Summary: Set in the seventeenth century, this is the story of Anne, a young wife who is revolted when her husband, an elderly pastor, has an old woman burned at the stake as a witch. She tells her husband that she and his son are in love and that she wishes him dead. The pastor then dies of a stroke and Anna is accused of killing him by witchcraft. Deserted by the cowardly son and reviled by the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2004
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1 available in Foreign DVDs, Call number: DVD FOREIGN DAYSummary: College student Nan Barlow is researching the history of witchcraft. Taunted by her brother and fiance, who have voiced their concern over her silly notions, Nan arms herself with resolve and drives into the small New England village of Whitewood. A bit anxious but consumed with curiosity, she will soon embark on the journey of her life.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2016
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1 available in Horror DVDs, Call number: BLU-RAY HORROR CITSummary: Jane Austen's Emma: beautiful, rich and infuriating emma woodhouse meddles in other's romantic lives with unexpected results.
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Publisher / Publication Date: RLJ Entertainment 2014
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1 available in British Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD BRITISH TV CLASummary: After 300 years, three sister witches are resurrected in Salem Massachusetts on Halloween night, and it us up to two teenagers, a young girl, and an immortal cat to put an end to the witches' reign of terror once and for all.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2018
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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD MOVIE HOCCopies Available at Fife Lake
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD MOVIE HOCSummary: After 300 years, three sister witches are resurrected in Salem Massachusetts on Halloween night, and it us up to two teenagers, a young girl, and an immortal cat to put an end to the witches' reign of terror once and for all.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2018
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2 available in Comedy DVDs, Call number: BLU-RAY COMEDY HOCSummary: A family in 1630s New England faces destruction by the forces of witchcraft, black magic, and possession. When one of their five children goes missing and their life-sustaining crops fail, they fall victim to paranoia and fear as they begin to turn on one another.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2016
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2 available in Horror DVDs, Call number: DVD HORROR WITSummary: Set in a wild and primitive world, The Beastmaster is the gripping tale of a mythical hero engaged in a life and death struggle with overwhelming forces of evil.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2002
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1 available in Fantasy DVDs, Call number: DVD FANTASY BEASummary: Halloweentown: Thanks to a visit from Grandmother Aggie, Marnie and her family's tradition of ignoring the Halloween holiday are about to change in the extreme. It seems that Marnie's mother Gwen has been hiding a big secret from her three children--all of them possess supernatural powers.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Walt Disney Home Entertainment 2005
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Summary: When an opportunistic physician (Rock Hudson) travels to the jungles of Java, a shocking meeting with a black magic witch doctor forces him to re-evaluate his selfish past.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2015
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1 available in Action / Adventure DVDs, Call number: DVD ACTION/ADVENTURE SPIFels, Tony
Summary: In Switching Sides, Tony Fels traces a remarkable shift in scholarly interpretations of the Salem witch hunt from the post{u2013}World War II era up through the present. Fels explains that for a new generation of historians influenced by the radicalism of the New Left in the 1960s and early 1970s, the Salem panic acquired a startlingly different meaning. Determined to champion the common people...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Johns Hopkins University Press 2018
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 133.4 FELCunningham, Scott
Summary: Cunningham explains how anyone can become a Wiccan, living magically, spiritually, and wholly attuned with Nature. The book comes complete with exercises and practical experiments, so that actual experience augments the text in genuine teaching of the basic Craft principles.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Llewellyn Publications 1989
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 299.94 CUNLoh-Hagan, Virginia
Summary: "Would you have survived the Salem witch trials? Make decisions and tally your score to find out. Written at a lower reading level with considerate text, these high maturity books are sure to grab struggling readers as they engage and play along. Also includes a table of contents, glossary, index, author biography, sidebars, educational matter, and activities"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Cherry Lake Publishing 2021
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Summary: "The Salem witch trials marked one of the darkest moments in U.S. history. In 1692, two young children were accused of being bewitched and were arrested. More than 150 arrests occurred over the next two months, and a special court was created to try the cases. A total of 20 people were found guilty of being witches, and all of them were hanged. Inside this compelling volume, readers are...
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Publisher / Publication Date: PowerKids Press 2019
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 345.744 LIGStarkey, Marion Lena.
Summary: This historical narrative of the Salem witch trials takes its dialogue from actual trial records but applies modern psychiatric knowledge to the witchcraft hysteria. Starkey's sense of drama also vividly recreates the atmosphere of pity and terror that fostered the evil and suffering of this human tragedy.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Anchor Books 1989
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 345.744 STABaker, Emerson W.
Summary: "Beginning in January 1692, Salem Village in colonial Massachusetts witnessed the largest and most lethal outbreak of witchcraft in early America. Villagers--mainly young women--suffered from unseen torments that caused them to writhe, shriek, and contort their bodies, complaining of pins stuck into their flesh and of being haunted by specters. Believing that they suffered from assaults by an...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Oxford University Press 2015
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 345.744 BAKMessner, Kate
Summary: "Bust some of history's biggest myths and learn the truth about the Salem witch trials"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House Children's Books 2024
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Summary: "An entertaining and suspenseful drama that is also a cautionary tale for our times."
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Publisher / Publication Date: Da Capo Press 2002
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 345.744 HILRoach, Marilynne K.
Summary: The Salem Witch Trials is based on over twenty-five years of original archival research (including the author's discovery of previously unknown documents), as well as on newly found cases and court records. From January 1692 to January 1697, this history unfolds a nearly day-by-day narrative of the crisis as the citizens of New England experienced it, while providing details of the communal,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Taylor Trade Publishing, an imprint of the Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group, Inc. 2004
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Summary: Ellen Dugan, the author of Garden Witchery, is the ideal guide to show us how to bring the beauty of nature and its magickal energies indoors. Using common household and outdoor items―such as herbs, spices, dried flowers, plants, stones, and candles―she offers a down-to-earth approach to creating an enchanted home. From specialized spells and charms to kitchen conjuring and color magick, this...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Llewellyn Publications 2005
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Summary: "Discover the vibrant culture of brujeria and embrace your own inner witch with this essential guide to spellcasting, spirit worship, tarot, crystals, and all the other elements of this increasingly popular lifestyle"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon Element 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 133.4 RUEChamberlain, Lisa
Summary: A concise introductory guide to Wicca, covering its history and deities, the core elements of its rituals and holidays, setting up an altar, choosing the right tools, the principles of magic and spellwork, how to begin practicing, and other topics.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sterling Ethos 2020
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Summary: Explore the mystical history of witches throughout time and all over the world. Discover the symbols of witchcraft, reveal the magic of crystals and become familiar with the spellbinding lore of the witch. Since ancient times, magic and witchcraft have inspired both fear and fascination. More recently, witchcraft has become a popular symbol for feminist empowerment. Everything a young witch...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Wide Eyed Editions 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 133.43 LEGWilson, Amanda
Summary: "Raising Little Witchlings is part autobiography, part research project, and a completely transparent discussion about raising children in a magical environment. Witchcraft is a practice that fosters kindness, pushes potential, and encourages exploration, resulting in finding, and loving, ones' True self. Wilson welcomes parents to join her in this journey of patience, magic, connection, and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Witch Way Publishing 2022