The Legend Of Witches Flying On Brooms Explained

Witches flying through the air on brooms is an iconic image associated with Halloween. But how did the two — witches, brooms — become associated with one another? It’s hard to say, since both have folklore reaching back hundreds of years. Most trace the origin of Halloween to the ancient Celtic holiday of Samhain, a

The Salem Witch Trials 1692

With October just around the corner, Halloween and Salem Massachusetts often comes to mind. The city of Salem Massachusetts has a global perception for being a town of Halloween and witch related festivities. Part of this perception is tied to the Salem Haunted Happenings celebration that takes place here in Salem Massachusetts every October. This

The Headless Horseman Isn’t the Only Spooky Story to Come Out of Sleepy Hollow

Sleepy Hollow is a real village near Tarrytown, New York, and has long been known for a famous short story by Washington Irving called “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow” which tells the tale of a superstitious schoolmaster who is seemingly terrified (possibly to death) by the apparition of a local legend, a fearsome headless horseman

Legend Says Abandoned Indiana Witches Castle is Haunted by an Evil Spirit

If I am walking through the woods it would be amazing to find something completely unexpected like an abandoned house, cabin, or building. That would be the ultimate reward for going on any sort of a wooded hike. I live for that kind of stuff. What leads to an obsession with anything abandoned? I’ve always

Woman Discovers ‘Witch’s Well’ In Forest

New Jersey has its fair share of supernatural occurrences, from haunted lakes to tales of the Jersey Devil. This wooded area in Mount Holly, Burlington County is home to the legendary Witch’s Well. Officially, the “Witch’s Well” is an old pump house, but local legend holds that it was once a well that had big

May 26 – On this day in History: American Witch Hanged, Dracula Published

Alse Young is the first American executed for witchcraft in 1647 Forty-five years before the hysteria of the Salem Witch Trials, the first American colonist accused of witchcraft, Alse Young, is executed in the town square of Hartford, Connecticut. More executions will follow, as witchcraft would remain a capital crime in Connecticut until 1750. More

These 12 markers describe Alabama legends and lore

Alabama’s roadsides are dotted with historic markers describing pivotal moments since its founding as a territory and state. Did you know there are also markers that describe Alabama’s legends and lore, including tales of ghosts and the supernatural and the stories behind unusual town names? The 12 folklore markers in Alabama were funded by the

‘Witches’ that were tried, drowned and hanged in sleepy Merseyside village

Legends of alleged ‘witches’ have been part of folklore for centuries. With barbaric trials taking place in towns across the country through many towns in the country to ‘confirm’ a woman was in fact a ‘witch’. Alleged “witches” were “tried, drowned and hanged” in one area which now inhabits Merseyside – with another being executed

The Weird History of Witch Windows

Remember the folk tale (or the folk song) about the “crooked little man” and his “crooked little house”? When you travel through Vermont, he might come to mind thanks to the many crooked windows adorning area farmhouses. Turns out they’re called witch windows—but why? And why are they so common in New England? Q: On

Hulda the Witch: A Look at the Legend Buried in Sleepy Hollow

The Headless Horseman may be Westchester’s most famous legend, but Hulda the witch made her mark during the Revolutionary War. Each October, roughly 100,000 visitors flock to Sleepy Hollow to take part in spooky walking tours, glowing jack-o-lantern displays, haunted hayrides, and more. They’re drawn by the serene Hudson River village’s most famous celebrity: the