From Hansel and Gretel to The Craft, witches have long fascinated us, thrilling and repelling in equal measure. I can never resist a witchy story, so here's a nice set of three top fives of witches. Please note that these are personal lists.
Top Five TV Series/Films with Witches
- Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Not just because Willow's development from geek to witch is awesome, but also because of that fabulous addiction metaphor when she loses herself to magic
- The Craft
- Charmed (even though it's a bit whiter-than-white with all that 'personal gain' stuff)
- Practical Magic
- Sabrina the Teenage Witch
And now, my age is clear to all... :)
Top Five Witchy YA Books
- Hollow Pike by James Dawson (contemporary and creepy)
- The Winter Trilogy by Ruth Warburton (great quest-style adventure)
- The Tiffany Aching series by Terry Pratchett (brilliant intro to Discworld)
- Witchstruck by Victoria Lamb (Tudor witches)
- Witch Hill by Marcus Sedgwick (deliciously creepy)
Top Five Witchy Children's Books/Series
- The Worst Witch by Jill Murphy
- Meg and Mog by Helen Nicoll and Jan Pienkowski
- The Witches by Roald Dahl (the only one of these with scary witches)
- Winnie the Witch by Valerie Thomas/Laura Owen
- Pongwiffy by Kaye Umansky
