The Witch Trailer: A Terrifying New England Folktale

Posted by on August 19th, 2015   Filed under: Horror, Trailers

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It looks like the so-called horror renaissance will continue next year with the release of the upcoming film The Witch. Based on old folklore, the movie takes place in New England in the year 1630 where a farmer and his family encounter strange and disturbing things after relocating to the edge of a forest rumoured to be inhabited by witches. Directed by production and costume designer Robert Eggers, the movie earned rave reviews coming out of Sundance and Eggers himself took home the Directing Award in the Dramatic category. The Witch will also be playing at TIFF next month before hitting theatres sometime in 2016; check out the trailer after the jump and see what you think.



  • ReelJunkie

    Trailer was looking so good that I stopped half way through. I don’t wanna ruin this for myself any further. Finally a horror film that truly has me excited. Hope it lives up to the rave reviews.

  • I am so in. I would also love some recommendations for period-piece horror films, the only one I’ve seen is The Woman in Black (and I guess The Village).

  • Jameson

    A lot of the Hammer films from the ’50s/’60s are period-pieces since they’re based on literary classics. They hold up on a technical level though may not seem scary by today’s standards. Also, The Innocents is a really effective film based on Turn of the Screw.

  • Justin H

    This looks pretty amazing. Love the tone of whats here and I’ve been really wanting something with some scary occult imagery for a while.

  • Justin H

    The Others is one that I have enjoyed through a few rewatches, but I started liking it as a kid, so who knows. Ravenous is kind of horror, but I really don’t remember much about it. There are a handful of Japanese ones that are on Criterion, but I’ve only seen one and can’t remember its name.

  • Jared Kerr

    This. Looks. Awesome.

  • Jonny Ashley

    Yeah, looks rad.

  • devolutionary

    In line with Ravenous, there is the underrated (IMO) Ginger Snaps 3: The Beginning. Does Joe Johnston’s The Wolfman count? I still think the movie was unfairly criticized for what it attempted.

  • Sean

    Bram Stoker’s Dracula, The Burrowers, Black Death, Brotherhood of the Wolf… maybe From Hell?

  • Sam

    Jack Clayton’s The Innocents, I would recommend, especially if you liked The Woman in Black.

    Witchfinder General starring Vincent Price is worth checking out.

    Not sure if it qualifies, but would also toss in City of the Dead (aka Horror Hotel), with Christopher Lee.

  • God bless all of ya. I’ve got some watching to do.

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