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The Witches

1966 ·1h 29m · ★ 6.0 (60)

Following a nervous breakdown, Gwen takes up the job of head teacher in the small village of Haddaby. There she can benefit from the tranquillity and peace, enabling her to recover fully. But under the facade of idyllic country life she slowly unearths the frightening reality of village life in which the inhabitants are followers of a menacing satanic cult with the power to inflict indiscriminate evil and death if crossed.

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Horror DNA

Gore
Bloodless Splatterfest
0
Slow Burn
Shock-driven Slow burn
66
Psychological
Straightforward Mind-bending
86
Supernatural
Grounded Otherworldly
80
Creature
Human threats Monster-driven
0
Disturbing
Tame Deeply unsettling
33
Fun Factor
Deadly serious Blast to watch
17
Cerebral
Popcorn horror Thinking horror
14
Survival
No survival element Fight for your life
17
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Content Warnings

Dehumanization
Phobia triggers

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TMDB Keywords

hagsploitationhuman sacrificeoccult horrorschool teachervoodoowitch

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