The Witches

The Witches

1966 · 89 min · EN · 5.9 (50 votes)
Dir. Cyril Frankel · Starring Joan Fontaine, Kay Walsh, Alec McCowen, Ann Bell, Ingrid Boulting, John Collin · Music Richard Rodney Bennett

A STRANGER IN A TOWN THAT HAS LOST ITS MIND... IF SHE'S NOT CAREFUL, SHE MAY LOSE HER'S TOO!

Horror

Following a nervous breakdown, Gwen takes up the job of head teacher in the small village of Haddaby. There she can benefit from the tranquillity and peace, enabling her to recover fully. But under the facade of idyllic country life she slowly unearths the frightening reality of village life in which the inhabitants are followers of a menacing satanic cult with the power to inflict indiscriminate evil and death if crossed.

VIBE

A creeping dread permeates this unsettling folk horror. Its atmosphere is thick with suspicion and the uncanny, building a palpable sense of unease around a seemingly idyllic village hiding dark, ancient secrets. The slow burn of discovery is key.

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