Häxan (1922)

But isn’t superstition still rampant among us?

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.

• Release Date: 1922-09-18
• Runtime: 1h 45min
• Production Company: Aljosha Production Company
• Production Country: Sweden
• Director: Benjamin Christensen