witches' cauldron

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Instead, the human figures, especially in Welles and Kurosawa, melt into the hell brew of the atmosphere like ingredients in the witches’ cauldron.

From The New Yorker • Dec. 7, 2015

North of Lyon, on the last day of the voyage, Dr. Eckener described the squalls as "a regular witches' cauldron."

From Time Magazine Archive

And there was a witches’ cauldron full of golden soup.

From "Slaughterhouse-Five" by Kurt Vonnegut

We all know "the finger of birth-strangled babe" in the witches' cauldron in Macbeth; but it is somewhat surprising to find a similar "charm for powerful trouble" in current use in a British colony.

From Essays in the Study of Folk-Songs (1886) by Martinengo-Cesaresco, Countess Evelyn

Although rue was found in the witches' cauldron, it is also to be found as a popular specific against the blight of witchcraft.

From Storyology Essays in Folk-Lore, Sea-Lore, and Plant-Lore by Taylor, Benjamin