The Monthly Bulletin: October 2023

—A dive into America’s “tiny reign of terror,” the Salem witch trials—

The Non-fiction Feature

The Witches: Suspicion, Betrayal, and Hysteria in 1692 Salem

Author: Stacy Schiff
Publisher: Back Bay Books
Pages: 512 | 2016

What exactly was a witch?…A witch is one who can do or seems to do strange things, beyond the known power of art and ordinary nature, by virtue of a confederacy with evil spirits.

The Children's SpotThe Witchesby Roald Dahl
The Children’s Spot
The Witches
by Roald Dahl

“In fairy-tales, witches always wear silly black hats and black cloaks, and they ride on broomsticks. But this is not a fairy-tale. This is about REAL WITCHES.”

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Buffy the Vampire Slayer is the classic supernatural TV drama–chock full of vampires, witches, demons, magic, spells, and all other sorts of mysticism.