Search results for: witch
40% of the world's population believes in witches, study claims
11-24-2022 |
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Belief in witches and witchcraft is so widespread that in some countries as many as 9 in 10 people believe in them.
Woman in India is killed over 'witchcraft' fears
7-5-2022 | 6
Police are investigating the case of a woman who was murdered by villagers who believed that she was a witch.
Man sues psychic over ex-girlfriend's 'curse'
10-6-2021 | 17
A man in the US is suing a psychic who he claims had failed to remove a curse put on his marriage by a witch.
'Water witches' pit science against folklore
7-29-2021 | 132
Can dowsers really find water sources using nothing but a wooden stick or is dowsing a centuries-long con ?
The peculiar history of cheese and witchcraft
1-26-2021 | 9
Throughout the ages, cheese has been perceived to possess all manner of strange and magical properties.
Football match marred by witchcraft allegations
1-21-2021 | 4
A dead bat generated controversy ahead of a recent football match between Cameroon and Zimbabwe.
Young woman 'set on fire' over witchcraft fears
11-13-2020 | 5
An attempted murder investigation is underway in South Africa after a woman was attacked and set on fire.
'Witches' marks' found in old church ruins
10-23-2020 | 6
Archaeologists have discovered 12th-Century stone markings that were created to ward off evil spirits.
Lawyer seeks to pardon 2,500 Scottish witches
9-13-2020 | 7
Over 300 years ago, thousands of Scots were burnt at the stake because they were believed to be witches.
Moon 'witch hex' claim circulates TikTok
7-23-2020 | 13
The video sharing platform has recently been buzzing with the claim that the Moon has been hexed by witches.
'Blair Witch' director returns with 'Skyman'
VIDEO 6-26-2020 | 46
The director of 'The Blair Witch Project' is back with a new found footage movie about an alien visitor.
Victorian 'witch bottle' was used to ward off evil
11-1-2019 | 8
An anti-witchcraft potion dating back 150 years has been discovered in a pub in Northamptonshire, England.
Witches set to cast 'binding spell' on Trump
10-25-2019 | 26
Thousands of witchcraft practitioners are planning to cast a spell on US President Donald Trump later today.
Former witches' prison goes up for sale
VIDEO 6-2-2019 | 8
A former prison regarded to be one of Britain's most haunted buildings has a long and disturbing history.
Creepy 'witch marks' found on cave walls
VIDEO 2-25-2019 | 1
Strange etchings on the walls of Creswell Crags in England were created to trap or repel evil forces.
Woman charged with pretending to be a witch
12-23-2018 | 35
A woman in Ontario was recently arrested for witchcraft two days before the archaic law was set to be scrubbed.
Curiosity rover switches to backup 'brain'
10-5-2018 | 4
NASA engineers have switched over to the rover's secondary computer to help resolve a technical fault.
Shoes were hidden in walls to ward off witches
12-10-2017 | 15
A growing number of old shoes have been discovered concealed inside the walls of British homes.
Expert reconstructs face of Scottish 'witch'
10-31-2017 | 18
A forensic artist has pieced together the appearance of a woman who was once imprisoned for witchcraft.
Google is now developing an AI 'kill switch'
6-8-2016 | 11
The search giant is working on a way to prevent intelligent machines from overriding their directives.
