The DARK Truth Behind the Salem Witch Trials

Every Town

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🗓️ 13 March 2026

⏱️ 32 minutes

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They say Salem was about witches. It wasn’t, not technically. It wasn't about people communing with the devil and casting spells, it was really about all of us, and what happens when fear is spread and rumors are made official without any solid evidence. 👀 Watch This Episode On Youtube: https://youtu.be/SCVyzQcnkzg 👁 Check out our movie AN ANGRY BOY: https://www.anangryboy.com 💀 MERCH: https://scary-mysteries-merch.dashery.com 💀 Scary Mysteries SECRET VAULT: https://www.patreon.com/c/scarymysteries/collections 🎧 Our Other Podcast Scary Mysteries: ⁠https://open.spotify.com/show/3ZooEZMoZ421WdsOVJhVkT⁠ 👁 Instagram: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/andrew.fitzg⁠ 👁 TikTok: ⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@andrewfitzgerald⁠ 👁 Facebook: ⁠https://www.facebook.com/scarymysteriesofficial⁠ 👁 X: ⁠https://x.com/ScaryMysteries1⁠ 🗣 Business Inquiries, questions and comments hit us up at ⁠scarymysteries1@gmail.com⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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