Who was the guy at the end of The Witch?

In doing so, they embrace the darker aspects of their characters, and allow Satan to take hold, taking their lives away — hence why Thomasin is the last of them standing, once the twisted entity reveals his true form in the film's closing moments.
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What happened at the end of the witch?

It simply must be her, right? Swallowed by grief, she attacks Thomasin in a last-ditch effort to rid herself of the blight upon their family. Thomasin manages to fend her off and reluctantly kills her in self-defense, making Thomasin the last surviving member of her family.
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What happened to Jonas and mercy at the end of the witch?

They then hear the sound of blood dripping, but The Witch appears and scares the twins and Thomasin, before stabbing and slashing Mercy a bunch as she screams and groans in pain, She tries to fight back but The Witch finishes her by stabbing her some more, She then stabs Jonas to death as well while a screaming ...
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What does Black Phillip say at the end of the witch?

The Witch's “Wouldst thou like to live deliciously” quote had some horror fans confused. The things Black Phillip offers – namely butter and pretty dresses – are pleasures so simple they don't seem a worthy enough trade for the previously devout Thomasin's soul.
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Why was Caleb looking at Thomasin?

Death. Caleb overhears his parents discussing selling Thomasin to another household in order to get food. He decides to go hunting in order to bring his family food, though he is caught by Thomasin who forces him to take her with him.
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What happened to Caleb in the movie The Witch?

Caleb pitches a fit

He coughs up a whole apple covered in blood, has a moment of religious ecstasy, then dies.
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Why was William banished in The Witch?

Plot. In 1630s New England, English settler William and his family—wife Katherine, daughter Thomasin, son Caleb, and fraternal twins Mercy and Jonas—are banished from a Puritan colony over a religious dispute.
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What did The Witch do to the baby?

She added that they had broken into a neighbour's house and murdered his sleeping baby by sucking its life out through the navel. After the child's burial, they dug up the body, boiled and roasted it.
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Is The Witch a true story?

The Witch never purports to be based on a true story, but it does make the claim that it is inspired by extensive research into family life and folklore in 1630s New England, which is just a few decades prior to the infamous Salem witch trials. It's about a farming family cast out to live on the edge of town.
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Why did Thomasin become a witch?

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She became a witch in part because her beliefs were so fervent that in absence of one religious covenant, Thomasin immediately sought an alternative from the only kind of replacement she knew.
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Where did Black Phillip come from?

It wasn't supposed to be all about the goat. When production designer-turned-director Robert Eggers set about making his first feature, The Witch, he instructed editor Louise Ford to keep the movie's hircine star — a 210-pound billy goat called Black Phillip — in the margins.
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Do you like the taste of butter?

"Wouldst thou like the taste of butter" - this phrase comes up in The Witch, as if butter is something hard to come by. Was it more expensive or just a religious taboo? Or nothing at all?
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Is there already the witch part 2?

“Part 2” is more of that story—Goo Ja-yoon (Kim Da-mi), a mysterious young girl with super-powers, escapes a shady prison-like science lab and then tries to evade a bunch of people who come looking for her—but with a different young protagonist, Cynthia (Shin Si-ah).
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Who was the girl at the end of the Witch Part 1?

This makes Dr. Baek and Mr Choi realize that Ja-yoon is the girl that escaped and send men to recapture her.
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Will there be a part two of The Witch?

The Witch Part 2: The Other One will be officially released on June 15th, 2022 in South Korea. Directed by Park Hoon-jung, the sequel of The Witch Part 1: Subversion will feature a star-studded critically acclaimed South Korean cast.
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How accurate is The Witch?

As several real-life witchcraft and Salem experts — including Emerson “Tad” Baker, Brunonia Barry, and Richard Trask — have attested, the film features a strikingly authentic depiction of 17th century puritanism, from the bow-sawed lumber used to build the sets (no fancy circular saws here) to the hand-stitched wool ...
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Why is it spelled VVitch?

The spelling of the title "The VVitch" is how the word was written in the story's period because the letter "W" was not yet in common use at the time.
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Was there actually a witch in The Witch?

The movie makes it clear from an early point that the witch actually does exist, but it's revealed at the end of the movie that she's not the main threat. The Witch's main antagonist is actually the family's distinctive horned goat Black Phillip, who is revealed to be Satan in disguise.
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What does witch do to Khal Drogo?

A witch, Mirri Maz Durr, who pretends to be a healer, tells Dany that she could treat the wound and make Drogo well again. However, she practises blood magic on him and the wound becomes fatal, enough to take Drogo's life.
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What happened to the dad in The Witch?

Kept to the sidelines while much of the mayhem occurs, his importance is revealed only as the story progresses. While Thomasin is unfairly labelled the villain, it's Black Phillip who is infecting the family. He's been targeting the young twins, and eventually kills the father before he reveals his voice to Thomasin.
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What does Black Phillip say to Thomasin?

Thomasin : What canst thou give? Black Phillip : Wouldst thou like the taste of butter? A pretty dress? Wouldst thou like to live deliciously?
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Where are the twins in The Witch?

What happened to the twins is unknown since no explanation was given. In the scene after the night in the barn when one of the witches sucks (or whatever) the goats milk they are not visible. All one can do is assume they were taken by the witch or witches.
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What happened to the family in The Witch?

The twins, Mercy (Ellie Granger) and Jonas (Lucas Dawson), die off-screen, but their attitudes throughout the film still place them within the Seven Deadly Sins. Mercy, ever ruthless toward Thomasin after she played a cruel joke on her, first implied she was a witch, using her wrath to turn the family against her.
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Is hour of the witch based on a true story?

Bohjalian says that although “HOUR OF THE WITCH is set in 1662, it is, by design, among the timeliest novels I've ever written.” And although the novel is fictional, Bohjalian hopes that his recreation of a Puritan trial reflects accurate elements.
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