Odds are you’re familiar with the Wicked Witch of the West’s death scene from The Wizard of Oz. It’s one of the most iconic moments from the 1939 film, and if you haven’t ever quoted the ...

Anjelica Huston’s Grand High Witch in the 1990 film adaptation of Roald Dahl’s "The Witches" is one of the most memorable examples of this. When in the company of other witches and plotting to ...

“As a result of her Otherness,” Burger concludes. “the Wicked Witch can — and, in fact, must — be destroyed.” By 1939, however, her Otherness was symbolized by her odd skin color.