Witches

Curse of the Scottish Play -- the Opposite of Life

Gerit Quealy | Posted 05.30.2012

Gerit Quealy

Ghosts and vampires and zombies, who cares? Movies can't hurt you, but the curse of Macbeth in the theater is real.

Dark Shadows Is a Boring Mess of a Movie

Jackie K. Cooper | Posted 05.15.2012

Jackie K. Cooper

The problem with Dark Shadows is that it is not a comedy. It isn't a drama either. It is part camp and part horror flick and none of it works.

Real-Life Witches?

TruTV.com | Posted 03.12.2012

Most people think of witches as make-believe old crones with pointy hats who tempt children into gingerbread houses. But today, witches aren't just...

Things That Go Bump in the Night-Before-Christmas

Varla Ventura | Posted 02.19.2012

Varla Ventura

There are a number of traditions that are far more sinister than your usual red-suit wearing, welcome-lapped Santas. I'm not talking about those known "helper" elves or magical flying deer.

All Hallow's Read: A Few Spooky Suggestions for Kids

Monica Edinger | Posted 12.20.2011

Monica Edinger

Having had a lot of fun creating a Last Gasp Summer Reading video, Betsy Bird and I decided to support Neil's initiative by making a Spooky Recommendations edition. Enjoy!

The Halloween Dilemma: Should Christians Trick or Treat?

Posted 12.17.2011

Can Christians celebrate Halloween? It's a question that comes up every year for Christians who get 'spooked' by the idea of their children dressing ...

10 Dumbest Mythological Creatures

TruTV.com | David Moye | Posted 09.17.2011

here was a time where the vast majority of people had never heard of a "centaur." But not today: throwing around mythological references on blogs is t...

Aiding Children Accused of Witchcraft

Chi Mgbako | Posted 05.25.2011

Chi Mgbako

When I think of Emma, I remember her moonbeam smile and her radiant innocence. But I also think of the thousands of children accused of witchcraft whose futures will not be as bright.

WATCH: Warlocks Hold 'Magical Intervention' For Sheen

Posted 05.25.2011

Charlie Sheen has alternately confused, delighted, mesmerized, aggravated, embarrassed and occasionally bored most of America over the last week. But...

Witchcraft Declared A Legal Profession In Romania

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

BUCHAREST, Romania — Romania has changed its labor laws to officially recognize witchcraft as a profession, prompting one self-described witch t...

The Reincarnation of Joseph McCarthy -- Congressman King

Christopher Brauchli | Posted 05.25.2011

Christopher Brauchli

America is not at war with Islam. But if Mr. King's hearings go as planned, it is a safe bet that lots of Muslims will believe the Republican party is.

Ghana "Witch" Killing Points to a Broader Culture of Fear and Superstition

Clair MacDougall | Posted 05.25.2011

Clair MacDougall

The brutal murder of a 72-year-old woman suspected of witchcraft in Ghana has been met with public outrage after a photograph showing her in a near naked state appeared on the front page of the nation's most popular newspaper

Season's Greetings

Frank Dwyer | Posted 05.25.2011

Frank Dwyer

We didn't open the door. "Trick or treat!" It seemed so Republican....

Anti-Gay Bullying is Today's Witch-Hunting

Irene Monroe | Posted 05.25.2011

Irene Monroe

Due to homophobic bullying some of our lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) children feel like they are looked upon as today's witches.

Top 10 Roald Dahl Books

The Guardian | Philip Ardagh | Posted 05.25.2011

"Dahl was the master. When he died, I was working in a library. A child asked me: 'Who will write Roald Dahl books now he's dead?' Fortunately, his bo...

WATCH: From 'Witches' To Wonka, 7 Film Adaptations of Roald Dahl Books

Posted 05.25.2011

It's Roald Dahl month bringing back incredible memories of having our minds opened by his imagination. Many of the books have been made into movies, a...

Palin's Witch Hunting Book Tour

Earl Ofari Hutchinson | Posted 05.25.2011

Earl Ofari Hutchinson

Sarah Palin called on Kenyan witch hunting Bishop Thomas Muthee to help jump start her campaigns for governor and later for the White House. Muthee ...

African Children Denounced As "Witches" By Christian Pastors

AP | KATHARINE HOURELD | Posted 05.25.2011

EKET, Nigeria — The nine-year-old boy lay on a bloodstained hospital sheet crawling with ants, staring blindly at the wall. His family pastor h...

Dick Cheney Believes There Are Witches in Gambia

Cenk Uygur | Posted 05.25.2011

Cenk Uygur

Is it possible that people will say absolutely anything to get you to stop torturing them, including admitting to being a witch?

Five Suspected Witches Burnt To Death In Kenya

AFP | Posted 05.25.2011

NAIROBI: Five elderly people suspected of practising witchcraft were burnt to death in western Kenya, police have said. ...

McCain: A Tragedy in Three Scenes

Matt Mendelsohn | Posted 05.25.2011

Matt Mendelsohn

"Pagan, Hagan, whoeth is counting, Sister Bachmann? Lottery in June, corn be heavy soon. But voting in November, facts they won't remember."

Sarah Palin and Her Belief in Witches

Dan Agin | Posted 05.25.2011

Dan Agin

I hear rumblings that Sarah Palin believes in the existence of witches, which leads me to wonder what people are smoking up there in Alaska. Most peo...