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Häxan (1922)

Häxan (1922)

Horror History Documentary

But isn’t superstition still rampant among us?

Release Date: 1922, September 18
Directors: Benjamin Christensen
Countries: Sweden
Production: Aljosha Production Company, SF Studios
Cast: John Andersen, Elith Pio, Clara Pontoppidan, Maren Pedersen, Poul Reumert, Gerda Madsen, Ib Schønberg, Astrid Holm, Albrecht Schmidt, Karen Caspersen, Karina Bell, Emmy Schønfeld

Overview:

Grave robbing, torture, possessed nuns, and a satanic Sabbath: Benjamin Christensen's legendary film uses a series of dramatic vignettes to explore the scientific hypothesis that the witches of the Middle Ages suffered the same hysteria as turn-of-the-century psychiatric patients. But the film itself is far from serious-- instead it's a witches' brew of the scary, gross, and darkly humorous.

Keywords:

witch torture insanity demon found footage satan satanic ritual mental illness black and white witchcraft sorcery middle ages (476-1453) superstition folk horror devil silent film accusation hysteria mystic spellcasting burned at the stake love potion nervous disorder