witchcraft

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Madigan added that she and Cregger were in conversation about a Gladys prequel movie, which would likely explore her origins and journey to witchcraft.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 15, 2026

She has this specific kind of form of witchcraft that she performs to sort of take control of people’s minds and bodies.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 19, 2026

Supporters say the dogs protect their leader from a variety of threats, including witchcraft, which many Malawians see as a genuine, and dangerous, element of daily life.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 13, 2026

Belief in witchcraft is also so deeply ingrained in Sierra Leone, even among many police officers, that there is often a fear of pursuing cases further - and most go unsolved.

From BBC • Nov. 23, 2025

There may be no technological or sociological explanation for the decline in belief in witchcraft in the early eighteenth century, but there is an alternative explanation ready to hand.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton