Witch Films
Posted: January 12th, 2011, 4:16 pm
Pre-1960s:
Häxan: Witchcraft Through the Ages (1922)--silent blend of fact and legend, from Denmark.
Wizard of Oz (1925)--Dorothy Dwan, Larry Semon, and Oliver Hardy.
Felix the Cat Switches Witches (1927)--silent animation.
The Wizard of Oz (1939)--Judy Garland, Ray Bolger, Jack Haley, Bert Lahr, Margaret Hamilton.
I Married a Witch (1942)--Two dead witches re-materialize, plague men, and dispel love potions.
The Undead (1957)--Call girl channels burned medieval witch.
1960s:
The City of the Dead (1960)--Coed researches witchcraft and becomes sacrifice in a coven.
Brainiac (Mexican, 1962) -- a.k.a. El Baron del Terror
Burn, Witch, Burn! (1962)--College professor discovers wife is a witch.
"Bewitched" (1964)--TV comedy about a witch who becomes an ordinary housewife.
The Haunted Palace (1964)--Witchcraft and reincarnation in 18th-century New England.
Morozko (1964)--Strange Russian fairy tale involving the spanking of witches.
Dr. Terror's Gallery of Horrors (1966)--Contains a story called "The Witches Clock," where a man is warned by the town doctor about the history of witches in his community.
The Witch (Mexican, 1966) -- a.k.a. La Straga in Amore
Matthew Hopkins: Witchfinder General (1968)--Hopkins offers his services as a persecutor of witches; he wrenches confessions from "witches" in order to line his pockets.
Rosemary's Baby (1968)--Strange things happen in an apartment that are blamed on witches.
1970s:
Cry of the Banshee (1970)--In England, a wicked lord massacres nearly all the members of a coven of witches, earning the enmity of their leader.
Night of the Witches (1970)--
Mark of the Devil (1970)--18th-century European village under a spell.
Simon, King of the Witches (1971)--Simon invokes the help of evil forces to take revenge.
Daughters of Satan (1972)--Man buys a painting depicting witches being burned at the stake, one of whom bears an uncanny resemblance to his wife.
Necromancy (1972)--Orson Welles plays the head of a witches' coven, where he needs the powers of a witch to raise his son from the dead.
Baba Yaga (Italian, 1973)
Warlock Moon (1975)--Young girl and boy visiting the country and end up in a witch's house.
1980s:
Witches' Brew (1980)--Horror spoof of 1944 classic. Three women use witchcraft to help their professor husbands further their careers.
Charodei (1982)--(TV) In Russian, one of the witches wants to marry a guy not a magician.
Ator, the Fighting Eagle (1983)--Ator battles hideous witches, giant spiders, and dead warriors.
"Wizards and Warriors" (1983)--TV adventure with castles, princes, and wicked witches.
Bay Coven (1987)--(TV) Young newlywed couple move to remote village and find a secret coven of witches who want them to join all the fun, or face the consequences.
The Witches of Eastwick (1987)--Witches (Cher, Sarandon, Pfeiffer) conjure up Nicholson.
Spellbinder (1988)--Kelly Preston. Man rescues a woman on the run from a witches' coven to which she belongs.
Teen Witch (1989)--Teenager learns that she's descended from the witches of Salem and has inherited their powers.
Toto's Rescue (1989)--(TV) Wicked Witch of the West comes to Kansas and steals Dorothy's dog.
Warlock (1989)
1990s:
The Witches (1990)--In a hotel, a group of evil witches have gathered to prepare a plot to turn all children into mice.
Witches of Avonlea (1990)--
Warlock (1991)--Transported from Salem to 1990s L.A.
Lost Prophet (1992)--Unstable man spends summer in empty mansion where he meets punks, serial killers, and witches.
Hocus Pocus (1993)--More than 300 years ago, three witches were sentenced to die in Salem. Now it's Halloween, and the witches have returned to direct their wrath on trick-or-treaters.
"Sailor Moon S" (1994)--Includes many odd characters (Death Busters) and witches who are searching for pure hearts in humans.
Sorceress (1994)--Two friends of the same law firm are both married to modern day witches.
Four Rooms (1995)--Comedy about a hotel bellhop who's asked to help out a coven of witches in the Honeymoon Suite.
The Craft (1996)--Four girls from a Catholic school form a coven of witches that cast spells on their classmates. Their new powers overwhelm them, leading to an internal power struggle.
Little Witches (1996)--Occult handbook transforms six schoolgirls.
The Pale Horse (1996)--(TV) Man accused of murdering a priest meets three eccentric women who claim to be witches.
Macbeth (1997)--In 11th-century Scotland, three witches foretell Macbeth's kingship.
A Simple Wish (1997)--A fairies convention is threatened by evil witches.
Häxan: Witchcraft Through the Ages (1922)--silent blend of fact and legend, from Denmark.
Wizard of Oz (1925)--Dorothy Dwan, Larry Semon, and Oliver Hardy.
Felix the Cat Switches Witches (1927)--silent animation.
The Wizard of Oz (1939)--Judy Garland, Ray Bolger, Jack Haley, Bert Lahr, Margaret Hamilton.
I Married a Witch (1942)--Two dead witches re-materialize, plague men, and dispel love potions.
The Undead (1957)--Call girl channels burned medieval witch.
1960s:
The City of the Dead (1960)--Coed researches witchcraft and becomes sacrifice in a coven.
Brainiac (Mexican, 1962) -- a.k.a. El Baron del Terror
Burn, Witch, Burn! (1962)--College professor discovers wife is a witch.
"Bewitched" (1964)--TV comedy about a witch who becomes an ordinary housewife.
The Haunted Palace (1964)--Witchcraft and reincarnation in 18th-century New England.
Morozko (1964)--Strange Russian fairy tale involving the spanking of witches.
Dr. Terror's Gallery of Horrors (1966)--Contains a story called "The Witches Clock," where a man is warned by the town doctor about the history of witches in his community.
The Witch (Mexican, 1966) -- a.k.a. La Straga in Amore
Matthew Hopkins: Witchfinder General (1968)--Hopkins offers his services as a persecutor of witches; he wrenches confessions from "witches" in order to line his pockets.
Rosemary's Baby (1968)--Strange things happen in an apartment that are blamed on witches.
1970s:
Cry of the Banshee (1970)--In England, a wicked lord massacres nearly all the members of a coven of witches, earning the enmity of their leader.
Night of the Witches (1970)--
Mark of the Devil (1970)--18th-century European village under a spell.
Simon, King of the Witches (1971)--Simon invokes the help of evil forces to take revenge.
Daughters of Satan (1972)--Man buys a painting depicting witches being burned at the stake, one of whom bears an uncanny resemblance to his wife.
Necromancy (1972)--Orson Welles plays the head of a witches' coven, where he needs the powers of a witch to raise his son from the dead.
Baba Yaga (Italian, 1973)
Warlock Moon (1975)--Young girl and boy visiting the country and end up in a witch's house.
1980s:
Witches' Brew (1980)--Horror spoof of 1944 classic. Three women use witchcraft to help their professor husbands further their careers.
Charodei (1982)--(TV) In Russian, one of the witches wants to marry a guy not a magician.
Ator, the Fighting Eagle (1983)--Ator battles hideous witches, giant spiders, and dead warriors.
"Wizards and Warriors" (1983)--TV adventure with castles, princes, and wicked witches.
Bay Coven (1987)--(TV) Young newlywed couple move to remote village and find a secret coven of witches who want them to join all the fun, or face the consequences.
The Witches of Eastwick (1987)--Witches (Cher, Sarandon, Pfeiffer) conjure up Nicholson.
Spellbinder (1988)--Kelly Preston. Man rescues a woman on the run from a witches' coven to which she belongs.
Teen Witch (1989)--Teenager learns that she's descended from the witches of Salem and has inherited their powers.
Toto's Rescue (1989)--(TV) Wicked Witch of the West comes to Kansas and steals Dorothy's dog.
Warlock (1989)
1990s:
The Witches (1990)--In a hotel, a group of evil witches have gathered to prepare a plot to turn all children into mice.
Witches of Avonlea (1990)--
Warlock (1991)--Transported from Salem to 1990s L.A.
Lost Prophet (1992)--Unstable man spends summer in empty mansion where he meets punks, serial killers, and witches.
Hocus Pocus (1993)--More than 300 years ago, three witches were sentenced to die in Salem. Now it's Halloween, and the witches have returned to direct their wrath on trick-or-treaters.
"Sailor Moon S" (1994)--Includes many odd characters (Death Busters) and witches who are searching for pure hearts in humans.
Sorceress (1994)--Two friends of the same law firm are both married to modern day witches.
Four Rooms (1995)--Comedy about a hotel bellhop who's asked to help out a coven of witches in the Honeymoon Suite.
The Craft (1996)--Four girls from a Catholic school form a coven of witches that cast spells on their classmates. Their new powers overwhelm them, leading to an internal power struggle.
Little Witches (1996)--Occult handbook transforms six schoolgirls.
The Pale Horse (1996)--(TV) Man accused of murdering a priest meets three eccentric women who claim to be witches.
Macbeth (1997)--In 11th-century Scotland, three witches foretell Macbeth's kingship.
A Simple Wish (1997)--A fairies convention is threatened by evil witches.
after all, it's about a teenage witch.