witching hour

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Maybe this duo hasn’t monetized their show quite yet, and if that’s the case, perhaps they could choose a time other than the witching hour to record their macabre podcast?

From Salon • Mar. 15, 2026

Henry Cavill is going from “The Witcher” to the witching hour: The actor is expecting his first child with entertainment executive Natalie Viscuso, The Times has confirmed.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2024

Dusk is the witching hour at Accra Zoo.

From BBC • Jul. 8, 2023

As Farage conducted a countdown to the witching hour, he ventured some wild “we happy few” Shakespearean claims about the significance of the moment in our island history.

From The Guardian • Feb. 1, 2020

‘It’s full of tiny dark streets and there are very few people about in the witching hour.’

From "The BFG" by Roald Dahl