From silent-era demons to modern folk-horror nightmares, witches have haunted cinema for well over a century. These 10 films chart the evolution of the screen witch, revealing how ideas about female power, fear and otherness have been transformed across cultures and generations.
By Kelly Robinson
By Abiba Coulibaly
By Alex Ramon
By Josh Slater-Williams
By Kim Newman
By Brogan Morris
By Emily Maskell
By Brogan Morris
By Gayle Sequeira
By David Parkinson
By Alex Ramon
By Craig Ian Mann
By Richard Pickard
By Uditha Devapriya
By Gayle Sequeira
By Adam Nayman
By Sophia Satchell-Baeza
By Katherine McLaughlin
By Rafa Sales Ross
By George Bass
By Tiago de Luca
By Rory Doherty
By Carmen Gray
By Filipe Furtado
By Anton Bitel
By Chloe Walker
By Rory Doherty
By Alex Ramon
By Brogan Morris
By Brogan Morris
