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They Were Witches

2025 · 100 min

A slow, uneasy descent into folk-supernatural dread where strangers quietly become sacrifices and the air never quite clears.

Overview: Mia, an expert speaker in witchcraft, takes a trip to see a therapist. On the way she meets a group of young people who will begin to die one by one to bring an evil spirit back from death.
How it feels: Eerie, dark, tense and bleak. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Death, obsession, isolation, faith
Content: Strong violence and gore. Mild sexual content and language.
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Tone: eeriestrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
bleakstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: death
obsession
isolation
faith
survival
Places: road trip
countryside
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: ensemble
Content intensity: Gore strong
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex mild