Tag: Witchcraft
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Woman Who Came Back (1945)
Woman Who Came Back (1945) has a great gothic opening, generating a creepy atmosphere that’s sustained throughout the movie. In Eben Rock, Massachusetts, a “crypt” beneath the church holds documents that detail the history of witchcraft in the area. Nearby stands the palatial home of the judge responsible for killing 18 women 300 years ago……
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Haxan (1922)
Written by Benjamin Christensen Directed by Benjamin Christensen Starring Maren Pedersen, Clara Pontoppidan, Elith Pio, Oscar Stribolt Released Nov. 7, 1922 (Denmark) RT 77 min. (1968 re-release) Home Video Criterion Collection (DVD) Classic Horrors rating = 8 (out of 10) – 104 min., 9 (out of 10) – 77 min. Usually a stickler for watching movies as they were…
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I Married a Witch (1942)
Written by Robert Pirosh and Marc Connelly Directed by Rene Clair Starring Fredric March, Veronica Lake, Robert Benchley, Susan Hayward, Cecil Kellaway US Release Oct. 30, 1942 RT 77 min. Home Video Criterion Collection Classic Horrors rating = 7 (out of 10) Warning: review contains plot spoilers. “Long, long ago, when people still believed in…
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