![]() This is a family of Puritans so devoted to their religion that a father might casually ask his son, “Canst thou tell me what thy corrupt nature is?” and have the son dutifully reply, “My corrupt nature is empty of grace, bent unto sin, only unto sin, and that continually.” (This is an authentic Puritan catechism from the 17th century.) As evil events keep occuring-a goat’s udder squirts blood instead of milk, the son Caleb becomes mysteriously ill-the family members turn on the oldest daughter Thomasin, believing she is the one who has made a pact with the devil. When we see a blurry body rubbing itself in the baby’s blood, we know the mother is right.īut the witch, if she does exist, is not the real source of horror. ![]() The mother (Kate Dickie, also from Game of Thrones) is distraught and suspects witchcraft. The father is adamant the babe was stolen by a wolf and tries to set traps in the forest. The baby is there one minute, and then it is not. Their hard life gets even harder when their newborn son disappears while their daughter Thomasin (a fantastic Anya Taylor-Joy) plays peekaboo. his family forced to make their own way in the dark woods an entire ocean away from the home. But if he can’t be judged, he can be kicked out. “I cannot be judged by false Christians,” the father (Ralph Ineson from Game of Thrones) says. The Witch opens in 1630, decades before even the Salem witch trials, with a family of early Puritan settlers being expelled from their community. Films like Noah Baumbachs Marriage Story or John Cassavetes. Movies are often praised as the art form that best mimics true life. ![]() But what’s remarkable about 2016’s The Witch-a strong candidate for the best horror film of the decade alongside the likes of Get Out and It Follows-is how successfully it makes a classic trope feel fresh by taking it back to its ancient roots. 21 hours ago &0183 &32 Here are 10 of the most unconventional films ever made. Blood sucking vampires become emo hunks, cackling witches become sassy teens, stumbling zombies learn how to sprint. Horror films love to update classic monsters. ![]()
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