• The 1939 film The Wizard of Oz, with its Wicked Witch of the West — immortalized by actress Margaret Hamilton in full green makeup, flowing black dress, pointy hat and flying broomstick.

How broomsticks, cauldrons, and pointy hats became essential witch gear Early modern people in Europe believed in witchcraft and the supernatural, and in times of duress, might blame supposed ...

Below, a long line of maybe 300 people, in black robes and tall pointy hats with slits for eyes, marched down the street carrying candles. It looked like a Ku Klux Klan rally and was seriously spooky.

A local group of people dressed up in black gowns and black pointy hats for the annual "Original Witches/Warlocks Paddle" in Morro Bay.

The broomsticks and pointy hats associated with Halloween witches have their roots in the traditional costume of medieval beer producers, according to a Waterloo historian.

Fifty bike-riders took part in the Great Neck Witches Ride for charity Oct. 30. Moms and daughters were dressed in their wackiest witch attire, which included tall black hats, feather boas and furr… ...