Witches

Startling Explanation For Papua New Guinea's Witch Hunts?

AP | ROD McGUIRK | Posted 06.10.2013 | World

Read More: Witch Hunt, Papua New Guinea Witch Hunt, Witch, Witchcraft, Papua Witchcraft, Papua Witch Hunt, Papua New Guinea Witches, Papua New Guinea Witchcraft, Papua New Guinea, Witches, World News

CANBERRA, Australia — On a tropical island where most people live in huts, assailants armed with guns, machetes and axes stormed the wooden hous...

Read Whole Story

How Not To Raise A Witch

Kelly Bulkeley, Ph.D. | Posted 06.01.2013 | Religion

Read More: Dream Recall, Christianity, Children's Dreams, Dreams, Witches, Witchcraft, Dream Interpretation, Christian Parenting, Paganism, Religion News

Many years ago a student told me a story about her childhood dreams that still haunts me. It's not a happy story -- in fact, I find it incredibly sad -- but it's kept me thinking about what we know, and don't know, about the potentials of dreaming.

Read Whole Story

Beautiful Creatures Is Twilight Lite

Jackie K. Cooper | Posted 04.22.2013 | Entertainment

Read More: Twilight, Margo Martindale, Witches, Jermy Irons, Emma Thompson, South Carolina, Entertainment News

Teen romance, supernatural powers, a love between a human and a witch -- it is all present in the new film Beautiful Creatures. Still there is something lacking that makes this cast an unlikely successor to the fans of the Twilight series.

Read Whole Story

Why You Should See Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters!

Lee Allport | Posted 03.26.2013 | Entertainment

Read More: Hansel and Gretel, Famke Janssen, Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters, Jeremy Renner, Gemma Arterton, Paramount, Witches, Video, Entertainment News

On January 25, the movie Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters premiered in theaters around America. It stars Jeremy Renner who typically stars in blockbus...

Read Whole Story

The Hybrid Halloween Witch of 2012

Nancy Rubin Stuart | Posted 12.25.2012 | Women

Today, black magic is out, replaced by blogs and picket lines where the Halloween witch can express her complaints about social injustices without the risk of being burned at the stake.

Read Whole Story

7 Deliciously Frightful Halloween Recipes

Phoebe Lapine | Posted 12.19.2012 | Taste

Regardless of whether you are too old for haunted houses or young enough to still be terrified by bowls of blood (ketchup), Halloween is a time for parties, costumes or otherwise.

Read Whole Story

eBay Bans That Ol' Black Magic

The Huffington Post | Ron Dicker | Posted 08.16.2012 | Small Business

Read More: Ebay, Magic Spells, Spells, Magic Potions, Weird News, Ebay Ban, Witchcraft, Business News, Voodoo Economics, Black Magic, Slideexpand, Ebay Auction, Voodoo, Witches, Small Business News

Curses! eBay has banned magic spells and potions. A small paragraph in the new eBay 2012 Fall Seller Update (h/t Tecca) is proving to be a big bumm...

Read Whole Story

Curse of the Scottish Play -- the Opposite of Life

Gerit Quealy | Posted 07.30.2012 | Home

Read More: Signature Theater, Macbeth, Shakespeare, Iroquois Fire, Medieval Play, Witches, Goodman Theater, Home News

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

Read Whole Story

Dark Shadows Is a Boring Mess of a Movie

Jackie K. Cooper | Posted 07.15.2012 | Entertainment

Read More: Helena Bonham Carter, Witches, Vampires, Johnny Depp, Tim Burton, Gothic Soap Operas, Entertainment News

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.

Read Whole Story

Real-Life Witches?

TruTV.com | Posted 03.12.2012 | Weird News

Read More: Video, Real Witches, Wiccans, Famous Wiccans, Modern Witches, Witchcraft, Famous Witches, Christine O'donnell, Historical Witches, Real-Life Witches, Witches, Weird News News

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...

