Directed by Benjamin Christensen

Grave robbing, torture, possessed nuns, and a satanic Sabbath; Benjamin Christensen's legendary film uses a series of dramatic vignettes to explore the scientific hypothesis that the witches of the Middle Ages suffered the same hysteria as turn-of-the-century psychiatric patients. But the film itself is far from serious—instead it's a witches' brew of the scary, gross, and darkly humorous. The Criterion Collection is proud to present two versions of this genre-defying "documentary," for the first time ever on DVD.

The Criterion Collection; 2001; NTSC; Region 1 (Us and Canada); 87 minutes