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Häxan

1922 · 105 min · Documentary / Horror / History · TMDB 7.6

The short version:Reads as demonic & religious, extreme & torture, folk horror. Heavy on torture.

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Synopsis

Grave robbing, torture, possessed nuns, and a satanic Sabbath: Benjamin Christensen's legendary film uses a series of dramatic vignettes to explore the scientific hypothesis that the witches of the Middle Ages suffered the same hysteria as turn-of-the-century psychiatric patients. But the film itself is far from serious-- instead it's a witches' brew of the scary, gross, and darkly humorous.

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Intensity: brief means implied, off-screen or a single moment; heavy means graphic, prolonged or central. Items marked “inferred from keywords” come from TMDB tags and have not been confirmed by a person.

Violence & gore

  • TortureHeavyinferred from keywords

Mental health & grief

  • Mental illnessModerateinferred from keywords

Phobias & sensory

  • Shaky cam & found footageModerateinferred from keywords

Religion & the occult

  • Demons & possessionModerateinferred from keywords