In 1692, the colonial town of Salem, Massachusetts, became caught up in a fervor over alleged witchcraft. In her new book “The Witches,” Stacy Schiff explores what led a group of Puritans to ...

US Ghost Adventures is hosting a "Halfway 2 Halloween Spooktacular" in Salem this spring. Several themed tours are offered, ...

The pivotal accuser at the trials, Tituba, would go down in history ... As often as we have revisited Salem—on the page, on the stage and on the screen—we have failed to unpack a crucial ...

A new exhibition on the Salem witch trials explores how the meaning of the word “witch” has evolved through the centuries Kate Wheeling In 1692, a panic swept through Salem, Massachusetts.

Fan of the Disney movie "Hocus Pocus ... While walking you'll learn about the Salem Witch Trials, maritime history and how Salem became known as "Witch City." Recent reviewers say tour guides ...

In her book A Fever in Salem: A New Interpretation of the New England Witch Trials, Laurie Winn Carlson draws on these events at length in the first few chapters; they make fascinating reading.

"The Salem Witch Trials: Reckoning And Reclaiming" revisits one of the most significant events in American history: the Salem witch trials. Five men and 16 women living in the small Massachusetts ...

If you're heading to Salem, you should set aside some time for a visit to the Salem Witch Trials Memorial. Built to honor the victims who died during the 1692 witchcraft hysteria, the memorial ...