The SHOCKING Truth Of the Salem Witch Trials (Worse Than You Think)

The Salem Witch Trials were 333 years ago, but the story of witches, gallows, and Puritan paranoia, is only the surface. In this video, we uncover the forgotten names, strange cases, and dark truths that history books usually leave out.

From Tituba’s forced confession that set the template for hysteria, to Dorcas Good, to the animals put on trial for witchcraft, Salem’s story is far stranger and more unsettling than the pop culture version. The trials crossed into one of the darkest chapters of American history.

But Salem wasn’t alone. Witchcraft accusations spread to Andover, Ipswich, and beyond, proving the panic was bigger than a single village. And the real legacy? Salem gave us the word “witch hunt”, a metaphor for mass hysteria that echoes through McCarthyism, the Satanic Panic, and cancel culture today.

This year marks 333 years since the trials of 1692, and that number is important.

📌 What you’ll learn in this video:
• The real causes of Salem hysteria: war, disease, famine, and a divided community
• Why spectral evidence was allowed
• The voices erased from history
• How Salem turned tragedy into tourism and became America’s Halloween capital
• Why “witch hunts” still happen today and what they reveal about us

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Chapters:
00:00 - Salem Witch Trial 333rd Anniversary
01:34 - The World of 1692
04:04 – Spectral Evidence
05:40 - Tituba’s Confession
08:44 – The Case of Dorcas Good
09:37 – Animals on Trial: Salem’s Strangest Trials
10:43 – Giles Corey: The Rebellion
12:59 - Beyond Salem: Andover & Other Forgotten Trials
15:12 - The Putnam's & Salem's Division
17:20 - The Devil's Influence
19:25 - The Spark of the term 'Witch Hunts'
22:42 – Salem Today: From Tragedy to Tourism
23:29 – The Number 333 & the Curse That Still Haunts Us