A haunted witchfinder and his daughter confront faith, war trauma, and obsession in bleak folk horror about moral ambiguity.
No reviews yet
A haunted witchfinder and his daughter confront faith, war trauma, and obsession in bleak folk horror about moral ambiguity.
Hannes, a haunted witchfinder wielding the Malleus Maleficarum to purge the hidden coven believes he's fighting evil. When darkest secrets unravel, father and daughter must confront a horrifying truth—the true evil may not be supernatural, but the scars left by war, faith, and obsession. For fans of Paul Tremblay's THE PALLBEARERS CLUB and Silvia Moreno-Garcia's MEXICAN GOTHIC—a haunting tale of folk horror, moral ambiguity, and the thin line between witch and witchfinder
will contain mild spoilers
Incest themes tied to dark family secrets; nuanced, not gratuitous
Graphic witch burnings; hellscape of bodies; scorched flesh detail
No evidence found in available sources
Protagonist is a reformed alcoholic; addiction and trauma themes
No evidence found in available sources
Zealotry, faith, and Malleus Maleficarum drive the witchfinder's crusade
Ambiguous witchcraft and evil eye; may not be truly supernatural
Witch hunts, demonic forces, evil eye, and coven purges are central
War trauma, religious zealotry, and moral collapse as recurring themes
Guilt-driven self-destructive themes; implied fiery reckoning
Witch torture and burnings; incest themes; war trauma and cruelty
No information found