"The director Robert Eggers designed the film to be interpreted two ways: literally, as if the family were besieged by real witches and Satanic forces, or figuratively, as if the family has succumbed to a shared psychosis due to their strained circumstances and beliefs. There are small hints throughout the film that could serve as reasonable causes behind the events, beyond the obvious supernatural, such as contaminated food causing hallucinations, repressed sexual desires, and extreme isolation. The director stated it is up to the viewer to decide which interpretation is correct."
Cinematography Appreciation - The Vvitch (2015) dir. Robert Eggers
"I be the witch of the wood. I am. I am that very witch. When I sleep my spirit slips away from my body and dances naked with The Devil. That's how I signed his book. He bade me bring him an unbaptized babe, so I stole Sam, and I gave him to my master. And I'll make any man or thing else vanish I like."
Horror Character Appreciation - Anya Taylor-Joy as Thomasin in The Vvitch (2015) dir. Robert Eggers