Robert Eggers' The Witch (2015) is one of the most critically
acclaimed horror films of recent years, praised as a genre film of
unusual depth which eschews jump scares in favour of a gradually
and steadily building tension. Set in newly colonized New England
in the early seventeenth century, the film's deep historical and
mythological background, as well as its complicated and
interlocking character arcs, make for a film whose viewers will be
well served by this Devil's Advocate, the first stand-alone
critical study of the film. As well as providing the historical and
religious background necessary for a fuller appreciation, including
an insight into the Puritan movement in New England Brandon Grafius
situates the film within a number of horror sub-genres (such as
folk horror) as well as its other literary and folkloric
influences.
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