witchcraft

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In Nigeria, bats are commonly associated with witchcraft and are feared, but she and her team engages with the community through "multiple forms of media" with a particular focus on children.

From BBC • Apr. 20, 2026

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

Madigan: Well, I can’t say that I’ve read 1,500 books about alchemy and quote-unquote witchcraft and things like that.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 19, 2026

Conspiracy theories about Lungu have spread across Zambia—from suggestions he isn’t really dead to rumors that Hichilema wants the corpse for witchcraft purposes.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 4, 2025

Yet it is clear that belief in witchcraft among the educated elite diminished rapidly in the early eighteenth century.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton