Witches and Halloween: The Real History of Witch Belief and How the Broomstick Got Into the Picture
The witch is the defining visual symbol of Halloween. She appears on every seasonal decoration, every costume rack, every piece […]
Witches & Dark Magic
The Devil’s Pulpit: The Real Folklore Behind Scotland’s Most Atmospheric Gorge
Fourteen miles north of Glasgow, just off the A809 near the village of Killearn, a burn called the Carnock has
Granny Kempock: The Ancient Stone That Witches Danced Around and Sailors Feared to Offend
Behind the main shopping street in Gourock, up a flight of steps that most people who walk beneath it every
The Witches of Pollok House: The Bewitched Baronet and the Servant Who Found Her Voice
Pollok House sits in the south side of Glasgow, surrounded by the rolling parkland of Pollok Country Park, its Georgian
Maggie Wall: The Witch Monument to a Woman Who May Never Have Existed
On a quiet stretch of road between the village of Dunning and the town of Auchterarder in Perthshire, a stone
Janet Horne: The Last Witch Executed in Scotland
In the summer of 1727, in the small Highland town of Dornoch in Sutherland, a woman was stripped naked, smeared
Major Thomas Weir: The Wizard of Edinburgh Who Confessed to Everything
In the spring of 1670, a man walked into a room in Edinburgh and began to destroy his own life
North Berwick Witch Trials: The Night the Devil Danced in Scotland
In the autumn of 1590, a group of people gathered in the old kirkyard of North Berwick on the southern
Isobel Gowdie: The Most Extraordinary Witch Confession in Scottish History
In the spring of 1662, in the parish of Auldearn in the Scottish Highlands, a woman walked into a church
The Devil in Scotland: The Legends of the Devil’s Pulpit and Auld Clootie
Somewhere in a field in rural Scotland, a corner was left unploughed. Not by accident. Not through laziness. By design.