Witches

Feather Superstitions Superstitions about feathers, witches, and death.

The Devil Is In That Cow Hoboken’s dead animal man meets a fellow with a cow cursed by a witch.

Mrs Hopper’s Mysterious End A woman known for her “strange powers” goes missing and is found dead under mysterious circumstances.

The Devil is a Tenor A sorceress conjures up a musical Prince of Darkness to sing the destinies of her clients.

Dame Elsan Cow-witches A mysterious charm gotten from a man in black heals Dame Elsan’s calves and leads to her trial for witchcraft.

REM Sleep Repercussions Can dreams physically influence someone besides the dreamer?

Weekend Compendium: 20 February 2016 brings you the week’s posts: the Witch of Leadville, eye-lash history, the ghost of a living woman, a discontented and destructive daemon, as well as creepy crawlies in hair and jungle.

The Witch of Leadville A tailor’s wife in a prosperous Colorado mining town finds herself on trial for witchcraft in 1899.

Weekend Compendium: 13 January 2016 Valentine Edition Featuring an 18th century “Missed Connection” ad, 19th century hints for photographic sitters. The Angel of Lourdes, monkey ghosts, Valentines for Undertakers and Spiritualist Mediums.