“The witch in this story does not try to make it look natural,” writes @meghanelison of this 1942 classic. “She doesn’t play fair, split the difference, or win graciously for the sake of appearances. She wins utterly.”

https://wildhunt.org/2026/04/classics-of-pagan-cinema-i-married-a-witch.html

#pagan #moviereview #imarriedawitch #witchcraft #witches #salemwitchtrials

"More weight!"

https://piefed.social/c/historymemes/p/1779773/more-weight

Also, getting rid of #Witches in #NewEngland had more to do with widows who were #landowners than it did with actual #Witchcraft! (I know, 'cuz it happened to one of my ancestors!)

#NewEnglandHistory #NorthShore #SalemWitchTrials #History #Greed #Histodon

🧙‍♀️🧹When Light Breaks Through takes us beyond the witch trials to tell a riveting, expansive story of what happened in Salem Village.

When Light Breaks Through, by Brenda Murphy

Free until October 30th!

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0C5S5G1QB

#historicalfiction #salemwitchtrials

🗓 This Day in History — Sept 22, 1692
The last executions of the Salem witch trials.
Martha Corey
Mary Eastey
Alice Parker
Mary Parker
Ann Pudeator
Wilmot Redd
Margaret Scott
Samuel Wardwell

Hanged for “witchcraft.”
Buried by myth.
Still not all the way forgiven.

Bittersweet history.
If you're curious, The Witches: Salem, 1692 by Stacy Schiff is a haunting read.
No magic. Just mass delusion, fear, and power.

#SalemWitchTrials #ThisDayInHistory #HistoryIsWarning #ReadSchiff

I’m so proud of how deeply my students think.

"I have been falsely accused before and I would be upset if i were in a situation like the Salem Witch Trials. It must’ve felt mentally exhausting to be antagonized just for existing."

#TeachingAdventures #EduSky #SalemWitchTrials #TheCrucible

During the Salem Witch Trials of 1692, "spectral evidence"—testimony that the spirit or specter of the accused was seen committing witchcraft—was enough to convict someone. It was later ruled inadmissible, but not before 20 people were executed.

#WeirdWednesdays #paranormalfacts #SalemWitchTrials #ParaTruthReborn