Häxan
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.
- genus: Documentary, Horror, History
- Studio: Aljosha Production Company, SF Studios
- keyword: witch, superstition, insanity, mystic, sorcery, hysteria, satan, torture, devil, demon, witchcraft, mental illness, middle ages (476-1453), silent film, satanic ritual, love potion, spellcasting, burned at the stake, folk horror, accusation, nervous disorder
- cast: Benjamin Christensen, Ella La Cour, Emmy Schønfeld, Kate Fabian, Oscar Stribolt, Wilhelmine Henriksen
