In art history, the Salem witch trials often take the form of the most cinematic moments: arrest, prosecution, and execution.

Somerville author Lesley Bannatyne recounts Halloween's roots, while writer Sam Baltrusis explores Salem's dark past ...

That text was spread throughout the Western world thanks to the newly invented printing press.

According to local historical researcher Marilynne K. Roach's 2002 book, "The Salem Witch Trials: A Day-by-day Chronicle of a Community Under Siege," some of the afflicted girls claimed that a man ...

Spellbound by the history of Salem, Massachusetts, four SE Campus instructors set off on an enchanted quest to explore the magical town that left them more bewitched by its story than ever before.

By Julia Beauregard Hometown Weekly Editor The Medfield Public Library (MPL) and the Medfield Historical Society co-sponsored ...

Hundreds of Halloween visitors and witches gathered on Salem Common Thursday to hold the annual “witches circle” ceremony to ...

You’ll find loads of brooms, robes, and pointy hats for sale in Salem. But perhaps the most controversial are wands.

Pulling up at Marblehead’s Harbor Light Hotel, my oldest friend and I wasted no time securing two counter seats at the Tavern tucked inside. A Christmas tree twinkled incongruously as we planned ...

The ceremony was held in Salem, Massachusetts, the site of the infamous Salem Witch Trials during the late 1600s, which saw hundreds accused — and around 20 executed — as supposed “witches.” ...

Yet the short time the production did spend in New England remains some of the best moments from the shoot, as many in the cast and crew told me for my new book ... witch trials, the golden age of ...