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The Witch
After losing her job and apartment, Julia Barlow retreats to Pemberton — her family’s sprawling estate in rural northern Massachusetts — to check on her aging grandmother Letitia and the aunt who shares the house. The grandfather clock stops at 3:41 a.m., lights flicker, and a voice cries for help from rooms that should be empty. Museum curator Henry Ziegler wants the property; Julia’s father pushes a sale and assisted living; great-aunt Ethel fights to keep the past buried. In 1692, Caroline Eldridge is accused of witchcraft on the land Archibald Eldridge calls his, while Jonas Reeve is scapegoated as the Night Reaper. Two centuries braid into one inheritance, and every ghost story may be a cover for something human, recent, and far worse.
“Some hauntings are history. Some are alibis.”
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The Witch Printables
Get the full printable pack on Etsy, or print individual pages from Bingo, Discussion Questions, and Hosting.
Book club invite
Printable invite with the kit hook about inheriting truth versus inheriting an estate — gothic Massachusetts tone, no cartoon witch art.
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Character profile cards
Julia, Caroline, Gram, Ethel/Celia, Henry, Archie, and Molly/Jonas — spoiler-labeled on the back for hosts.
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Dual-timeline discussion map
One-page guide linking 1692 accusations to present-day Pemberton control tactics for visual thinkers.
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Bingo cards
24 squares mixing in-book beats and live meeting reactions — including clock and yard reveals.
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Hosting checklist
Shopping list, day-of timeline, surprise touch, and content-note reminder for violence and witch-trial material.
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Review sheet
Rate the twists, the historical thread, Celia’s reveal, and whether Pemberton felt like character or set dressing.
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