The Witch trailer lands Simon Fitzjohn August 19, 2015 Latest News and Videos 1782 If you’re looking for a trailer to give you the heebie jeebies, well we’ve got a doozy for you. The promo for Sundance smash The Witch has arrived online, and as an exercise in tension and suggested dread it really hits the spot. Set among settlers in 1630 New England, here’s the brief synopsis: William and Katherine lead a devout Christian life, homesteading on the edge of an impassible wilderness, with five children. When their newborn son mysteriously vanishes and their crops fail, the family begins to turn on one another. ‘The Witch’ is a chilling portrait of a family unraveling within their own fears and anxieties, leaving them prey for an inescapable evil. Starring the likes of Anya Taylor-Joy, Ralph Ineson and Kate Dickie, The Witch is written and directed by Robert Eggers, in what would appear to be a spectacular feature debut. Anyways, enough writing – here’s that trailer (the film lands some time in 2016):