became so famous he was even summoned to court by King Charles II. Witch bottles ...

"It was a time when superstition was rife - they were put in there to ward off evil spirits and witches. "Apparently, the shoe, because it's so close to the foot, would always contain a little bit ...

There are five evil witches in the Witchy bunch. Belladonna, the wicked witch of Craven Arms. She is often to be found riding her broomstick around Harry Tuffins, hurling abuse at customers and ...