In 1692, many people in Salem were falsely accused of witchcraft — an infamous part of Massachusetts history, known as the Salem Witch Trials. Your 2025 guide to Salem’s Haunted Happenings As ...

SALEM, MA -- A team of researchers using historical documents and 21st-century archaeological techniques has confirmed the site where 19 innocent people were hanged during the Salem witch trials more ...

A Biblical "concordance" belonging to a judge from the Salem Witch Trials is up for auction tomorrow, Aug. 27 A "concordance" is a sort of reference book The item will be auctioned online on the ...

JENNIFER CARPENTER: (As Emily Rose) And I am Lucifer, the devil in the flesh. RASCOE: Whatever scares you this spooky season, author Jeremy Dauber says it's all a part of a long, American tradition.

T. H. Matteson, "Examination of a Witch" (1853), oil on canvas, 38 1/2 x 53 9/10 inches (97.8 x 137 cm) (image via Wikimedia Commons) In art history, the Salem witch trials often take the form of the ...

(The Conversation) — Dogs appeared several times during testimonies, typically because an accused witch was believed to have had a dog who would do her bidding, or because the devil appeared in the ...

SALEM — The Peabody Essex Museum will be opening its newest ongoing exhibition Saturday – “The Salem Witch Trials: 1692”, which features authentic objects and documents that are hoped to provide ...

What happens when a teacher inspires her students to take on history? In the case of Carrie LaPierre's eighth grade class at North Andover Middle School, it inspired a sojourn into the Salem Witch ...

With fall in full swing, New Englanders everywhere are picking the last apples of the season and starting to prepare for Halloween. At Massachusetts' oldest apple orchard, you can do both. Founded ...

It's a relic from a haunting period of Massachusetts history, and you could be its owner if you are so inclined. The University Archives website is auctioning off a "signed and annotated 1650 Biblical ...

BELA LUGOSI: (As Dracula) Listen to them. Children of the night. RASCOE: Perhaps your fear is closer to home, like a psycho. JENNIFER CARPENTER: (As Emily Rose) And I am Lucifer, the devil in the ...