View Full Version : Horror films involving witches
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12-31-2011, 09:53 PM
One of the most nightmarish cinematic experiences of the 60s was Black Sunday with the terrifying Barbara Steele. And needless to say, one of the finest horror films ever made.
Some other notable ones...
Sleepy Hollow
Haxan: Witchcraft through the Ages (documentary)
Suspiria
Inferno
Mother of Tears
Witchfinder General
The Craft
The Witches of Eastwick
Drag Me to Hell
Silent Hill
The Blair Witch Project
Book of Shadows: Blair Witch II
Any others?
fortunato
12-31-2011, 10:08 PM
Ooo, nice. This will be great. I can't think of any other ones right now because I'm super tired. Looking forward to some ones I've never seen.
neverending
12-31-2011, 10:57 PM
Don't know if Witchfinder General counts, since the witches in the film were not actually witches, but innocent people accused of witchcraft.
Here is a very helpful list:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Witches_in_film_and_television
This list for some inexplicable reason leaves out this IMPORTANT film!
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0054111/
And this one:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0132354/
Ferox13
01-01-2012, 12:22 AM
Its missing The Undead (the Corman film ) too.
Also:
The Pit and Pendulum (the Stuart Gordon version).
Curse of the Crimson Altar
Bell, Book, and Candle
Macbeth (polanski among others)
Blood on Satan's Claw
neverending
01-01-2012, 12:37 AM
Bell, Book and Candle is there- listed under F for some reason.
I wouldn't really call that a horror movie though.
ZombieDrone
01-01-2012, 05:17 AM
I've never seen it but I think George Romero's second film was about witches, and it's called Season Of The Witch (or sometimes it goes by the name, Jack's Wife)
I think there's been a few film adaptations of Macbeth and that has witches. Not really horror though.
Not to mention The Wizard Of Oz (which horror film or not, can be a little scary.)
EDIT: Sorry, third film. Damn you There's Always Vanilla!
Also, is Witchfinder General a film about witches? I always thought the whole point was thry weren't or at least may not be witches and that Hopkins was just using it as an excuse to kill people.
There was also a Hammer film called The Witches.
hammerfan
01-01-2012, 05:21 AM
The Dunwich Horror
fortunato
01-01-2012, 03:42 PM
Oh, how about City of the Dead (aka Horror Hotel).
Ferox13
01-02-2012, 12:17 PM
Also, is Witchfinder General a film about witches? I always thought the whole point was thry weren't or at least may not be witches and that Hopkins was just using it as an excuse to kill people.
You are correct - its about women falsely accused of Witchcraft.
The Dunwich Horror
No witched in that except if you talking about Lavinia Whateley.
neverending
01-02-2012, 05:14 PM
You are correct - its about women falsely accused of Witchcraft.
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I believe I said that in the third post in this thread. :rolleyes:
ZombieDrone
01-03-2012, 12:32 AM
I believe I said that in the third post in this thread. :rolleyes:
Yes, but I'm cuter.
Fearonsarms
01-03-2012, 04:45 AM
I RECOMMEND the adaptation of Roald Dahl's The Witches and MR James' The Ash Tree. There's also the TV show Charmed, Masters Of Horror-The Dreams In The Witch House but avoid Bewitched.