Review of Häxan (1922) by Brian Daniel L — 01 Nov 2010
Curious early "documentary" mixing fact with recreations of medieval witch hunts and diabolical fantasy sequences. There are five to ten minute stretches of this film---the phantasmagorical black sabbath with an old woman giving birth to monsters and witches cooking babies and lining up to kiss the devil's arse---that are 5 star horror moments, but the documentary side doesn't hold up and the ending is a letdown.
Enormous historical importance, however, and no one has ever created scarier-looking demons than these.
This review of Häxan (1922) was written by Brian Daniel L on 01 Nov 2010.
Häxan has generally received very positive reviews.
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