Prepare your cauldrons, familiars and Necronomicons, because we’re messing with the forces of darkness in this section of Terror Tapes!

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Antlers
Released: 2021
Director: Scott Cooper
Synopsis: When a teacher notices one of her students may be suffering (physically and mentally) at home, she takes matters into her own hands, and eventually the hands of the local sheriff and police force. Unbeknownst to those looking out for the boy, his family have recently suffered a malignant curse that the boy desperately tries to keep under wraps
Verdict: A decent scary movie for those with a weaker constitution for horror, but for those who enjoy being SCARED, this one could still be worth a watch if only for the themes and storyline. Jeremy T. Thomas does a really good job for such a young actor too, reminiscent of a (super) young Thomas Brodie-Sangster. 3/5
Read the Tiny Tapes Antlers review.

Azrael
Released: 2024
Director: E.L. Katz
Synopsis: In a post-Rapture world, Azrael (Samara Weaving) is cast out from her muted community along with her boyfriend and they are constantly having to avoid the Burned Ones. When they are forced apart, Azrael finds herself in more danger, and frankly, she’s had just about enough.
Verdict: This film takes its own path of a dystopian future, whether through supernatural or less so reasons, where the human race has been set back a few millennia, and although it may not be the most original of concepts, it’s the mutism and Weaving’s performance that really give Azrael its legs, not to mention its intriguing ending. 3.5/5
Read the Tiny Tapes Azrael review.

B

The Blair Witch Project
Released: 1999
Directors: Daniel Myrick, Eduardo Sánchez
Synopsis: A group of student filmmakers embark on the creation of a documentary film about a myth known as the Blair Witch, and upon their eventual disappearance, the footage they shot is found and compiled in a bid to find out exactly what they found and what happened to them.
Verdict: A groundbreaking horror that very much revived the ‘hand-held’ style of filming and storytelling, It continues to terrify audiences, with its lack of score, frightening atmosphere and masterful shocks and scares. Many have attempted to do justice to the found-footage framework, but not so well as the OG. 4/5

Blair Witch
Released: 2016
Directors: Adam Wingard
Synopsis: After the disappearance of his sister and her group of friends, James (James Allen McCune) heads to the forest with his friends to find out what happened.
Verdict: Coming soon

The Borderlands (US: Final Prayer)
Released: 2013
Director: Elliot Goldner
Synopsis: A group of three men consisting of a sceptical religious brother, a tech expert and a priest are sent to Devon in the English West Country to investigate supernatural occurrences eminating from an old church that has recently reopened, the apparent location of a “miracle”.
Verdict: This film gets off to a bit of a slow start, though the casual shots of apparently empty interior and exterior locations work well to build tension. There are elements of films such as The Omen and The Blair Witch Project that make it ever so creepy, and although the story itself might be a little up and down, the terrifying ending is one of the best film pay-offs ever. 4/5
Read the Tiny Tapes The Borderlands review.

C

The Craft
Released: 1996
Director: Andrew Fleming
Synopsis: New girl Sarah (Robin Tunney) arrives at St. Benedict’s Academy where she joins three other misfit girls who dabble in witchcraft.
Verdict: It’s clear to see why this has become a cult classic. It’s got those fun witchy vibes with that familiar teenage angst blended into a dark horror-cum-comedy. It may not age too well as trends, lingo and feelings change for teens over time, but for a certain generation, it’s a Halloween-must. 3.5/5

The Conjuring franchise
Released: 2013-present
Synopsis: The main franchise follows the supposedly true (though greatly dramatised for film) paranormal cases investigated by the famous Ed and Lorraine Warren. The couple work to help people rid their homes and lives of demonic presences that plague them. Two spin-off franchises, Annabelle and The Nun, further the stories investigated by the Warrens.
Verdict: The franchise makes for quite decent creepfests, with plenty of scares and terrifying tales of possessions and hauntings and do make for a good evening of horror. Annabelle and The Nun, while standing as tales in their own rights, aren’t quite as creepy as The Conjuring, but as a whole they can make for a good day/night of supernatural viewing.
Check out DOTT’s Film Club – The Conjuring.

