A documentary about the history of witchcraft, told in a variety of styles, from illustrated slideshow to dramatised events of alleged real-life events, right up to the early twentieth century (when the film was made). Depending on which version you’re watching, the commentary is either in the form of intertitles or narration by William S.Burroughs, recorded in the mid-1960s.
Drama | Horror
| Maren Pedersen | … | Heksen / The Witch | |
| Clara Pontoppidan | … | Nonne / Nun | |
| Elith Pio | … | Heksedommer / Witch Judge (The Young Monk) | |
| Oscar Stribolt | … | Graabroder / Doctor (The Fat Monk) | |
| Tora Teje | … | En hysterisk kvinde / Modern Hysteric (The Kelptomaniac) | |
| John Andersen | … | Chief Inquisitor (as Johs Andersen) | |
| Benjamin Christensen | … | Djævlen / The Devil |