Häxan

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.

Director

Benjamin Christensen

Written by

Benjamin Christensen

Music

Launy Grøndahl

Studio

Aljosha Production Company

Released

18 September 1922

Genres

Documentary, Horror, History