The Curse of La Llorona
Released: 2019
Director: Michael Chaves
Synopsis: In 1973 Los Angeles, caseworker and mother Anna (Linda Cardellini) is pulled into the case of two truant and potentially abused boys. After a disaster befalls the boys, their mother curses Anna, and the lives of Anna’s own children are in danger of falling victim to La Llorona.
Verdict: This is one film that takes all the stereotypical tropes and cliches of horror filmmaking and throws them into one over-the-top yet bland film. Some scenes are under utilised while others are over-done and way longer than they should be. Ok for a basic scare, but not particularly thrilling. 2/5

D

The Dark and the Wicked
Released: 2020
Director: Bryan Bertino
Synopsis: Two siblings return to their family home where their mother is caring for their father on his deathbed, only to find that there is a dark force haunting them all.
Verdict: This film is rather cliched in its approach, but it does its best to be original in execution. The pacing is up and down, feeling monotonous between scenes of shock and gore that are needed to pull the audience back into the action, yet the performances are steady and keep the film pushing along. 3/5

Drag Me to Hell
Released: 2009
Director: Sam Raimi
Synopsis: Loan officer Christine (Alison Lohman) denies an old woman a loan, so the woman apparently puts a curse on her. As strange things begin to happen to Christine, she seeks the services of a psychic to help save her soul from potentially going to hell.
Verdict: Equal parts hilarious and horrifying, this entire film slaps of Sam Raimi, so if you enjoy the likes of Evil Dead, you will certainly find some fun and entertainment with this offering. How the actors were able to get through some of these scenes may remain a mystery, but fortunately for us they did, so we can be creeped and grossed out while laughing our asses off. 4/5

Deadstream
Released: 2022
Directors: Joseph Winter, Vanessa Winter
Synopsis: An online streamer goes on a live in a supposedly haunted house in order to repair his reputation after a previous disasterous stunt.
Verdict: A found footage satire that pokes fun at streamers and the horror genre, sometimes to its detriment, other times in an entertaining fashion. Don’t expect much, if any, genuine frights, but expect a few laughs. 3/5

E

The Evil Dead trilogy
Released: 1981-1992
Synopsis: Starting with 1981’s The Evil Dead, the series begins with the opening of a demonic book and the playing of a demonic tape, then all literal hell breaks lose. 1982’s Evil Dead II sees the series’ anchor character Ash (Bruce Campbell) go through almost the same events as the previous film, and 1992’s Army of Darkness sees Ash fight with demons, both in our time and far in the past.
Verdict: If you’re down for some intense gore and terrifying hell creatures, this is for you, particularly if you want some added comedy/B-movie-style horror. The visual effects add an extra gross-factor to what is already a pretty gruesome film, and though the story itself is nothing new, the execution of it was done in such a unique way for the time, paving the way for many a horror film in the future.

Evil Dead
Released: 2013
Director: Fede Alvarez
Synopsis: This remake sees five friends head to a remote cabin in the woods, where they find the Book of the Dead. They mess around with it and end up summoning some demons and putting their lives in danger,
Verdict: Evil Dead really is a great remake. It is heavy on the gore and the frights and loses the tongue-in-cheek comedy from the original to make it more appealing to a more serious audience. There is a lesser sequel, Evil Dead Rise, that loses a lot of what made this film so great, but it’s worth a watch if you want to continue with the series.

Exhuma (Korean: 파묘)
Released: 2024
Director: Jang Jae-hyn
Synopsis: Shaman Hwa-rim (Kim Go-eun) and her protégé Bong-gil (Lee Do-hyun) team up with Feng shui master Sang-deok (Choi Min-sik) and mortician Yong-geun (Yoo Hae-jin) to rid a family of an ancestor’s murderous spirit.
Verdict: This film not only features Decent creeps with an interesting plot that involves much of Korea’s turbulent history and incorporates traditional shamanistic rituals. Practical effects are deftly used to keep things as realistically frightening as possible, and the performances are top-notch. 4/5
Read the Tiny Tapes Exhuma review.

