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- Season 3 overviewOct 4, 2007-May 15, 200816 episodesSeason 3 episodes1. The Magnificent Seven Oct 4, 2007
- Sam and Dean hunt down hundreds of demons that escaped from the Devil's Gate.
- 2. The Kids Are All Right Oct 11, 2007
- Dean learns an old flame has an 8-year-old son who resembles him.
- 3. Bad Day at Black Rock Oct 18, 2007
- Sam and Dean learn that someone has stolen a cursed rabbit's foot from John's secret storage room.
- 4. Sin City Oct 25, 2007
- Sam and Dean investigate a rash of violent deaths in an Ohio town.
- 5. Bedtime Stories Nov 1, 2007
- Strange murders' scenes resemble those of fairy tales.
- 6. Red Sky at Morning Nov 8, 2007
- Sam and Dean investigate mysterious drownings.
- 7. Fresh Blood Nov 15, 2007
- Sam and Dean capture a female vampire; Gordon escapes from jail.
- 8. A Very Supernatural Christmas Dec 13, 2007
- A murderer pulls his victims up through chimneys.
- 9. Malleus Maleficarum Jan 31, 2008
- Sam and Dean travel to Massachusetts, where they discover witches.
- 10. Dream a Little Dream of Me Feb 7, 2008
- Sam and Dean race to Bobby's side after he lapses into a coma.
- 11. Mystery Spot Feb 14, 2008
- The day of a tragic shooting repeats itself.
- 12. Jus in Bello Feb 21, 2008
- Sam and Dean break into Bela's apartment to get the Colt back.
- 13. Ghostfacers Apr 24, 2008
- Sam and Dean take a break from their usual gig to star in a reality show.
- 14. Long-Distance Call May 1, 2008
- Dean is stunned when he gets a call from his dad, who says he has a way to get Dean out of his deal.
- 15. Time Is on My Side May 8, 2008
- Sam convinces Dean to investigate a possible zombie case.
- 16. No Rest for the Wicked May 15, 2008
- Sam, Dean and Bobby take on Lilith and all her demons in an attempt to save Dean's life.
Jan 31, 2008 · Rate. Drama Fantasy Horror. The seemingly harmless practices of a group of neighborhood witches goes bad when one of them kills a woman. Ruby offers her assistance... but she has a few secrets of her own. Director. Robert Singer. Writers. Eric Kripke. Ben Edlund. Jeremy Carver. Stars. Jared Padalecki. Jensen Ackles. Katie Cassidy.
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- Drama, Fantasy, Horror
- Robert Singer
- 2008-01-31
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- Featured Supernatural Beings
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- Trivia
- Deaths
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Malleus Maleficarum is the 9th episode of Season 3. It premiered on January 31st, 2008.
Sam and Dean travel to Sturbridge, Massachusetts, and discover a coven of witches that has killed two people. Ruby warns the brothers to stay away as the demon controlling these witches is very powerful and will surely kill them. Ignoring her plea, Sam and Dean go in after the coven and confront the head witch, who reveals Ruby's past.
After arriving home from a party, a woman, Janet Dutton, starts brushing her teeth, only to have them start falling out. Panicking, she screams for her husband, Paul, but the door slams shut and he can't get in. Soon after, Paul finds her dead on the bathroom floor.
Posing as investigators from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), Sam and Dean interview Paul and search the house. Dean suspects Paul is lying about something, and Sam finds a hex bag hidden in the bathroom, indicating a witch was involved.
That night a woman, Amanda Burns, casts a spell and Paul Dutton nearly dies while eating a burger in his car that becomes infested with maggots. He is saved when Sam and Dean arrive and burn a hex bag they find in the car. When the spell unexpectedly ends, Amanda panics before being attacked by a mysterious force that slashes her wrists causing her to bleed to death. At the same time, Paul admits he had an affair with Amanda, which he had ended the previous week against her wishes. When Sam and Dean arrive at her home, they find her dead, surrounded by the paraphernalia of witchcraft.
Elsewhere in the town, three of Amanda's neighbors, Tammi Fenton, Elizabeth Higgins, and Renee Van Allen meet under the guise of a book club, but it soon becomes apparent that they are practicing witchcraft.
The next day, Sam and Dean interview the women and, while they don't learn much, research shows that a couple of the women have lately had a run of successes and windfalls. Sam suggests that they will have to kill the women as they are using dark magic and have murdered.
