Häxan (1922)
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.
Genres: Documentary, Horror, History
What to watch after Häxan
- Holy Hell (2016) — Same feel: disturbing, thought-provoking
- Titicut Follies (1967)
- Collective (2019) — Same feel: disturbing, thought-provoking
- Mommy Dead and Dearest (2017)
- Going Clear: Scientology & the Prison of Belief (2015)
- We Will Dance Again (2024)