Häxan will be released on Blu-ray on October 14 via The Criterion Collection. The 1922 Swedish-Danish silent film is presented as a documentary but contains nightmarish dramatizations worthy of a horror film.
Also known as Witchcraft Through the Ages, the film is written and directed by Benjamin Christensen (Seven Footprints to Satan). He also stars alongside Clara Pontoppidan, Oscar Stribolt, Astrid Holm, and Maren Pedersen.
Haxan has been digitally restored in 2K. The original Danish score, arranged by film music specialist Gillian
Anderson and performed by the Czech Film Orchestra in 2001, is presented in
5.0 surround DTS-HD Master Audio.
The film features with newly-translated English intertitles. Glyn Smith designed the cover art. Special features are listed below.