... she earns as a professional psychic.20 Ghost hunting clubs, alien-searching satellites, and psychics are only a few of the many outlets available to Americans in modern times. Media plays a large role in arousing the public's interest in the fantastic.21 The novels of Anne Rice, a gothic-horror writer, appeal to a large audience, and her three book series have quite a cult following ... [and] wrote in his book."42 Thus begins the string of names cried gleefully by Betty, Abigail, and Tituba to insure their own freedom from blame. With that, almost every woman in town is accused of being...

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• Grade Level: High School