Review of Häxan (1922) by Joshua N — 05 Aug 2007

This "documentary" from 1929 is beautiful, eerie and atmospheric!

This review of Häxan (1922) was written by Joshua N on 05 Aug 2007.

Häxan has generally received very positive reviews.

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By Graham J (293) on 24 Sep 2011

Puede ser uno de los primeros intentos documentales en la historia, aunque el autor no oculta su punto de vista parcial y sesgado, por lo que…

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By Suvi L (231) on 15 Apr 2010

Uses different methods wonderfully to present the case. Kind of a dramatized history document…

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By Eric H (2,898) on 19 Feb 2011

This movie, in my opinion, is one of my favorite depictions of witchcraft and its history, mythology, horror, and customs…

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By Kennet L (1) on 14 Jun 2013

Interesting as a curiosity piece, but both the format and the content are very dated now…

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By Rich S (214) on 28 Oct 2011

A warm ember of hallowed night…

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By Michael J (865) on 25 Jul 2012

A very interesting and somewhat foreboding silent occult/horror film with serious and not so implicit social commentary…

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By Cita W (407) on 17 Apr 2010

Wow, this is a great semi documentary classic…

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By Joann J (5) on 29 Aug 2012

At it's time, Häxan was quite controversial due to the depicted 'torture', story content, & eerie effects that audiences witnessed…

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By Emod L (701) on 06 Nov 2015

Honestly, still scary as fuck. A good depiction of the witchcraft trials and what people thought were going on…

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By Tom H (1,836) on 04 Feb 2012

I really dig these witch trial type movies…

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