The Witches of Salem

A look at how the trials were suddenly halted

The searing, real-life horror story of the mass witch-hunt that enveloped Salem and New England in 1692. The hysteria and panic that overtook the Puritan community of Salem led to the execution of 20 innocent souls. This instlament explains how the trials were suddenly halted when the Massachusetts elite were accused of witchcraft, and Salem had to deal with the aftermath. Narrated by Mark Strong