F

The Frighteners
Released: 1996
Director: Peter Jackson
Synopsis: After the murder of his wife, architect Frank (Michael J. Fox) develops psychic abilities that allows him to communicate with the dead. Initially he uses his abilities to garner money from exorcisms, but he soon comes across a more sinister ghost that he must deal with.
Verdict: Coming soon

G

Gretel & Hansel
Released: 2020
Director: Osgood Perkins
Synopsis: Two young siblings are cast out by their mother and left to fend for themselves in the woods when they take refuge in the house of a strange old woman.
Verdict: It’s certainly a fresh take on the tale, adding in more fantastical elements to turn into a darker fairy tale than it already was, however the mix of accents is a little jarring, and the pacing slows too often for it to remain consistently interesting. 3/5
Read the Tiny Tapes Gretel & Hansel review.

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The House of the Devil
Released: 2009
Director: Ti West
Synopsis: A young woman takes a babysitting job out in the sticks, but she soon finds out that she has been lured there for other sinister reasons.
Verdict: Ti West, creator of the X series, uses 16mm film effectively to give this film a genuine 80s B-movie feel, featuring a good blend of 80s horror tropes along with some fantastic visuals and framing in his direction and cinematography. Also has great pacing, even without a lot of action until the third act. 4/5

House on Eden
Released: 2025
Director: Kris Collins
Synopsis: Kris, Celina and Jay (all playing versions of themselves) head to a house named House on Eden that is supposedly haunted in order to film some creepy stuff for their online audience. However, the spirit(s) of the house don’t take too kindly to their presence.
Verdict: There are some truly creepy moments, subtle and not over the top, that give it some legitimacy as a horror film, it’s just decidedly unoriginal. Writer/director Kris Collins shows potential as a horror filmmaker, so it would be interesting to see her come up with something more original. 2.5/5
Read the Tiny Tapes House on Eden review.

Huesera: The Bone Woman (Spanish: Huesera)
Released: 2020
Director: Michelle Garza Cervera
Synopsis: Excited at the prospect of becoming a mother, Valeria (Natalia Solián) soon finds her pregnancy threatened by dark forces.
Verdict: With themes of women’s mental health and the pressure to have children, a subplot of traditional medicines and healing and subtle yet effective horror, this is a solid all-rounder that should probably be avoided by new/expectant mothers. 4/5
Read the TIny Tapes Huesera: The Bone Woman review.

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Incantation (Chinese: 咒 )
Released: 2022
Director: Kevin Ko
Synopsis: A woman visits her boyfriend’s family and disturbs a ritual, cursing her and her unborn daughter. After a few years and seeking some psychiatric help, she is reunited with her daughter, only for things to take another turn for the worse.
Verdict: In this film, the found footage techniqueis executed very well with some great visual effects and framing. It is a genuinely creepy movie that also has a pretty scary realistic vibe to it, particularly thanks to the narrator who bookends the story with some terrifying revelations. If you enjoy the likes of The Blair Witch Project and REC, this will certainly be right up your Elm Street. 4/5
Read the Tiny Tapes Incantation review.

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Jennifer’s Body
Released: 2009
Director: Karyn Kusama
Synopsis: When Anita, aka “Needy” (Amanda Seyfriend) drifts apart from her best friend, Jennifer (Megan Fox) due to Jennifer’s strange behaviour, Needy soon discovers that something terrible has happened to her, and she might not even be Jennifer anymore.
Verdict: Diablo Cody is quite adept at writing stories with an accurate feminist angle, and with Jennifer’s Body she manages to do the same again while comparing the female experience to something horrific. Much like 2001’s Ginger Snaps, this film takes blood and gore and throws in a rocky and toxic female friendship to emphasise the changes one girl will experience. 3/5

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The Medium (Thai: ร่างทรง)
Released: 2021
Director: Banjong Pisanthanakun
Synopsis: When the niece of a shaman in the Isan region of Thailand becomes possessed, the shaman has to do everything within her (questionable) power to help her niece while also dealing with some family issues that come to the fore when the girl becomes increasingly violent.
Verdict: A very well-paced found-footage style film, building up to the possession by slowly increasing the girl’s strange behaviour and planting good foreshadowing. The frights are mostly frightening indeed, though interspersed with the odd gratuitous jump-scare here and there, and the performances are excellent and immersive.
Read the Tiny Tapes The Medium review.

