Rumor has it there's to be a remake of The Witches, which was adapted from Roald Dahl's novel of the same name. But you truly can't go wrong with the original movie, which stars Angelica Huston as the Grand High Witch. I saw The Witches when I was young, and I'd have to say it was one of the creepiest kid's movies ever. Right up there with Coraline!
To sum up: The story tells the tail (yes, tail) of young Luke, who, despite warnings from his witch hunter grandmother, has a run-in with some very nasty witches. A whole roomfull of them! Including the most powerful witch of all, the Grand High Witch. They use their dark magic to transform Luke and another child into mice...and the story takes off from there.
Now Luke must stop the witches' diabolical plot to transform ALL the world's children in the same way. But what can one little mouse do?
The Witches is a perfect Halloween movie for all ages. Having recently re-watched it as an adult, I still found it creepy! It's got the right amount of scare factor without branching off into true horror. Check it out today...if you dare!
--AJB
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