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Story of witches11/20/2023 Suspiria (1977)ĭario Argento's Suspiria is a paragon of paranoia. ![]() Where to Watch: Paramount+, Freevee, or rentable on most platforms. The Blair Witch Project happened at a time in the internet's infancy, leaving most to wonder if this was actually real or not. Largely improvised by the three-leads, who filmed the movie themselves and barely interacted with directors Daniel Myrick and Eduardo Sánchez during actual production (they'd be left basic notes each morning leading them to scenes and sets they'd never encountered). The terror was left up to the audience to imagine as three filmmakers headed into the woods to research a local legend, only to get lost, starved, and cruelly toyed with by unseen forces. The Blair Witch Project (1999)įrom charming to chaotic, The Blair Witch Project cleaned up at the box office and jump-started the "found footage" phenomenon in horror movies. Where to Watch: Max, or rentable on most platforms. This is a charming coming-of-age fable about overcoming self-doubt and recognizing one's own worth. Kiki, a child witch, moves to a new town with her cat, Jiji, for her mandatory year of independent life, facing the challenges of life by supporting herself with an air courier business. Miyazaki's Kiki’s Delivery Service, adapted from the 1985 novel by Eiko Kadono, is a gorgeous, heartwarming Studio Ghibli movie about a young witch trying to find her place in the world. Where to Watch: Hulu, rentable on Amazon and most platforms. Goran Visnjic (who you can see in the new Hellraiser), Stockard Channing, Dianne Wiest, and Aidan Quinn co-star. Despite the stars involved, Practical Magic didn't find an audience right away but has since, over the past 25 years, garnered adoration and acclaim. As sisters Sally and Gillian, descendants of powerful witches, Bullock and Kidman make magic on screen in this dramedy about inexperienced spellcasters accidentally giving rise to an evil spirit that threatens their family's entire legacy. Practical Magic (1998)īased on Alice Hoffman's 1995 novel, and helmed by actor/director Griffin Dunne, Practical Magic boasts an all-star cast top-lined by Sandra Bullock and Nicole Kidman. ![]() The Craft is must-watch for a-witch-ionados. But darker urges and desires work to tear the quartet apart in this game-changing pop-culture goth-a-thon. When four misfit high-schoolers - Robin Tunney, Fairuza Balk, Neve Campbell, and Rachel True - start tampering with witchcraft it's an immediate boon for their confidence and social standing. The Craft did for witches what 1987's The Lost Boys did for vampire movies, bringing the lore and legacy into the realm of teen outcasts, freshening the brew for a new flock of fans. Where to Watch: Rentable on Amazon and most platforms. Anjelica Huston headlined this tale of grotesque witches who hide in plain sight as regular looking citizens, leaving it all up to a boy and his grandmother to save the day after they discover a plot by the Grand High Witch to destroy all the children in England. Produced by Jim Henson, and based on the book by Roald Dahl, The Witches (which was remade by Robert Zemeckis in 2020) developed a strong cult following over the past three decades as a delightfully wicked children's horror movie, featuring a twisted comic edge and scary imagery that left a mark on a whole generation. Where to Watch: FuboTV, Starz, or rentable on most platforms. Eve's Bayou is a muggy and marvelous story of love, hate, and sorrow set amongst a sinister Southern gothic backdrop. Jackson) infidelities and abusive behaviors, Eve seeks answers, and possible solutions, from a local Hoodoo practitioner (Debbi Morgan). ![]() Increasingly troubled by her father's (Samuel L. Kasi Lemmons' (Harriet) first feature film was Eve's Bayou, starring a young Jurnee Smollett as a 10-year-old girl, Eve, living in 1960s Louisiana. Where to Watch: Peacock, Kanopy, or rentable on most platforms. ![]() Using magic to make men fall desperately in love with her, Elaine leaves a trail of bodies in her wake as The Love Witch exposes how deep men's fear of women and their sexuality can run. Samantha Robinson's predatory priestess, Elaine, presides over this vintage visual homage as a witch on the prowl for a replacement for her late husband. Writer/director Anna Biller's vibrant, retro-freak out, The Love Witch, whisks us back to a Technicolor 60s-style for a pulpy, satirical look at sexual hierarchy.
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