Witch Hunts: A Graphic History of the Burning Times

by Rocky Wood, Lisa Morton, Greg Chapman

Overview

For three centuries, as the Black Death rampaged through Europe and the Reformation tore the Church apart, tens of thousands were arrested as witches and subjected to torture and execution, including being burned alive. This graphic novel examines the background; the witch hunters’ methods; who profited; the brave few who protested; and how the Enlightenment gradually replaced fear and superstition with reason and science. Famed witch hunters Heinrich Kramer, architect of the infamous Malleus Maleficarum, and Matthew Hopkins, England’s notorious “Witchfinder General,” are covered as are the Salem Witch Trials and the last executions in Europe.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780786491513
Publisher:	McFarland & Company, Incorporated Publishers
Publication date:	10/09/2013
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	192
File size:	67 MB
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About the Author

Rocky Wood is the Bram Stoker Award–winning author of many books about Stephen King. He is president of the Horror Writers Association and lives in Victoria, Australia. Lisa Morton is a playwright, fiction and reference book author and screenwriter. A Bram Stoker Award winner for superior achievement in horror writing, she lives in North Hills, California. Greg Chapman is a fiction writer and horror illustrator, specializing in comics and graphic novels. Two horror novellas were published in 2011. He lives in Central Queensland, Australia.

Table of Contents

Table of Contents

I. Before the Trials 1
II. The Trials Begin 9
III. The First Witch Hunter 17
IV. The Contagion Spreads 24
V. Joan of Arc 31
VI. The Trials in Arras 41
VII. The Hammer of Witches 47
VIII. Witchcraft and the Reformation 80
IX. The Trials in Würzburg 89
X. King James and the North Berwick Trials 97
XI. Matthew Hopkins, Witchfinder General 126
XII. The Salem Witch Trials 136
XIII. The Frenzy Fades 160

Bibliography 185

Editorial Reviews

the graphic novel digs deeper into the issues with graphics and dialogue that bring the witch-hunts to life

Digital Journal

this superstitious era is thoroughly examined...enlightening, entertaining, and marvelously illustrated...a splendid and comprehensive guide to the Burning Times

The Tomb of Dark Delights

Chapman's illustrations are gorgeous...do yourself a favor and pick up this absolutely stunning nonfiction graphic novel, it is eye opening and meticulously presented. It will linger with you long after you put it down and I give it my highest recommendation

Famous Monsters of Filmland

the graphic novel digs deeper into the issues with graphics and dialogue that bring the witch-hunts to life”—Digital Journal; “this superstitious era is thoroughly examined...enlightening, entertaining, and marvelously illustrated...a splendid and comprehensive guide to the Burning Times”—The Tomb of Dark Delights; “Chapman’s illustrations are gorgeous...do yourself a favor and pick up this absolutely stunning nonfiction graphic novel, it is eye opening and meticulously presented. It will linger with you long after you put it down and I give it my highest recommendation”—Famous Monsters of Filmland; “What is special to this graphic novel is the authors’ vast, in-depth personal knowledge of their topic and subject(s). Provided in a clear and compelling voice, with stunning illustrations to help involve the reader...an engrossing, compelling book”—Shock Horror Magazine; “Wood and Morton did a lot of research...and it shows. The novel is succinct yet informative and the accompanying artwork brings the history to life.”—The Horror Fiction Review

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