The Witch

Fantasia Film Festival Review: The Last Thing Mary Saw takes pride in the subtle and suggestive nature of religious horror

Religious principles and the notion of intolerance run thematically rampant in The Last Thing Mary Saw, a horror-leaning drama film that announces first time filmmaker Edoardo Vitaletti as an intriguing mind to keep our radar on. Opting for tension and unease rather than overt gore, Mary… is an 1843 set period chiller that opens on…

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Win a DVD copy of acclaimed horror film The Witch

A family in 1630s New England is torn apart by the forces of witchcraft, black magic and possession. Featuring Anya Taylor-Joy (Morgan, Atlantis), Ralph Ineson (The Kingsman, Guardians of the Galaxy), Kate Dickie (Prometheus, Red Road). Panic and despair envelops a farmer (Ralph Ineson), his wife (Kate Dickie) and four of their children when youngest…

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Film Review: The Witch (MA15+) (USA, 2015)

Over the last few years the horror community have been fortunate enough to have select titles presented to them that prove their genre is still alive and well.  Like The Babadook and It Follows before it, The Witch is a chill-inducing creeper of a film that is likely to stay with you long after you’ve left…

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The Witch‘s Robert Eggers to write and direct Rasputin Miniseries

The team behind the Sundance film, The Witch have made the decision of telling the story of the Russian “mad monk” Rasputin in an extended series. Company Media Rights Capital (Ted and The Dark Tower) have appointed The Witch‘s writer-director Robert Eggers to write and direct six to eight episodes covering the origins of Rasputin…

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Win a double pass to The Iris’ private preview screening of The Witch at Adelaide’s Palace Nova Cinema

On March 17th, Adelaide’s Palace Nova cinemas will be hosting an exclusive season of the highly anticipated and acclaimed horror film The Witch – and The Iris readers have the chance to see the film before everyone else. We’ll be hosting a very special preview screening of the film on 2nd March at 6.30pm! The…

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