Нова Англія, 1630-ті роки. Вільям і Кетрін з п'ятьма дітьми живуть на самотній фермі на узліссі стародавнього лісу. Сім'я починає руйнуватися від невідомого зла, коли їх новонароджений син таємничо зникає, врожай гине, а їхня донька підозрюється в чаклунстві.
Соломон Кейн — англійський солдат XVI століття, який усвідомив, що його страшні і жорстокі вчинки навічно прокляли його душу. Вирішивши спокутувати свої гріхи, Кейн дає клятву жити у мирі і чесноті, але коли на землю ступають темні сили, йому не залишається нічого, як дати бій.
Напередодні Першої світової війни. У протестантському селі на півночі Німеччини відбуваються дивні і зловісні події. Загадковий нещасний випадок поступово набирає характеру карального ритуалу, а в центрі таємниці опиняються діти і підлітки з місцевого церковного хору.
Set in puritanical Boston in the mid 1600s, the story of seamstress Hester Prynne, who is outcast after she becomes pregnant by a respected reverend. She refuses to divulge the name of the father, is "convicted" of adultery and forced to wear a scarlet "A" until an Indian attack unites the Puritans and leads to a reevaluation of their laws and morals.
19 століття. Двоє підлітків-близнюків залишаються сиротами. Їм доводиться жити зі своїм біснуватим дядьком, Густавом Вайлем, який є лідером таємного братства, секти, що покликана знищити вампіризм. На жаль, їхня діяльність погано організована і часто закінчується спаленням невинних людей на вогнищах, та й взагалі наганяє страху на всю місцевість.
Salem, Massachusetts. A small town—with no clear governing body—became embroiled in a scandal that forever stands as one of the darkest chapters in American history. For those accused of witchcraft by their neighbors and friends, there was little chance of clearing their names; the mass paranoia that ravaged through the community took the lives of 19 innocent men and women.
During the Mayflower pilgrims' long voyage across the Atlantic Ocean on their way to America, Captain Christopher Jones falls in love with William Bradford's wife Dorothy.
Abigail Chandler has written her stuffy Boston relatives that she's a successful opera singer in New York. In reality, she works at a burlesque house and is billed as High-C Susie. When her sister Martha comes for a visit, Abigail tries to hide the truth from her.
When a young woman named Barbara Clarke has an affair with adventurer Roger Coverman, it causes a scandal in the Puritanical town of Salem, Massachusetts. After a meddling girl arouses their suspicions, the town's elders accuse Barbara of being a witch. She is tried, convicted of sorcery and sentenced to death. As the townspeople prepare to burn Barbara at the stake, Roger tries desperately to save the woman he loves.
Kitty Lorraine has one purpose in life: turning her daughter Shirley into a star. Kitty controls every aspect of the girl's nascent career -- even blackmailing a stage manager so that Shirley can take a more prestigious gig. But Kitty goes too far when she breaks up her daughter's budding relationship with sweet artist Warren Foster. Heartbroken, Shirley sets off on a series of disastrous but profitable relationships.
In the seventeenth century, in Massachusetts, a young woman is forced to wear a scarlet "A" on her dress for bearing a child out of wedlock.
Nineteen people were hanged and one man pressed to death, while hundreds went to jail during the "witch hysteria" of 1692. THREE SOVEREIGNS FOR SARAH offers an accurate portrayal of the Salem witch trials, with real characters and original transcripts woven into the dialogue. The film is a powerful, moving story about three loving sisters accused of witchcraft.
So much more than simply the story of the Thanksgiving meal, the epic saga of the Pilgrims is one of the fundamental narratives of our nation. This ambitious documentary presents the definitive history of the Pilgrims and their journey to and colonization of the New World. A marriage of feature-film quality historical reenactments with the latest scholarship and analysis of original source material, this definitive look at the Pilgrims' progress will shed light on the reality of their experience.
Oliver Beresford is a stern, Puritanical, and uncompromisingly rigid father. When shameful stories about his daughter Judith surface, rather than determine whether the stories are true, he bans her from his house. Her brother David, a pusillanimous reprobate, has secretly married and fathered, then abandoned, a child. Judith takes care of the child and finds a way to restore her family through the love for the babe.
Follows a Canadian filmmaker through Asia as she examines her father's relationship with his 23 year old bride-to-be who lives in the Philippines.
Algernon Sprigg, a horse-racing fanatic, is convinced that everyone is a gambler at heart. To prove his theory, he bets a friend that he can convert Amos Purdie, the puritanical head of an anti-betting association, into a punter within a week.