Seamus Rua (Red James) woke up one night from a very deep sleep, as voices wafted up from the floor below. He crept down the stairs and...

Inspiration can come from anywhere. During my research of witches from around the world, I discovered Maggie's Wall. This is why I...

What goes around comes around. Malin Matsdotter was a Swedish widow of Finnish descent who was accused by her own daughters of being a...

Balthasar von Dernbach, the prince and abbot of the mystical town of Fulda in Germany, was a notorious witch hunter who embarked on a...

Where would we be in our stories of witches from around the world without a tale from New Orleans? Marie Catherine Laveau was born a free...

Sweden has their fair share of witch history as well... In 17th century Sweden, Maret Jonsdotter once rode a man as a horse to the...

There's perhaps one story that's famous more than any other. That's the story of Ursula Shipton. When there are so many myths built...

Angele de la Barthe supposedly had sexual intercourse with the Devil, (as the story goes), an affair which produced a son, a sort of...

Also known as La Voisin (the neighbor), Catherine Monvoisin was the wife of a French jeweler, and became famous thanks to the...

As we see in the story of Odysseus and Circe, Greek mythology is filled with witches. When Jason and his Argonauts went on a quest for...

Although her fictional descendant is featured in my latest novel, Magick: Secrets, Spells and Tales, Agnes was in fact, a very real...

If you’ve ever read any of the Arthurian legends, the name Morgan le Fay should ring a bell. Her first appearance in literature is in...

Let the witching hour begin! Because I write a story that associates with the Salem Witch Trials, people assume I'm somehow a practicing...

Introduction All Hallows' Eve is the evening before the Christian festival of All Saints Day, otherwise known as All Hallows. The word...

A jack-o'-lantern (or jack o'lantern) is a carved pumpkin, turnip, or other root vegetable lantern, associated with the holiday of...

In many cultures, magic is an integral part of everyday life. The group known as the Rom is no exception, and they have a strong and rich...

Nothing say Sunday's in October like Football. At least, that is how it is in this house! Kick off your game day party the right way and...

At the Old Cooper County Jail and Hanging Barn, built in 1848, folks say the ghost of a young prisoner materializes and pounds on the old...

Boonville, Missouri has had it's fair share of films created in and around the town over the years. But do you remember when Chuckie...

The meaning of tradition holds true - but different - for all of us. I have never been a fan of this time of the year, honestly. The days...