Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters

Take them into the forest, now.

You stay here.

I'll be back soon.

Wait! No!

I said, stay here!

Father! Wait!

Help us! Please!

Hello! Is anybody there?

Eat!

Eat!

Eat!

Eat!

This oven's not hot enough!

More wood!

What?

Is it hot enough for you now?

My sister and I never saw our parents again.

It was just the two of us.

But we learned a couple of things while trapped in that house.

One: Never walk into a house made of candy.

And two: If you're gonna kill a witch...

set her ass on fire.

Fresh milk! Fresh milk for the children!

Keep your children healthy! Fresh milk!

After weeks of living in fear,

we have finally caught the one responsible for all this terror!

For crimes against the city and people of Augsburg...

and for consorting with the spawn of Satan...

I hereby accuse this woman...

of the craft of witchery!

Burn her! Burn her!

Behold...

the eyes of the demon.

Go to hell.

Order!

Order!

Berringer,

this is still my town.

Listen to me.

As your mayor, I know only too well...

that many of you have lost precious loved ones to this...

witch plague, but we can't just burn this woman.

We first need evidence.

We can't just have...

You know a witch when you see one!

They ride at night and they make pacts with the devil!

This woman will burn!

Burn her! Burn her!

Let the girl go or I'm gonna blow your sheriff's brains...

all over these fucking hillbillies.

Move. Go on.

Let her go. Go over there.

Check her.

What's your name?

What's your name?

Mina. Don't worry.

When a woman truly deals in witchcraft, she cannot hide it.

A nasty rot sets in. It shows in her teeth...

in her skin and her eyes.

This is not a witch. This woman's clean.

I'm sure your sheriff was only trying to protect you good people.

But your mayor has done a very smart thing.

He hired us.

My name is Gretel...

and this is my brother, Hansel.

We know that many of your children have gone missing.

But killing an innocent woman will not bring them back.

Go home! We don't want you here!

We don't want more evil in Augsburg!

Well, evil is upon you, whether you like it or not.

Now if your children are still alive...

we will find them. But if anyone harms this woman...

you're gonna have me to deal with.

Now go home!

Go!

I guess you're free to go.

Thank you,

Hansel.

You're welcome.

What the hell do you think you're doing? Huh?

That woman is a suspect in my custody.

You can't just come here...

Any man with half a brain could see that she was not a witch.

Now listen, Sheriff.

Hansel and Gretel have been brought here...

You better listen!

I'm not going to have this bitch and her scoundrel of a brother...

coming into my town...

telling me what to do.

Don't!

Just don't.

Come on. Let's get you started.

There's been reports of a strange cottage in the north forest.

Locals won't go near the place.

A good place to start the investigation.

Move!

Gretel!

She looks angry.

Yeah.

A face like that, I'd be angry, too.

Would you shut up?

That witch we found was a dead end, Mayor.

No trace of any kids. I'm sorry.

But we found this.

That is called the Blood Moon, Mayor.

An eclipse of the moon.

It happens once in a generation and is a night most holy to witches.

Oh, my God.

When?

According to this, three nights from now.

There's no doubt in my mind that all this is connected.

Children being taken in these numbers...

from the roads and fields so close to town.

A witch does not come out in the open like that.

Not unless she has to.

Witch activity has been increasing lately.

More sightings, animal slaughter, Sabbaths.

It seems the coming of the Blood Moon...

is dragging every damned witch from their dark hiding place.

So...

it seems like a good thing...

that you brought us here, doesn't it, Mayor?

Half your money now.

The rest when the children are brought back alive.

Oh, there he is, right on time.

This is Jackson. He knows these woods inside and out.

And he'll take you to where the last sightings were.

Yeah. We can be there in a few hours.

Not at night. It's too dangerous.

We'll leave in the morning.

Yeah, she's right. It's much too dangerous.

So, any place we can get a drink in this hellhole?

Shut up!

The last one they took was a boy.

Less than two days ago, so the scent is still fresh.

100 shilling for every child you return alive.

You better be fast...

before our mayor's witch hunters...

rob this town blind.

You leave tonight.

In witch country at night?

You must be out of your mind.

I'm telling you...

we should put the fire out.

We're hunting witches...

not bears. And we have to eat.

Such beautiful creatures.

Are they yours?

Yes, ma'am.

Why have you come here?

To the dark of the forest?

A child was taken, ma'am.

We're here to find him and take him back.

There are no children here.

Here...

there's only death!

Witch!

Fools!

This is my land!

How dare you?

Please?

Please, God... No.

There's no use in praying, my friend.

Even your God knows better than to come here.

There have been abductions here and here...

on both sides of the river.

And on this last one,

we believe a troll was involved.

A troll? Trolls are extra.

Another round.

It's really unusual. Look at this one.

A father and three children attacked.

One child was taken, but she didn't touch the other two.

That's weird.

That's so weird. It is strange.

It is strange, okay! Yeah, yeah.

Then again, we hunt witches for a living.

What's normal, really?

Excuse me. Hansel and Gretel?

Oh, my God, I can't believe you're here.

I'm Ben. Benjamin Walser.

I am really quite a fan of your work.

That's great.

It's nice to meet you, Benjamin.

Listen, if it's not too much trouble...

would you please sign... Oh, no...

Okay.

Oh, my.

Yeah, that's from when you found the Fox Witch of Antwerp...

and sank her in the moat.

And this one's from the Secret Witch Ring of Belsen.

When they tried to put a gate to hell under the courthouse.

I mean, you guys, you certainly taught those witches...

a thing, or two. Wow.

This is amazing. And weird.

A little creepy. Yeah...

You really keep all this stuff.

All right, well...

I just have so many questions. Do you mind?

You know, we have... Oh, no, no.