The witch trials in the 15th and 16th centuries were born out of the social crisis of feudal society. But did they summon ...

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Loosely inspired by the Salem Witch Trials, this terrifying tale of witches, torture, and the devil is now streaming on Hulu.

Bridget Bishop was the first woman executed during the infamous Salem witch trials — and her only real crime may have been being different. In a time when paranoia ruled and suspicion meant death, she ...

Nobody does Halloween quite like Salem, Massachusetts — and at Liz Frazier’s Witch City Wicks candle shop, spooky season ...

Before joining Raw Story, Brad Reed spent eight years writing about technology at BGR.com and Network World. Prior to that, he wrote freelance stories for political publications such as AlterNet and ...

The debate over whether it’s permissible to destroy alleged narco-terrorists in the Caribbean without a formal declaration of war by Congress has prompted some members of the tech community to make an ...

People buried in "hanging coffins" thousands of years ago in China and Southeast Asia have finally been identified through DNA research. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an ...

The billionaire co-founder of the data analytics and software giant Palantir has called for the U.S. to bring back public hangings for repeat violent offenders. Joe Lonsdale defended open-air ...

Gift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe. Singapore | Singapore has executed 17 individuals this year on drug and murder offences, marking the highest annual tally since 2003 ...