Read Whole Story

Things That Go Bump in the Night-Before-Christmas

Varla Ventura | Posted 02.19.2012 | Weird News

Read More: Halloween, Awkward Family Photos, Christmas, Ghosts, Goblins, Witches, Trolls, Dumb Supper, Krampus, Folklore, Christmas Myths, Weird News News

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.

Read Whole Story

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

Monica Edinger | Posted 12.20.2011 | Books

Read More: Childrens Books, Book News, Ghosts, Halloween, Neil Gaiman, Horror, Books, Witches, Parents, Halloween With Kids, Books News

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!

Read Whole Story

The Halloween Dilemma: Should Christians Trick or Treat?

Posted 12.17.2011 | Religion

Read More: Halloween, Samhain, Jesus Ween, Zombies, Christianity, All Saints Day, Bibles, Dia De Los Muertos, Hell House, Witches, Evangelicals, Video, Religion News

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 ...

Read Whole Story

10 Dumbest Mythological Creatures

TruTV.com | David Moye | Posted 09.17.2011 | Weird News

Read More: Loch Ness Monster, Mythological Creatures, Centaurs, Griffins, Dragons, Dumb Creatures, Weird Photos and Videos, Cyclops, Mermaids, UFO and Paranormal, Unicorns, Bigfoot, Leprechauns, Witches, Weird News News

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...

Read Whole Story

Aiding Children Accused of Witchcraft

Chi Mgbako | Posted 05.25.2011 | Impact

Read More: Africa, Witchcraft, World News, Black Magic, Malawi, Children, Witches, Impact News

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.

Read Whole Story

WATCH: Warlocks Hold 'Magical Intervention' For Sheen

Posted 05.25.2011 | Comedy

Read More: Charlie Sheen, Tigerblood, Warlock, Spells, Video, Magical Intervention, Sheen, Salem, Winning, Tiger Blood, Adonis Dna, Witches, Comedy News

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

Read Whole Story

Witchcraft Declared A Legal Profession In Romania

AP | Posted 05.25.2011 | World

Read More: Religion, Witchcraft, Witches, Witch, Sorcery, Eastern Europe, Pagan, European Union, Romanian Witchcraft, Black Magic, Romania, Eu, Pagan Religion, World News

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

Read Whole Story

The Reincarnation of Joseph McCarthy -- Congressman King

Christopher Brauchli | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics

Read More: Witch Hunt, Rep. Peter King, Joseph McCarthy, Salem, Witches, Islamophobia, Communists, Congress, Newsday, Antiislam, Politics News

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.

Read Whole Story

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

Clair MacDougall | Posted 05.25.2011 | World

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

Read Whole Story

Season's Greetings

Frank Dwyer | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics

Read More: Greed, Living Dead, Halloween, Treats, Ghouls, Republicans, Tricks, Entitlement, Witches, Politics News

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

Read Whole Story

Anti-Gay Bullying is Today's Witch-Hunting

Irene Monroe | Posted 05.25.2011 | Home

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.

Read Whole Story

Top 10 Roald Dahl Books

The Guardian | Philip Ardagh | Posted 05.25.2011 | Books

Read More: Comic Books, Philip Ardagh Grubtown Tales, Fantastic Mr Fox, Roald Dahl Picks, Funny Kids Books, Roald Dahl Books, Twits, Matilda, Bfg, Roald Dahl, Comicbooks, James and the Giant Peach, Eddie Dickens, Philip Ardagh, Witches, Books News

"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...

Read Whole Story

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

Posted 05.25.2011 | Books

Read More: Slidepollajax, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Fantastic Mr Fox, Book to Film, Dahl, Matilda, Roald Dahl, James and the Giant Peach, Book Adaptations, Willy Wonka, Movies, Witches, Authors, Bestsellers, Books News

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...

Read Whole Story

Palin's Witch Hunting Book Tour

Earl Ofari Hutchinson | Posted 05.25.2011 | Home

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 ...

Read Whole Story