As Halloween approaches, black cats are everywhere — in decorations, costumes and spooky tales. But did you know these mysterious felines went from being linked to witches to becoming unlikely ...

If you’re like most people, spiders can give you the heebie-jeebies year-round, not just on Halloween. Just like black cats, they were considered companions of witches during medieval times.

Black cats have been dodging bad press for centuries, thanks to a mix of old myths, historical mishaps, and modern-day biases ...

Cats were not witches but familiars (conspirators ... Perhaps the greatest treasure is following a black cat. Have a purrfect Halloween! • The High Desert Artists are having an art and craft show at ...

These days, Halloween is a time for trick-or-treating ... Some also thought that the Devil gave black cats to witches to act as their animal companions, or “familiars,” according to Bustle.

Black cats are closely tied to Halloween. In some parts of the world ... Even though their history is linked with anarchy and witches, these cats are not bad luck and have nothing to do with ...

“Bogies,” or evil spirits, were a fixture in the Halloween origin story, and they live on today in the form of black cats, witches and other things seen as omens or personifications of that evi ...

Black cats are closely tied to Halloween. In some parts of the world ... Even though their history is linked with anarchy and witches, these cats are not bad luck and have nothing to do with ...

This painting by H. Boswell captures the holiday’s hallmarks: a beguiling witch on a broomstick, bevy of black cats and a spooky Halloween night. Behind these kids bobbing for apples (the ...

Get started on your brainstorming with these black cat names inspired by gods and goddesses, astrology, witches, pop culture, literature, and more, below.

Whether you’re spellbound by witch culture or need an inspired Instagram caption for this year’s Halloween costume ... quotes cover everything from black cats to magic spells.