As they head back to their motel, the Impala is stopped when Ruby appears on the road. She tells them that a demon is in town, controlling the witches, and that the demon will come after Sam. She advises them to leave immediately. Dean argues that they shouldn't listen to her and draws the Colt, but Sam stops Dean just as he tries to shoot Ruby, who vanishes.
Main Cast
•Jared Padalecki as Sam Winchester •Jensen Ackles as Dean Winchester •Katie Cassidy as Ruby
•Archangel (Lucifer, mentioned only)
•Demons (Ruby and Astaroth; Casey, mentioned only)
•White-Eyed Demon (Lilith, referenced only)
•Witches (Amanda Burns, Elizabeth Higgins and Renee Van Allen)
•Though this is not the first time witchcraft is seen being used, it does mark the introduction of human witches.
•The main antagonist of the third and fourth season, Lilith, is referenced by Astaroth.
•Demons are revealed to be corrupted versions of human souls through torture in Hell.
•This is the first time Dean actually sees Ruby in person, although they have been in the same place at the same time before in The Magnificent Seven and Sin City.
•Before it aired, this episode was initially titled "Witch Hunt". It was also supposed to feature a demon framing a group of innocent women as witches to have them murdered, but this idea was dropped because it was too similar to the plot of previous Season 3 episode "Sin City".
•The title of this episode, "Malleus Maleficarum" (meaning: Hammer of Witches) is the title of a book first published in 1486, which basically served as the Inquisitor's how-to manual of identifying and destroying witches during the Inquisition.
•The episode commences with a series of cutting back and forth from the time Amanda is hexing Janet to when Janet is brushing her teeth. Evidently, Amanda's plan was successful—she managed to kill Janet. However, there was a simple mistake. Amanda hexed a blue toothbrush, but Janet brushed her teeth with a red toothbrush.
•This episode is widely regarded as a spoof of the TV series Charmed (which shares some similarities to Supernatural in the sense that both feature siblings battling paranormal forces of evil); the witches in this episode have a Book of Shadows just like the Charmed Ones. Also, the German dub of "Malleus Maleficarum" even features the witches being voiced by same voice actresses who voiced Charmed lead protagonists Piper and Phoebe Halliwell and Paige Matthews.
•Sam and Dean's agent names Bachman and Turner refer to the band Bachman Turner Overdrive.
•When Amanda flips through her book in a panic after failing to kill Paul, some of the text is in Irish. A lot of it seems to be taken from the Irish translation of the Christian "Lord's Prayer", although the wording has been altered quite a bit in some of the lines. Examples include "Ár n-Athair atá ar do riocht" (Our Father who art in your kingdom) and "ach soar sinn ó olc" (but deliver us from evil).
•Janet Dutton
•Amanda Burns
•Amanda Burns' rabbit
•Renee Van Allen
•Elizabeth Higgins
•Astaroth
•"Every Rose has its Thorns" by Poison
•"I Put a Spell on You" by Screamin' Jay Hawkins
Feb 14, 2023 · Episode # Season 3, Episode 9 First aired: January 31, 2008 Directed by: Robert Singer: Written by: Ben Edlund: On IMDB: Malleus Maleficarum: Outline: Sam and Dean investigate a coven of witches. Monster: Witches Demons: Timeline: Location(s) Sturbridge, Massachusetts « Previous Episode | Next Episode »
Oct 22, 2013 · I'm No Angel: Directed by Kevin Hooks. With Jared Padalecki, Jensen Ackles, Misha Collins, Adam J. Harrington. Sam and Dean track down Castiel, while Bartholomew, a new leader of the fallen angels, tries to destroy him.
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- Drama, Fantasy, Horror
- Kevin Hooks
- 2013-10-22
Nov 8, 2007 · 9. Malleus Maleficarum. 79 % January 31, 2008 • 40m. The seemingly harmless practices of a group of neighborhood witches goes bad when one of them kills a woman. Ruby offers her assistance... but she has a few secrets of her own. Videos. Images. Changes. Report. Crew 2. Directed by: Robert Singer. Written by: Ben Edlund.
Jul 18, 2018 · Supernatural Season 3 returned from its winter hellatus with Episode 9, titled “Malleus Maleficarum.” An episode all about witchcraft, we finally got the backstory about Ruby we’d been...
Watch Sam and Dean investigate a coven of witches that killed two people in Massachusetts. Find out Ruby's past and how to stream or buy this episode online.