Midsommar
Released: 2019
Director: Ari Aster
Synopsis: College student Dani (Florence Pugh) lives a chaotic life, and she relies a lot on her boyfriend Christian (Jack Reynor) despite their dissolving relationship. Christian invites Dani to a commune in Sweden where they experience a midsummer celebration that occurs once every ninety years. As they come to discover, not all is as innocent and quaint as it first appears.
Verdict: For the horror enthusiasts, lovers of an abstract plot and/or visuals, films like this keep things fresh and takes horror, particularly the psychological kind, to new levels. For the casual horror viewer, this one may seem a little odd in places, but it’ll have enough shock factor to keep all audiences on their toes. 4/5
Read the full Midsommar review.

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The Omen
Released: 1976
Director: Richard Donner
Synopsis: After his child dies shortly after birth, a father replaces him with another child. As the child grows, strange and fatal events happen around the family, and they comes to realise that the child, Damien (Harvey Spencer Stephens), is the prophesised Antichrist.
Verdict: Coming soon

Ouija duology
Released: 2014/2016
Director: Stiles White/Mike Flanagan
Synopsis: In the first film, teenagers mess around with a ouija board and unwittingly unleash malevolent spirits. In the prequel, a widow uses a ouija board in her fake seance business that brings forth a spirit that possesses her youngest daughter,
Verdict: Coming soon

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Pumpkinhead
Released: 1988
Director: Stan Winston
Synopsis: When a group of teenagers accidentally fatally injure a young boy, his widowed father Ed (Lance Henrickson) takes his body to a witch. She cannot bring him back, but she offers Ed revenge, which comes in the form of a demonic creature known locally as ‘Pumpkinhead’.
Verdict: An underrated classic of 80’s B-movie horror that makes great use of animatronics and VFX, even if the story is somewhat lacking and the characters a little weak, the monster more than makes up for much of it. 3/5
Read the Tiny Tapes Pumpkinhead review.

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The Reckoning
Released: 2020
Director: Neil Marshall
Synopsis: After the suicide of her husband, Grace (Charlotte Kirk) rejects her landlord when he pays her too much attention, and she is then accused of being a witch.
Verdict: Coming soon

The Ritual
Released: 2017
Director: David Bruckner
Synopsis: Four university friends reunite for a hiking trip in Sweden. As they make their way along the trail, they encounter strange objects and occurrences, with the trip eventually turning deadly as they discover the existence of an evil spirit on their trail.
Verdict: Like most folk horrors, The Ritual plays on local myths and legends to induce fear and does a pretty good job of it. The dark atmosphere and remote location of the setting lends a feeling of isolation, and the fractuous relationships between the characters only builds on the tension. 4/5

Rosemary’s Baby
Released: 1968
Director: Roman Polanski
Synopsis: A young couple hoping to start a family find themselves living in an apartment building with strange tenants that take a particular interest in the wife when she falls pregnant.
Verdict: Coming soon

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Seance
Released: 2021
Director: Simon Barrett
Synopsis: A new girl arrives at an all-girls school after the death of a student, and she joins a group of other students in a seance to contact the dead girl.
Verdict: Just your typical vengeful teens messing around until shit gets vi-o-lent. An easy watch but with a fairly predictable story and a rather wooden performance from Suki Waterhouse. 2.5/5

The Skeleton Key
Released: 2005
Director: Ian Softley
Synopsis: Hospice care worker Caroline (Kate Hudson) takes a job caring for a man on his deathbed at an old plantation house. Little does she know, the house and its occupants come with their own tangled web of horrifying secrets.
Verdict: This film does have a fairly decent twist that veteran horror fans may see coming, but most audiences may delight in. Some standard horror tropes are used (a creepy old house, mutism) to boost the film’s ending, but unlike some horrors, the tropes are sensible and used well. It may not be the scariest film out there, but it works well for what it is. 3/5

