The Witch is a movie that terrified and whipped audiences up in to a frenzy at the Sundance Film Festival earlier this year and now a brand new trailer for the horror film has arrived.
The Witch
The Witch, which sees Robert Eggers in the director's chair, was met with acclaim at Sundance and went on to win the Directing Award in the U.S. Dramatic category. Horror movies have been lacking somewhat so far this year and I really cannot wait to see if The Witch lives up to all of the hype.
The brand new trailer for the film has arrived and really does promise to be a tense, atmospheric and creepy watch - check it out:
The Witch marks the feature film directorial debut for Eggers, who has also penned the screenplay as well as being at the helm. And he could well be a horror director to watch out for as he has been linked to the remake of Nosferatu.
Anya Taylor-Joy is set to take on the central role of Thomasin in what is the biggest film role of her career to date. The actress is best known for her role as Cassandra in TV series Atlantis and she is definitely a talent to watch out for over the next few years.
Taylor-Joy is joined on the cast list by Ralph Ineson, Kate Dickie, Harvey Scrimshaw, Lucas Dawson, Ellie Grainger, and Julian Richings.
The Witch follows a Christian family in 1930s New England, who struggle to survive on the edge of the wilderness in a remote cabin. The family were kicked out of a plantation due to William's outspoken views on the lack of religious principles in the settlement.
When one of their five children goes missing and their plants fail, paranoia sets in and the family begin turning on one another. The deterioration of the family unit allows evil to creep in and start to destroy them.
The noise being made around this movie is very promising indeed and we may finally have a horror film that is worth of that title - let's face it, there haven't been too many this year.
The Witch is set for a 2016 release. No specific UK date has been announced.