Häxan (1922)
Nov 3, 2006Satanism and Witchcraft Documentary
A bizarre pseudo-documentary from the silent era that claims to recount a history of Satanism and witchcraft. Much of the film's thesis is spurious but the results are facsinating
Benjamin Christensen
The Mysterious Island (1929)
Jul 5, 2016Underwater Adventures/City of Merpeople
The first of several film adaptations of Jules Verne's sequel to 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea. The original book is a desert island adventure story where Captain Nemo turns up at the end; the film throws all of that out and has a story about Nemo encountering a race of merpeople
Seven Footprints to Satan (1929)
Mar 18, 2013Old Dark House Thriller
An Old Dark House film from the silent era. Haxan director Benjamin Christensen turns the mansion into a fantastical netherworld and creates a compulsive atmosphere of weird and fascinating happenings that is is only marred only by a contrived mundane ending