Sleepy Hollow
Released: 1999
Director: Tim Burton
Synopsis: Ichabod Crane (Johnny Depp), a rather green and weakly constituted detective, is sent to investigate grisly murders in the small town of Sleepy Hollow, a town plagued by the folk tale of the Headless Horseman. The townspeople are quick to blame each other, while others are convinced it is the Horseman. It is up to Ichabod to get to figure out why people are being decapitated.
Verdict: Based on the classic tale by Irving Washington, Sleepy Hollow brings to life what is otherwise a fairly dreary tale when read. Burton injects his expertly gothic magic into making this film a fun yet shocking horror that plays on physical and psychological fear. 4/5

The Surrender
Released: 2025
Director: Julia Max
Synopsis: Megan (Colby Minifie) assists her mother Barbara (Kate Burton) as Megan’s father succumbs to his illness. However, Barbara is not quite ready to let her husband go, and she pulls Megan into an occult ritual to try to bring him back.
Verdict: Although it’s got a good creepy aspect to it, its the overarching story between the mother and daughter that give the film its plausibility. 3/5
Read the Tiny Tapes The Surrender review.

Suspiria
Released: 1977
Director: Dario Argento
Synopsis: Suzy (Jessica Harper), an American ballerina, transfers to a ballet academy in Germany. After a series of murders, she comes to find that there is a lot more to this school, and its students and teachers, than she realised.
Verdict: An enduring classic, Argento’s bloody witchy horror has a great lead performance from Harper and involves some very interesting characters and events. It twists and turns and keeps audiences on their toes, and the incredible set design and fantastic soundtrack all go a long way to create something tense and immersive. 4/5

Suspiria
Released: 2018
Director: Luca Guadagnino
Synopsis: Susie (Dakota Johnson), an American ballerina, transfers to a ballet academy in Germany. After the disappearance of a student, she is convinced the school is run by a coven of witches.
Verdict: Coming soon

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Talk to Me
Released: 2022
Directors: Danny and Michael Philippou 
Synopsis: A group of teenagers come across a mysterious hand that allows them to talk to the dead. They make a game of it, but only allow each other 90 seconds before severing the connection. When things start to go wrong, Mia (Sophie Wilde) has to find a way to set things right before anyone loses their life to possession.
Verdict: Talk to Me definitely has some terrifying and shocking scenes, with intense performances and strong back stories for some of the characters that get entangled with the supernatural aspects. If you’re looking for something scary for a movie night, you could do a lot worse than Talk to Me (a prequel and sequel are also in the works, so this could shape up to be a rather terrifying franchise). 4/5
Read the Tiny Tapes Talk to Me review.

Tarot
Released: 2024
Directors: Spenser Cohen, Anna Halberg
Synopsis: A group of college students rent a mansion, one of them being an avid tarot reader. On finding a deck in the house, she reads cards for each of her friends. As fatal events begin to occur, they track down a tarot expert, who tells them the deck once belonged to an astrologer who cursed the deck.
Verdict: Sometimes, horror films are made to make a quick buck without any real effort put in. This is one of those films. If you are the kind of person that is easy to scare, you may enjoy this one, but if you are any kind of horror afficianado, stay well away from this poorly made film. 2/5
Read the Tiny Tapes Tarot review.

Together
Released: 2025
Director: Michael Shanks
Synopsis: A couple move to the countryside where a supernatural occurrence affects their lives, from their relationship to their physical bodies.
Verdict: One of the best things about Together, and many decent horror films, is the blending of multiple sub-genres in an attempt to create something somewhat unique. With its combination of psychological, supernatural and body horror with a healthy sprinkling of comedy and even a dash of romance, it becomes its own hybrid in a genre that’s tough to stand out in. 4/5
Read the full Together review.

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Verónica & Sister Death (Spanish: Hermana Muerte)
Released: 2017/2023
Director: Paco Plaza
Synopsis: In Verónica, which is loosely based on a true story, the titular Verónica (Sandra Escacena) begins to experience strange things after messing around with a Ouija board. In Sister Death, the prequel to Verónica, a woman who experiences holy visions is sent to live/teach in a convent/girl’s school, where she learns of the convent’s dark past and begins to have her own communications with the dead.
Verdict: Verónica is a terrific film, which is a little unsurprising as the Spanish are quite adept with horror. The performances are excellent and the scares are plentiful while also being decently subtle at times. Sister Death isn’t quite on the same level as Verónica, but it has its own setting and story that is mostly separate from Verónica until the very end, meaning it has much to offer on its own.

