Häxan

1922 · Directed by Benjamin Christensen · 107 min · documentary film, fantasy film, horror film

★ 7.6/10 · 456 ratings on TMDB

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.