Kristen J. Sollée

Joined Atlas Obscura in 2021

Kristen J. Sollée is an author, curator, and educator exploring the intersections of art, gender, and the occult. Her latest book, Witch Hunt: A Traveler’s Guide to the Power and Persecution of the Witch (Weiser Books) follows the trail of the early modern witch hunts through cities and sites across Europe and North America. She currently teaches at The New School in New York City and lives in Queens.

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The celebrations surrounding Walpurgis Night, at the beginning of May, brings out the witch-kitsch culture of Germany's Harz highlands.

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Witch Kitsch and Dark History in Germany's Harz Mountains

From fairy tale towns to torture devices to absurd attractions.

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