If you took movies and TV shows seriously, witches, or those who practice witchcraft, would all be wearing pointy black hats, riding broomsticks and wickedly cackling over cauldrons. Unsurprisingly, ...

A circle of figures, cloaked in ritual robes, stands in a clearing as the last light of day disappears behind the trees. A rhythmical drumbeat echoes through the grove as incense smoke spirals into ...

When you hear the word “witch,” there are undoubtedly many specific images that come to mind. Do you see a woman in a long cloak and witch's hat, brewing a hot potion in her cauldron? Do you think of ...

My great-grandmother and her sisters were raised in Salem, where they learned the old ways of herb lore and folk healing from women in the community. Their stories about Salem's deep-rooted spiritual ...

Literary geeks and fantasy fans across the nation are lining up to see Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2, which opens in theaters at midnight tonight. Anyone who’s read J.K. Rowling’s book ...

"Anyone could be a witch," Vin Diesel once said to me. I didn't think I'd be thinking so much about Vin Diesel, of all people, on my trip to Salem, Mass., but there I was, at a special screening for ...

You don't have to wait for Halloween for the witches to come out. In Lewiston, they're here all the time. "We've always been here, but no one has known. You would be surprised at the witches right ...

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Critics of bloody violence and excessive sex on TV have long had HBO's vampire drama "True Blood" in their cross hairs, but now the popular series has another group of wary ...