witchcraft

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She distinguished herself writing episodes of weird, atmospheric series including Netflix’s “Brand New Cherry Flavor,” a nightmarish exploration of witchcraft and filmmaking in 1990s L.A., and “Guillermo del Toro’s Cabinet of Curiosities,” also for Netflix.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 27, 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

At a time when you could still be tried and convicted of witchcraft, such aspersions could be lethal.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 6, 2026

In 2022 Nicola Sturgeon offered a formal apology to people accused of witchcraft between the 16th and 18th Centuries.

From BBC • Oct. 30, 2025

Bentley is thus, as his choice of name indicates, prepared to meet the freethinkers on common ground at least when it comes to witchcraft, while defending the established Church.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton