Join supernatural expert Mollie Stewart, for an in-depth look at the tragic events that led to the Witchcraft Trials of Salem, in 1692. Find out what role Voodoo played in the hysteria that allowed 20 innocent victims to be executed. You’ll learn what Voodoo really is and where it is practiced today. These people were falsely accused of practicing witchcraft and “cavorting with Satan”, either by their neighbors or own family members! These accusations became so rampant that eventually over 150 people would be jailed in Salem, under conditions so terrible, that some of them died, before they were to be hung! Did you know that you had to pay for your own food and incarceration? Or that when you were accused of witchcraft, all your property and possessions were seized by the sheriff? You'll discover the use of "poppets" by witches and doll sorcery used in rituals today.
Spellbound Tours is considered one of the top 10 ghost tours in America for 2007 (www.hauntedamericastours.com). Licensed ghost hunter and certified parapsychologist Molly Stewart and her trained guides conduct daily and nightly tours tracking down Salem’s ghosts from the past. Molly claims that “this is Salem's only authentic supernatural and paranormal tour.” Molly does indeed pose some interesting questions about the community’s motives for the witch hysteria of 1692.
This tour may not be appropriate for the faint of heart or young children! Molly also own and operates the Spellbound Museum (190 Essex Street) and the Ghostly Parlor (131 Essex Street).