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A modern, timely “WITCH HUNT” now has a date for wide release

Monday, August 23, 2021 | News

By MICHAEL GINGOLD

The witches are the heroes in the film that premiered earlier this year at SXSW.

Momentum Pictures has announced that it will release WITCH HUNT to theaters and on VOD/digital platforms October 1. Written and directed by Elle Callahan, it stars Gideon Adlon (THE CRAFT: LEGACY), Abigail Cowen, Christian Camargo and Elizabeth Mitchell. The synopsis: “In a modern America where magic is real and witches are persecuted by U.S. authorities, teenager Claire [Adlon] and her family are part of an intricate network that helps these women escape across the border to seek asylum in Mexico. However, when their mode of transport is disrupted by federal witch hunters, trouble befalls the family as they struggle to hide two young witches within the walls of their home. As witch hunters close in and strange magic begins haunting the family, Claire discovers that she may have more in common with these witches than she could have ever imagined.” See the film’s original trailer below.

Michael Gingold
Michael Gingold (RUE MORGUE's Head Writer) has been covering the world of horror cinema for over three decades, and in addition to his work for RUE MORGUE, he has been a longtime writer and editor for FANGORIA magazine and its website. He has also written for BIRTH.MOVIES.DEATH, SCREAM, IndieWire.com, TIME OUT, DELIRIUM, MOVIEMAKER and others. He is the author of the AD NAUSEAM books (1984 Publishing) and THE FRIGHTFEST GUIDE TO MONSTER MOVIES (FAB Press), and he has contributed documentaries, featurettes and liner notes to numerous Blu-rays, including the award-winning feature-length doc TWISTED TALE: THE UNMAKING OF "SPOOKIES" (Vinegar Syndrome).