My pick of the best cursed witch movies in the history of cinema

Since time immemorial, the film industry has taken witches as the inspiration for many of its stories, and although they are mostly considered supernatural beings, not all films have approached the subject from terror, mystical, or inexplicable. Many of these productions, beyond the monstrous, have generated spiritual awareness, hence mine selection of films about witches that I want to share with you.

For many years, the witch theme He motivated me to explore, study, know and transcend through his initiation. To go beyond what cinema has offered us, and in that search for truth there have been so many films that I discarded, to find a reason for being and explain only to myself, what happened to women, why they were sentenced to the stake. really wizards? Or were they just victims of the times?

From that search for truth, and for spiritual comfort, I want to share with you a selection of films that have not ruined the story of the witches and that, on the contrary, have contributed to their claim, their recognition, and invite reflection on a theme. beings feared for decades. I share my top six which are not based on whether they were good films or not, but on my preference for knowledge of the subject.

the crucible

It is a 1996 film directed by Nicholas Hynter and scripted by Arthur Miller, produced by 20th Century Fox, whose plot takes place in 1692, in the city of Salem, Massachusetts, where a group of young women are accused of practicing witchcraft , one of them has been persecuted and wants to take revenge.

It speaks to us from sentimentality, oppression, politics, away from true witchcraft and the persecution of women throughout history.

Häxan: Witchcraft through the ages

This film is inspired by the mythical 15th century German manual Malleus Maleficarum which supposed through a selective list how to hunt witches. Throughout its history, it shows, in the form of a docudrama, a kind of medieval touch, which exposes the tortures suffered by women accused of practicing witchcraft.

It is a disturbing but exponential film, which puts erotic poetry on the table.

Gathering

A film by Pedro Agüero released in 2020, seen as claiming witches and transforming the idea of ​​how cinema has shown them for many decades in countless films and series. The story has feminist touches that show women have been condemned simply for enjoying their freedom and going against the system, showing that together we can do more and achieve wonderful things that include justice itself.

the mask of the devil

“The Mask of the Demon” is a 1985 film, a black and white staging by Mario Bava that has become one of the horror and horror classics of all time, showing the witches who wanted revenge and justice for those who have been sentenced to death in history.

A gothic-style film that struck the sixties for its wonderful and reprehensible iconographic violence for the time.

Burn, witch, burn

It was published in 1962 and is based on a classic book by Fritz Leiber. This adaptation allows us to see the theme of witchcraft from a more everyday context but, with a loving approach, the concern for the common good, the contempt and the little value that others can give to what many women in a couple sacrifice for well-being. of your loved ones. A woman condemned by her husband, who leads us into a rationalist atmosphere.

Suspiria

Of all the options, ‘Suspiria’ is one of the best films dealing with the theme of witches from terror, described as a masterpiece by Dario Argento. A story as reflective as it is violent, within an art-deco coven that chases three evil witches who have ruled the world from feelings, pain, darkness, tears and the darkest in the human heart.