For the latest episode of VICE Talks Film, we sit down with Sundance award-winning director Robert Eggers to discuss his debut arthouse-horror film 'The Witch.' Self described as a 'puritan's nightmare,' Egger's combines unnerving familial trauma and the supernatural for one of the year's most acclaimed genre films. In the interview, we examine his dynamic influences and discuss his process of writing and casting a film set in the 16th century and his reluctance to share his own personal supernatural experiences...

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