Despite Roald Dahl repeatedly denying he was a misogynist, and writing many brilliant female characters (think Matilda, and Sophie in The BFG), his 1983 book The Witches was banned in some UK ...

His grandma tells him stories, including one about witches who have claws, blue spit, large nostrils that can smell children, and more. She says that witches all act differently depending on where ...

Book lovers 50 or younger likely possess a slideshow inserted into their memory by Roald Dahl: James' giant peach ... in the opening "Note about Witches", designed to fill the reader with fear ...

Dahl’s books are being rewritten to remove language ... have been accused of racism in reappraisals of their work. In The Witches (where witches wear wigs) Dahl had written: “You can’t ...

EXCLUSIVE: There’s some seriously scary stuff going on at London’s National Theatre as the venue prepares for a musical version of Roald Dahl’s The Witches that will feature book and lyrics ...

There's an entire generation likely scarred forever by Nicolas Roeg's 1990 adaptation of Roald Dahl's The Witches ... have found the 1990 version of his book to be "utterly appalling" due to ...

Roald Dahl’s famed children’s books are being scrubbed by so-called ... not offend women or the transgender community. In “The Witches,” a section saying witches are bald beneath their ...

HBO's 'The Witches' takes a new approach to Roald Dahl's classic children's tale. Here's how the movie differs from the book and the 1990 film adaptation. His 1983 classic, The Witches ...

"In The Witches, a paragraph explaining that ... CBS News has reached out to both Puffin Books and the Roald Dahl Story Company for comment. The changes have been generating backlash among both ...

Roald Dahl’s books have captured the hearts of children ... original score and best animated film of the year. "The Witches" is a 1983 novel by Dahl. Though this dark fantasy story was ...

HBO’s ‘The Witches’ is set in 1960s Alabama Unlike the 1990 film and Dahl’s book, HBO’s The Witches is set in 1960s Alabama, and features elements of the iconic American decade.