See also S4E13 (“Never Again”)[0] of The X-Files. There is also a common theory that the Salem witch trials were at least in part motivated by ergot, but there

See also S4E13 (“Never Again”)[0] of The X-Files. There is also a common theory that the Salem witch trials were at least in part motivated by ergot, but there is at least a circumstantial case[1] against it. [0]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Never_Again_%28The_X-Files%29 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Never_Again_%28The_X-Files%29 [1]: http://www.pbs.org/wnet/secrets/witches-curse-clues-evidence/1501/ http://www.pbs.org/wnet/secrets/witches-curse-clues-evidence...