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Weapons
Released: 2025
Director: Zach Cregger
Synopsis: When all the children from the same class go missing one night, the parents become fraught and demand answers from the local law enforcement and the class’s teacher, Justine Gandy (Garner). Justine too wants answers, and she starts to suspect that Alex (Christopher), the only child in the class that did not go missing, has something to do with it.
Verdict: Instead of basing the story around the children, Weapons goes the occult route and doesn’t take full advantage of its incredibly interesting premise. The first and second acts keep you guessing, but then the third act is a bit of a let down. On the whole, Cregger’s debut film Barbarian was better. 3/5

The Wicker Man
Released: 1973
Director: Robin Hardy
Synopsis: When a young girl goes missing on a remote Scottish island, Sergeant Neil Howie (Edward Woodward) goes to investigate. As a devout Christian, Neil is shocked at the pagan ways of the people of the island. As Neil begins to deepen his investigation, the people become more and more opposed to his presence, eventually taking action against Neil.
Verdict: As bizarre as its reputation suggest, the original Wicker Man begins as a standard detective story that starts to go sideways and verge on insanity. It’s an interesting look at how our ancestors used to operate with their belief systems, and how terrifying a thought it is that anyone would revert to the savage ways of old. 3/5

The Wicker Man
Released: 2006
Director: Neil LaBute
Synopsis: When his ex-fiancée informs him that their daughter has gone missing, police office Edward Malus (Nicolas Cage) heads to an island off the coast of Washington that is inhabited by neo-pagans. As Edward continues his search for his daughter, he discovers things about the island and its inhabitants, who are almost all female, and in doing so puts his own life, and possibly his daughter’s, in danger.
Verdict: Coming soon

The VVitch
Released: 2015
Director: Robert Eggers
Synopsis: In 1630s New England, a settler family are banished from their community due to a disagreement. The family build their own farm, however there are dark and mysterious forces that appear to plague them, forces that may be eminating from the forest near their farm.
Verdict: They don’t come much more folk-horror than films such as this. With the New England area of the US being quite famed for its folk tales and horror lore, stories that are set in the time of pilgrims are ripe with fearful stories that are grounded in supernatural folklore, making them all the more entertaining in a scary way. This film does a great job of digging into the tale while providing enough psychological turmoil to make it a decently creepy tale. 4/5

The Witch duology (Korean: 마녀 )
Released: 2018/2022
Director: Park Hoon-jung
Synopsis: In part one, a young girl suffering from memory loss is approached by strangers who claim to be from her past. In part two, another girl flees a laboratory and is pursued by many organisations interested in using her power.
Verdict: Coming soon

The Witches
Released: 1990
Director: Nicolas Roeg
Synopsis: An orphaned boy discovers a coven of witches at the hotel he is staying at, plotting to get rid of all the children in England.
Verdict: Coming soon

The Witches
Released: 2020
Director: Robert Zemeckis
Synopsis: In the same vein as Roald Dahl’s classic book and the 1990 movie, a boy and his grandmother stumble upon a coven of witches planning dastardly things, only this time in the US rather than the UK.
Verdict: Coming soon

The Witches of Eastwick
Released: 1987
Director: George Miller
Synopsis: When a strange man arrives in their village, he bestows wishes upon three single women, who then come to find out that everything comes with a price.
Verdict: More psychological than witchy, this film has its humorous moments with most scenes stolen from the actresses by a rather charismatic Jack Nicholson. 3/5

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You Won’t Be Alone (Macedonian: Нема да бидеш сама)
Released: 2022
Director: Goran Stolevski
Synopsis: In the 19th century, a baby has her voice taken by a witch, and when she is older, she is kidnapped and turned into a witch herself. Eventually, she wonders what it is like to be human, and tries to find a way to become human once again.
Verdict: A very interesting story that is told in a unique way through the inner narration of a mute woman. The way in which one becomes a witch within the story is fascinating, as is the way the mute, childlike woman navigates her way back into a community. On top of this, the commentary on the way women are treated (both in the past and the present) is presented in such a clear way that you may not help but empathise with the witches. 4/5