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The Uncanny Rise of the Haunted Doll Market

Buying or selling a haunted doll is not mere child's play.

The Uncanny Rise of the Haunted Doll Market

The Origins of 25 Monsters, Ghosts, and Other Spooky Things

Tales of headless horseman predate The Legend of Sleepy Hollow.

The Origins of 25 Monsters, Ghosts, and Other Spooky Things

15 Halloween Movies for People Who Don’t Like Horror Movies

Nicole Kidman and Sandra Bullock star in Practical Magic (1998).

15 Halloween Movies for People Who Don’t Like Horror Movies

11 Facts About Hocus Pocus

Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker, and Kathy Najimy in Hocus Pocus (1993).

11 Facts About Hocus Pocus

7 Fun Facts About Strega Nona

Strega Nona in her natural habitat.

11 Facts About the Salem Witch Trials

The Salem witch trials were a troubling time in Colonial America.

Stephen King Was Too Scared to Finish Watching The Blair Witch Project in One Sitting

Stephen King at the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum in 2011.

12 Bewitching Facts About The Craft

Robin Tunney, Fairuza Balk, Rachel True, and Neve Campbell in The Craft (1996).

The Scottish Play: Why Actors Won’t Call Macbeth by Its Title

Macbeth and the three witches in Shakespeare's possibly cursed play.

Civil War-Era ‘Witch Bottle’ Used to Keep Evil Spirits at Bay Discovered in Virginia

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World’s Largest Ouija Board Unveiled in Salem, Massachusetts

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Explore Scotland’s Witch Hunts With This Interactive Map

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Scientists Are Creating a 3D Model of an 18th-Century ‘Vampire Witch’ Who Was Tortured to Death

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The Terrible Crimes and False Wonders of Mary Bateman, the Witch of Yorkshire

Mary Bateman, the "Yorkshire Witch," with her prophetic egg

17 Signs That You’d Qualify as a Witch in the 1600s

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15 Magical Facts About Wicked

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