A witch is a practitioner of witchcraft. Witch, WITCH, or variations thereof may also refer to:

Animals

* Witch (lefteye flounder) (''Arnoglossus scapha''), a Pacific flatfish * Witch (righteye flounder) (''Glyptocephalus cynoglossus''), a European flatfish * ''

Araotes lapithis ''Araotes lapithis'', the witch, is a small butterfly found in the Indomalayan realm Seitz, A., 1912-1927. ''Die Indo-Australien Tagfalter Grossschmetterlinge Erde'' 9 that belongs to the lycaenids or blues family. The species was first describ ...

'', the witch, a butterfly of India * Megrim (''Lepidorhombus whiffiagonis''), sometimes known as witch

Arts, entertainment, and media

Comics

* '' W.I.T.C.H.'', an Italian fantasy comics series first published in 2001 * ''Witches'' (Marvel Comics), a 2004 supernatural comic book mini-series published by Marvel Comics * ''Wytches'' (comics), a 2014 horror comic series by Scott Snyder and Jock

Fairy tales and literature

* Hag, or witch, a stock character in fairy tales * ''The Witch'' (fairy tale), a Russian fairy tale * ''The Witch'' (play), a 1616 play by Thomas Middleton * "The Witch" (short story), an 1886 short story by Anton Chekhov * ''The Witch'', the English title of ''Anne Pederstotter'' (play) (1908) * ''The Witches'' (novel), a children's book by Roald Dahl * Witches (''Discworld''), witches as represented in Terry Pratchett's ''Discworld'' novels

Films

* ''The Witch'' (1916 film), a lost American silent drama film * '' Häxan'', a 1922 Danish film, released in some English speaking countries as ''The Witches'' * ''The Witch'' (1952 film), a Finnish horror film * ''The Witch'' (1954 film), a West German drama film * ''

La strega in amore ''La strega in amore'' (also known as ''The Witch'', ''The Witch in Love'' and ''Strange Obsession'') is a 1966 Italian drama- horror film directed by Damiano Damiani. It is based on the novel ''Aura'' by Carlos Fuentes. Cast * Richard Johnso ...

'', a 1966 Italian drama-horror film by Damiano Damiani also known as ''The Witch'' * ''The Witches'' (1966 film), a British horror film * ''The Witches'' (1967 film), an Italian film * ''The Witches'' (1990 film), a film based on Roald Dahl's book * ''The Witch'' (2015 film), an American-Canadian horror film directed by Robert Eggers * '' The Witch: Part 1. The Subversion'', a 2018 South Korean action film * ''The Witches'' (2020 film), a film based on Roald Dahl's book

Music

Groups

* Witch (band), a doom/stoner metal band formed in 2005 * Witch (Zamrock band), a 1970s Zambian rock band * The Witches, a 90s Israeli, all-female alternative/heavy rock trio led by Inbal Perlmuter * The Wytches, an English three-piece band *

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and the Witches, mid 2000s UK band formed by the former frontman of Rachel Stamp

Albums

* Witch (Boyfriend EP) * ''Witch'' (Gangsta Boo & La Chat EP), 2014 * ''Wytches'', a 1994 album by British rock band Inkubus Sukkubus * ''The Witch'' (album)

Songs

* "The Witch", a 1970 single by

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* "The Witch" (song), a 1965 song by The Sonics * "The Witch", a 2004 song by

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* "W.I.T.C.H." (song), a 2022 song by Devon Cole

Other uses in music

* The Witch, a side project of Cold (band) started in 2006 * ''The Witches'' (opera), a 2008 opera by Marcus Paus

Television

* ''W.I.T.C.H.'' (TV series), a 2004 television series based on the eponymous comic book * "Witch" (''Buffy the Vampire Slayer'' episode) * Witch (''Buffy the Vampire Slayer''), witches as represented in the TV series

Video games

* ''W.I.T.C.H'' (video game), a 2006 platform game for the Xbox, PlayStation 2 and Game Boy Advance * The Witch, a non-playable character in the ''Left 4 Dead'' series

Ships

* Witch (catboat), a racing boat built in 1900 *, the name of more than one ship of the Royal Navy *, a British destroyer in commission in the Royal Navy during the mid-1920s and from 1939 to 1945

Other uses

* ''The Witch'' (ballet), John Cranko's 1931 ballet to Maurice Ravel's ''Piano Concerto No. 2 in G Major'' * WITCH (computer), an early Dekatron computer renamed the Wolverhampton Instrument for Teaching Computing from Harwell * Witch (word), a word derived from the Old English nouns wicca ("sorcerer", "male witch") and wicce ("sorceress", "female witch") * Greenwood Witch, ultralight aircraft * The HalloWeekends Witch, a leader of the Screamsters during HalloWeekends at Cedar Point amusement park * WITCH experiment, a particle physics experiment *

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