2/29/2024 0 Comments Scary movie production company![]() ![]() An unhinged Katherine blames Thomasin for everything that has happened and tries to strangle her. ![]() As she stirs, Black Phillip gores and kills William. At dawn, William finds the goat stable destroyed, the goats eviscerated, the twins missing, and an unconscious Thomasin with bloodied hands. In her dream, she takes Samuel and nurses him, but in reality, a raven is pecking at her breast. In the house, Katherine has a hallucinatory vision in which Caleb and Samuel have returned. In the middle of the night, the twins and Thomasin awake to find the witch drinking the blood of a nanny goat. Angered by his children's behavior, William locks them in the goat house. The twins accuse Thomasin of practicing witchcraft, but she in turn accuses the two of them for their supposed conversations with Black Phillip. The next day, Caleb goes into violent convulsions and passionately proclaims his love for Christ before dying peacefully. Katherine suggests that Caleb has fallen victim to witchcraft and prays for him. That night, Caleb returns to the farm naked, delirious, and mysteriously ill. As Katherine berates Thomasin for taking Caleb into the woods, William defends Thomasin by reluctantly admitting that he sold the cup. Thomasin awakes and finds her way home by following William's voice. Delving further into the thicket, he discovers a hovel from which the witch, disguised as a seductive young woman, emerges and kisses him. Caleb becomes lost and discovers Fowler's disemboweled body. Their dog Fowler chases a hare, with Caleb in pursuit the hare frightens their horse, which throws Thomasin to the ground and knocks her unconscious. The next morning, Thomasin and Caleb sneak into the forest to check a trap. That night, the children overhear their parents arguing about their possible starvation, and making plans to send Thomasin away to serve another family. Katherine blames Thomasin for misplacing her silver cup and holds her responsible for the loss of Samuel. At the farm, the twins play with the family's billy goat, Black Phillip, who the children say talks to them. In response, William discloses that he secretly traded Katherine's prized silver cup for hunting supplies. William takes Caleb hunting in the woods, where Caleb wonders if the unbaptized Samuel went to Heaven. ĭevastated by the loss, Katherine spends her days crying and praying. It is soon revealed that a witch has stolen and killed Samuel to use his body to make a flying ointment. While under Thomasin's care, Samuel abruptly disappears. They build a farm near a large, secluded forest, and Katherine bears her fifth child, Samuel. In 1630s New England, English settler William and his family-wife Katherine, teenage daughter Thomasin, preteen son Caleb, and young fraternal twins Mercy and Jonas-are banished from a Puritan settlement over a religious dispute. It was a critical and financial success, grossing $40 million against a $4 million budget, and is considered by some to be one of the best horror films of the 2010s. Īn international co-production of the United States and Canada, the film premiered at the Sundance Film Festival on January 27, 2015, and was widely released by A24 on February 19, 2016. Set in 1630s New England, its plot follows a Puritan family who encounter forces of evil in the woods beyond their farm. It stars Anya Taylor-Joy in her film debut, alongside Ralph Ineson, Kate Dickie, Harvey Scrimshaw, Ellie Grainger, and Lucas Dawson. The Witch (stylized as The VVitch, and subtitled A New-England Folktale) is a 2015 folk horror film written and directed by Robert Eggers in his feature directorial debut. ![]()
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