The Witch Movie Facts, Easter Eggs and hidden details
10 of the most interesting The Witch easter eggs you didn't know about. Handpicked and verified, these little-known hidden details can be obscure enough most people will miss. These behind the scene easter eggs and hidden messages will give you another view of The Witch movie message.
A family in 1630s New England is torn apart by the forces of witchcraft, black magic, and possession.
Genre
Drama, Horror, Mystery
Director
Robert Eggers
Stars
Anya Taylor-Joy, Ralph Ineson, Kate Dickie, Harvey Scrimshaw
IMDB score
6.9
The Witch movie hidden details
Es (1990) One Of The Witches Is Michael Palin.
Es(1990) the witch from the treehouse scene can later be seen at the witches conference in the hotel
Heather comes across some piles of rocks, but can't remember a Bible quote mentioned earlier by Mary Brown. That quote may be referring to Genesis 31:52, which warns against crossing a boundary demarcated by stones.
The food on the farm is infected by ergot fungus. Many scholars believe that ergot poisoning contributed to the paranoia surrounding the Salem witch trials in 1693.
Anne Bancroft has about a 3 second cameo as a witch. She confirmed this in a 2001 interview, saying one of her friends was in this film and they wanted her for a cameo.
Suki explains her husband left her because she gets pregnant to often. In the opening scenes Cher is seen holding a comically large zucchini that came from Suki's garden, further illustrating her heightened fertility.
: After arguing with Kassie, Wally is walking downtown in the rain. A truck passes behind him with an ad for a large baster. This is a reference to 'The Baster', the short story on which the film was based.
: Baphomet has a nice boot and...hoof?
The witches form a front group they call the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children. This is a reference to the real-life Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. So basically, children = animals.
