Witch Hunt: The Mechanics of Mass Hysteria (2018)
ジャンル : ドキュメンタリー, ドラマ
上映時間 : 52分
演出 : Roland May
シノプシス
Between the end of the Middle Ages and the late 18th century, over 50,000 Europeans were persecuted, tortured and executed on charges of witchcraft. The pogrom was triggered by the book 'Malleus Maleficarum', published in 1486. Its detailed instructions for persecuting and annihilating alleged witches triggered a mass hysteria.
小さな灯台が建つ港町ダークネス・フォールズ。かつて、心優しい老女マチルダ・ディクソンが無実の罪で町の人々に虐殺され、以来、“トゥース・フェアリー”の別名を持つマチルダの怨念が町をさまよい、暗闇で彼女を見た者は必ず殺されるという伝説が語り継がれてきた。ある晩、カイル少年は偶然にもその姿を見てしまう。果たして彼もマチルダに襲われるが、彼女が光を嫌うことを知り、明るい浴室へ飛び込んで難を逃れる。しかし、カイルの母はマチルダに殺され、カイルは母親殺しの容疑者として施設へ送られてしまう…。
舞台は、15世紀のパリ。そこにあるノートルダム大聖堂の鐘楼にひっそりと暮らす鐘衝き男・カジモドは、容姿こそ醜いが、優しく純粋な心を持った青年。彼は、育ての親・フロローの言いつけで外に出る事を許されず、友人は3人組の石像だけだった。 そんなある日、町の祭で楽しく盛り上がる人々を見て、我慢出来なくなったカジモドは遂に大聖堂を飛び出した。
森に置き去りにされたヘンゼルとグレーテルがお菓子の家の魔女を退治してから15年。大人になった兄妹は魔女ハンターとして有名になっていた。そんなある日、子供の失踪が続く村から事件の解決を依頼された2人は、村へと出向き調査を開始する。しかし2人を待っていたのは、村にある深い森に巣くう黒の大魔女ミュリエルだった-
The modern world holds many secrets, but by far the most astounding is that witches still live among us; vicious supernatural creatures intent on unleashing the Black Death upon the world and putting an end to the human race once and for all. Armies of witch hunters have battled this unnatural enemy for centuries, including Kaulder, a valiant warrior who many years ago slayed the all-powerful Witch Queen, decimating her followers in the process. In the moments right before her death, the Queen cursed Kaulder with immortality, forever separating him from his beloved wife and daughter. Today, Kaulder is the last living hunter who has spent his immortal life tracking down rogue witches, all the while yearning for his long-lost family.
人間と魔物が共存する世界。マスター・グレゴリーは、魔法を自在に操り戦士並みの強さを有する“魔使い”最後の生き残りだった。そんな中、彼が遥か昔に封印した凶悪な魔女マルキンが復活。それと共に多くの魔物が蘇り、人類はかつてない危機にさらされる。特殊な能力を代々持つと言われる一族の7番目の息子トムは、ひょんなことからグレゴリーと出会い、彼の弟子になることに。マルキンを倒すため2人は魔物退治へと旅立つ…。
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1666年の過去を見て、サラ・フィアーにまつわる真実を知ったディーナ。そして時は1994年、シェイディサイドの未来のために、仲間たちが命がけの戦いに挑む。
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