salem (mass.)

A prominent New England family suffering under a curse is plagued by greed, vengeful acts, and violent death.

Presents excerpts from the diary of Charlotte Forten, a free African American teenager who lived in Massachusetts before the Civil War.

Lily Proctor is transported from her hometown of Salem to an alternate universe filled with horrifying creatures and powerful ruling women, including Lily's other self, where she faces new responsibilities and a love she never expected.

Illuminates the "witch hunts" of Salem Village, Massachusetts, from the opportunistic Putnam clan, who fanned the crisis to satisfy personal vendettas and greed, to four-year-old "witch" Dorcas Good, chained to a dank prison wall in darkness till she went mad.

Provides actual documents from the Salem Witch Trials, including transcripts of the examinations of suspected witches, eyewitness accounts, and the testimony of those who were accussed of satanic acts.

Draws upon archival research to present a daily account ofthe Salem witch scare and trials from January 1692 to January 1697.

The Pyncheons, having lived for generations under the curse of a supposed witch who once occupied the land on which the family mansion was built, gain a new lease on life with the arrival of young Phoebe Pyncheon.

Fictional account of the true story of the West Indian slave, Tituba, who was accused of witchcraft in Salem, Massachusetts in 1692.

The Goners visit Salem, Massachusetts during the witch hunting.