A Note From the Authors

One of our goals with our graphic novel Witch Hunts: A Graphic History of the Burning Times was to present as full a picture as possible – in roughly 200 pages of illustrated text, that is – of the entire, ghastly pageant of witch persecutions. We knew we would mainly focus on the more (in)famous cases from continental Europe, the British Isles, and America, but we would also provide a final chapter that would wrap up the history and show how witch persecutions have continued up until present times in areas around the globe.

At one point, we envisioned an appendix which would provide a brief overview of how witches have permeated popular culture, and how much of our stereotyped image of witches – black-hatted, long-nosed, hag-like – derived from witch trials. We prepared 10 pages of photos and art to show our publisher, McFarland and Co., Inc., what we wanted to do with this appendix.

Our editors at McFarland were initially intrigued by the idea of the appendix, but finally decided that the appendix simply didn't fit with either the rest of the book's tone or our page count. We agreed with their decision to cut the appendix.

However, we thought the proposed appendix might be of interest to readers of Witch Hunts, and so it is presented herein, just as we presented it to McFarland. We hope you enjoy this little broom ride through literature, film, television, and counter cultures.

Rocky Wood, Lisa Morton, and Greg ChapmanJuly, 2012

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Illustration Acknowledgments

All illustrations on Appendix pages 186-189 are public domain (pre-date 1923), and are readily available from a variety of sources. These particular images were found online mainly through wikimedia.org and Google Books.

The illustration on page 190 is from a vintage Halloween postcard (circa 1915) from the author’s (Morton’s) private collection. The materials on page 191 are original stills and poster from the 1922 film Haxan. The still on page 192 is a common still from 1939’s The Wizard of Oz, showing Margaret Hamilton as The Wicked Witch of the West (MGM). The still on page 193 was found here: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Wiccan_spouses.PNG - with license as follows: “I, the copyright holder of this work, release this work into the public domain. This applies worldwide. In some countries this may not be legally possible; if so: I grant anyone the right to use this work for any purpose, without any conditions, unless such conditions are required by law.” The still on page 194 shows Daniel Radcliffe as Harry Potter from Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part I (Warner Bros., 2010). The top photo on page 195 is from the ABC television series Bewitched (1965, Agnes Moorehead as Endora and Elizabeth Montgomery as Samantha). The bottom photo is from the HBO television series True Blood (2011, Fiona Shaw as Marnie and Paola Turbey as Antonia).

The cover image for Witch Hunts is by Greg Chapman, and the cover reproduced here is copyright © 2012 McFarland and Co., Inc.

The text presented in these pages is copyright © 2012 Rocky Wood and Lisa Morton.

Lisa may be contacted via www.lisamorton.com .