As books on witchcraft continue to flood the market, it comes as no surprise that dozens of titles are being timed with Halloween this year. Festivities around October 31 have roots in Celtic ...

The number of books on witchcraft has been on the rise for the past several years, but mind-body-spirit publishers now offer an eclectic mix of authors who draw magic from a range of sources—from ...

A lot has changed in the 40 years since the Satanic Panic first gripped the United States: no longer feared or sidelined, witchcraft has become one of the nation’s fastest-growing spiritual practices.

The bestselling horror novelist brings his latest book, "Witchcraft for Wayward Girls," to Proctors Theatre on Oct. 30 for an immersive presentation. Horror novelist Grady Hendrix will bring an ...

UB cultural anthropologist Phillips Stevens Jr. says that while magic and witchcraft are both thoroughly researched topics across various academic disciplines, a new effort is needed if we’re to fully ...

When you think of a witch, what do you picture? Maybe you imagine cool teenage girls like in Sabrina or The Craft or a sisterhood like in Practical Magic. Or do you see bubbling cauldrons and toads ...

If you thought that accusations of witchcraft were a quaint moral panic surely left behind in the Salem witch trial era — well, think again. Some American pastors are still accusing their own ...

The persecution of alleged witches in medieval Europe is one of those historical barbarities that popular culture has somehow turned into a subject proper for comedy. Recall the memorable sequence in ...

It’s never too early to start your holiday shopping. Here’s our book list for perfect gift ideas: Celebrity chef Nicole Andrea Guzman’s novel, The Creepy Culinary Adventures of Nia Luna, out in ...