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{{Infobox film
| name           = Curse Of The Witching Tree
| image          =
| caption        =
| director       = [[James Crow (director)|James Crow]]
| producer       = [[Lucinda Rhodes-Flaherty]]
| writer         = James Crow
| narrator       =
| starring       = [[Sarah Rose Denton]]<br />[[Lucy Clarvis]]<br />[[Lawrence Weller]]<br />[[Danielle Bux]]<br />Jon Campling
| music          = [[Pete Coleman]]
| cinematography = James Crow
| editing        = James Crow
| distributor    = [[4Digital Media]]
| released       = {{Film date|2015|05|18|df=y}}
| runtime        = 102 minutes
| country        = United Kingdom
| language       = English
| budget         = 
| gross          =
}}

'''''Curse Of The Witching Tree''''' is a 2015 British [[Independent film|independent]] [[horror film]], written and directed by [[James Crow (director)|James Crow]]. The film was his debut feature.<ref>{{cite web|title = Curse of the witching tree Set For UK DVD Release on 18th May 2015|url = http://horrorcultfilms.co.uk/2015/02/curse-of-the-witching-tree-set-for-uk-dvd-release-on-18th-may-2015/|website = Horror Cult Films - Movie Reviews of Obscure, Weird, Strange, Horror and Cult Cinema|accessdate = 2015-11-18|language = en-US|archive-date = 16 January 2022|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20220116093547/https://horrorcultfilms.co.uk/2015/02/curse-of-the-witching-tree-set-for-uk-dvd-release-on-18th-may-2015/|url-status = dead}}</ref> It was filmed in the South East of England, in the county of [[Kent]]. It stars [[Sarah Rose Denton]], [[Lucy Clarvis]] and [[Lawrence Weller]], also starring [[Danielle Bux]] as the eponymous witch Isobel Redwood. Production on the film began in May 2014, and was released on DVD in the United Kingdom on 18 May 2015 and 19 May 2015 in the United States.

==Plot==
An innocent woman, accused of murdering her son and hanged as a witch, curses a tree and the children who play around it. The effects of this act of revenge echo through the years and centuries, and restless spirits haunt the house where the bodies of the cursed children have been buried. A family move into their new home, and begin to uncover the terrible truth behind The Witching Tree and the murdered children upon which they unknowingly sleep.

== Cast ==
* Sarah Rose Denton - Amber Thorson
* Lucy Clarvis - Emma Thorson
* Lawrence Weller - Jake Thorson
* Jon Campling - Father Flanagan
* [[Danielle Bux]] - Isobel Redwood
* Caroline Boulton - Eva
* Lydia Breden-Thorpe - Lily
* Ben Greaves-Neil - Merrick

== Reception == 
Starburst Magazine gave the film 7/10 stars, and reviewer John Townsend stated "Curse Of The Witching Tree displays a clear understanding of the horror genre while demonstrating an ability to bring a recognisable yet different approach to the age old theme of witchcraft".<ref>{{cite web|title = Curse of the witching tree|url = http://www.starburstmagazine.com/reviews/dvd-and-blu-ray-home-entertainment-reviews/11822-curse-witching-tree-review|website = www.starburstmagazine.com|accessdate = 2015-11-18|archive-date = 27 April 2015|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150427222234/http://www.starburstmagazine.com/reviews/dvd-and-blu-ray-home-entertainment-reviews/11822-curse-witching-tree-review|url-status = dead}}</ref> while Haddonfield Horror writer David Martin called the film a "masterpiece" and said the film "is going to be labelled a modern day cult classic",<ref>{{cite web|title = Haddonfield Horror: Movie Review: Curse of The Witching Tree|url = http://www.haddonfieldhorror.com/2015/05/movie-review-curse-of-witching-tree.html|website = www.haddonfieldhorror.com|accessdate = 2015-11-18|archive-date = 19 November 2015|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20151119072233/http://www.haddonfieldhorror.com/2015/05/movie-review-curse-of-witching-tree.html|url-status = dead}}</ref> and was hailed as better than The Conjuring by one reviewer.<ref>{{cite web|title = Body Count Rising - Horror Blu-ray & DVD News & Reviews: Curse Of The Witching Tree - Film Review - 4 Digital Media|url = http://www.bcrising.com/2015/11/curse-of-witching-tree-film-review.html|website = Body Count Rising|accessdate = 2015-11-18|language = en-US}}</ref> While others criticized the low budget nature of the film and gratuitous use of jump scares and inclusion of heavy drama from the main characters. Reviewers were divided on the cast with many praising the quality of child acting, with others relating it to children's programming.<ref>{{cite web|title = The official review of Curse of the Witching Tree at ModernHorrors.com|url = http://modernhorrors.com/curse-witching-tree-review/|website = Modern Horrors|accessdate = 2015-11-18|language = en-US|archive-date = 19 November 2015|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20151119055430/http://modernhorrors.com/curse-witching-tree-review/|url-status = dead}}</ref>

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
*{{IMDb title|3796936|Curse Of The Witching Tree}}

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[[Category:2015 films]]
[[Category:2015 horror films]]
[[Category:British haunted house films]]
[[Category:British supernatural horror films]]
[[Category:Films about curses]]
[[Category:Films about trees]]
[[Category:Films about witchcraft]]
[[Category:2015 English-language films]]
[[Category:Films directed by James Crow]]
[[Category:2015 British films]]
[[Category:English-language horror films]]

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