5/27/2023 0 Comments Witch moviesThe sequel Inferno is also very much worth seeking out. If you somehow haven’t seen Suspiria by now, but enjoy witchy horror films…well…then…I’m quite jealous. It’s a visual masterpiece that feels like a nightmare caught on film and teases the eyes and ears like few movies ever made (of any genre). Yet, whenever Argento crafts a horror set piece backed by Goblin’s astounding prog rock soundtrack (inarguably one of the best ever recorded for a horror flick), it’s impossible not to be impressed. Sure, it’s dated and the dialogue can be pretty dire. Italian master Dario Argento took dated Technicolor cameras out of retirement to deliver a psychedelic nightmare about a ballet school run by witches that still packs of punch and offers a feast for the eyes unlike anything else. 1) Suspiria (1977)įinally, we come to quite possibly the most beautifully crafted horror title ever made. Right up until the unfortunately softened ending, The Witches captures the twisted humour of Roald Dahl better than any other adaptation and should be remembered more fondly as one of the few family horror films that can creep out viewers of all ages. Bean Atkinson and you’ve got a kiddie picture that actually holds up remarkably well to adult eyes. Toss in some delightful performances by the likes of Angelica Huston as the queen witch and Rowan Mr. Directed by the brilliant Nicolas Roeg ( Don’t Look Now), the title is visually stunning and perversely funny, but when it gets to witch time, Roeg and the puppet wizards at Jim Henson’s company deliver images ripped from every child’s nightmares. Based on a novel by the incomparable Roald Dahl (Charlie And The Chocolate Factory, duh), this tale of a little boy discovering a secret witch convention is a dark comedy for children that never holds back the horror when needed. If you were a child in the 90s, then chances are The Witches was one of the first films to truly terrify you. (Note: if you prefer your witches to be of the cackling variety, check out Polanski’s version of MacBeth which features some of the most terrifying hag-ish witches to ever stink up the big screen). However, they are spectacular and should be remembered for the mundanely terrifying tone that Polanski found with his exquisite cast. Given that most of the horror in the flick is centred on the demon seed in Mia Farrow’s belly, the witches are typically forgotten. The coven in the movie was terrifying because they could be all around you and you’d never know it until it was too late. In particular, the movie brilliantly reinvented witches as creepy eccentric Manhattan neighbours (perfectly embodied in Ruth Gordon’s secretly sinister kook). This quietly creepy title is more psychological than visceral, but there’s a reason it’s endured for so long: the shivers are still there. Suddenly, horror was contemporary and real. No longer was the genre limited to dusty castles and period settings. 10) I Married A Witch (1942)Īlong with the concurrently released Night Of The Living Dead, Roman Polanski’s Rosemary’s Baby kicked off the modern horror era. *Note The Craft is not included because I never loved that film. If The Witch left you hankering for more cinematic treats featuring witches, these ten flicks should help scratch that itch. Sure, there’s that pretty successful film series with the school of witchcraft and wizardry, but other than that there aren’t too many great films out there that dabble in witchcraft and do it well. Oddly enough, the Halloween costume staple doesn’t have as many endearing big screen treatments as you’d think. To celebrate the success of The Witch, we thought we’d serve up a handy-dandy viewing guide to the top 10 best witch movies in movie history, mostly because we didn’t have time for 100 movies. It already feels like a contemporary classic and it’s nice to hear people saying such things about horror flicks once more. Combining art house drama with visceral thrills, the film is both intelligent and terrifying. Rob Eggers’ film was one of the most striking horror debuts in recent memory. Recently, a lil’ horror movie called The Witch was released and caused quite a ruckus.
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