Thursday 23 January 2020

News & Culture: Witches, Witchcraft & Witch Hunts


Here is a round-up of recent stories about witches, witchcraft and witch hunts in the news, books and history:

"My mother-in-law is a witch and put a curse on me (and other bizarre excuses for not filing a tax return" - story at Bridport and Lyme Regis News: https://www.bridportnews.co.uk/news/18177720.mother-in-law-witch-put-curse-bizarre-excuses-not-filing-tax-return/

"Trump knows nothing of witch hunts" - story at Otago Daily Times: https://www.odt.co.nz/opinion/trump-knows-nothing-witch-hunts

"Old woman branded a witch, severely beaten up in Bengal" - story at Outlook India: https://www.outlookindia.com/newsscroll/old-woman-branded-a-witch-severely-beaten-up-in-bengal/1714296

"Susan A. Penta's New Book 'Suzy and the Witch' is a Heartwarming Tale That Shares the Newfound Friendship Between Suzy and a Witch" - Press release at Digital Journal: http://www.digitaljournal.com/pr/4561628

"Step Into The Land Of Dark Magic In India" - Travel feature at Outlook India: https://www.outlookindia.com/outlooktraveller/explore/story/70184/step-into-the-land-of-dark-magic-in-mayong-assam

"How mum's 'white witch' brew of chicken feet and pigs' trotters led to £10m business in just three years" - story at https://www.somersetlive.co.uk/news/uk-world-news/how-mums-white-witch-brew-3743861

"There's a folk horror occult escape room talking over a subterranean Glasgow pub" - story at Glasgow Live: https://www.glasgowlive.co.uk/whats-on/theres-folk-horror-occult-escape-17579570

"WEIRD NORFOLK: A village row in Runhall which became a witch hunt" - story at Eastern Daily Press: https://www.edp24.co.uk/news/weird-norfolk-runhall-witch-1-6471305

"How to Tell Your Fortune by Reading Tea Leaves, According to a Real Witch" - story at StyleCaster: https://stylecaster.com/how-to-read-tea-leaves/

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