The witch movie aesthetic

The Witch

Nathaniel Hawthorne’s 1835 short story pit a pious gent against a malevolent figure in the woods, throwing shade at the Salem Witch trials and good ol’ American hysteria in the process.

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Why the film is a real witch’s witch movie.

Edit: if you don't get the reference this is from a movie called The VVitch.

Witch movies force us to confront a lot more than dark magic—they force us to confront how people feel about women with power.

The Witch

Now, bear with me. This is just a theory. But I’m going to walk you through it, and you better believe that the next time you watch “The Witch” your mind is going to be blown.

[Robert Eggers • 2015]

As we get closer to Halloween, your resident goth here, Trystan, is kicking off Witchy Wednesdays, a series of spooky costume movies I’ve watched recently. Because sometimes the good old-fash…