Salem Bewitched

Published: Nov. 5, 2014, 11 p.m.

Salem is like something out of a Grimm fairy tale for many people --\xa0it\u2019s not a real place. But Salem always felt visceral to me growing up in Massachusetts. I love the ancient graveyards and the colonial houses flush up against the sidewalks. Historian Mary Beth Norton\xa0says to truly understand what happened, we have to delve into the imaginary world the Puritans believed in \u2013 where witches and Indians were both agents of the devil conspiring against them.\xa0Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices