Slow Burning Horror

Rating: 8/10 (10 July 2019)

So if you're looking for a stereotypical horror film that has plenty of jump scares and over the top blood this movie is not for you. Where The Witch pulls it's horror from is how little it presents. The unsettling location for 95% of the movie takes place makes the characters and the viewer feel isolated. It's beautifully shot and the natural lighting adds to the gloomy setting. Where the witch scares you is building up this very unsettling feeling and sense that something is wrong and concluding with sharp and sudden visual horror that will leave a mark on you.