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The article looks at the literary witches or witch-themed stories including King Saul in the Old Testament of the Bible, the play "Macbeth" by William Shakespeare and the book "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz" by L. Frank Baum.

The article presents the paper "Prospects and Pitfalls of a Global History Approach to the Early-Modern European Witch Hunt" by Sun Yue. It states that the aim of the paper is to offer a review of current scholarship on the early modern European Witch-hunt that advocates a global history treatment. It talks about the increasing number of witchcraft literature that resulted to the attention given by scholars on early-modern European witch-hunt. Discussions on the prospects and pitfalls regarding witchcraft studies and the effect on religions including Buddhism, Confucianism and Christianity are also provided.

This article presents the short story "The Christmas Witch," by M. Rickert.

The article discusses author John Updike and his book "The Widows of Eastwick," which is a sequel to the book "The Witches of Eastwick." Details are provided about "The Witches of Eastwick," which explores female psychology, and "The Widows of Eastwick," which follows up on themes from the first book. Information about Updike's life and comments from Updike regarding his books are also included.

The article offers information on several classic international witches who portrays mischievous and plain evil characters including Circe as powerful witch in Greek mythology, Baba Yaga from Russian folklore and The White Witch as villain in the books of "Chronicles of Narnia".

A personal narrative is presented in which the author discusses his experience leading a science lesson that combined baking soda and vinegar to create an irreversible change and how it connected the lesson to witches in drama and literature.

The article presents the historical background of the witch character portrayed in the story that inspired the theme of the Center Stage play featured in the October 29, 2010 issue of "READ." It focuses on the Salem witch trials that occurred in the late seventeenth century as depicted in Arthur Miller's play "The Crucible." The wicked witch character also appear in William Shakespeare's play "Macbeth," Ronald Dahl's classic "The Witches," and Grimms' tale of Hansel and Gretel.

The article reviews the educational DVD "A Very Brave Witch," produced by Weston Woods.

Provides information on the book "Sowa's Red Gravy Stories," by Diane Richards. Background on the stories featured in the book; Description of the main character in the book, an African-American witch; Plans of theatrical producer Woodie King, Jr. for producing several stories from the book.

Provides information on witches. Television shows and films featuring witches; References to better understand witches and witchcraft; Novels that feature witches; Reason for teenage interest in witches.

The article presents a list of educational resources related to Halloween that can be found online at bit.ly/tesHalloween including a science experiment, poetry featuring witches, and information on the history of Halloween.

An interview with fantasy writer Deborah Harkness is presented. She emphasizes how she makes time to her fans and to her students at the University of Southern California as a history professor. She says that her book series which called Twilight or Harry Potter for adults is geared for 18- to 21-year olds. She also stresses that her idea in integrating witches, vampires and demons in the lives of humans through her books started with a set of logical questions.