Category: Witches & Wizards

Many stories of witchcraft were circulated and believed

The only cause for alarm was that a black cat had come down the chimney with a cap on its head. This was accepted as a case of witchcraft.

October 17, 2018 Halloween / Tennessee / Witches & Wizards

He’d been known to escape houses through the keyhole

The defendant had been seen to escape out of houses through the door key holes, and furthermore operated on the minds of others from a 10-15 mile distance.

February 8, 2018 Appalachian scary tales / Halloween / Virginia / Witches & Wizards

Children were especially afraid of the two of them, and would not pass near the little shack

Several very superstitious families lived near the Moores; it wasn’t long before reports circulated that the Moores were witches.

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