This article is about the 2015 film. For other films with similar titles, see coven (disambiguation).
The Coven is a 2015 United Kingdomfantasyhorrorfeature film directed by John Mackie (director) and starring Dexter Fletcher. It is stated that the film is based upon actual events. The plot revolves around a Wiccan group, whose leader Uri Clef, and seven followers disappear. They were last seen at The Coven, a ring of trees in Queens Wood once used as a meeting place by practitioners of Cochrane's Craft. Some schoolkids are drawn to visit Queen's Wood in Highgate on Halloween.[1][2][3][4] The film was finally released direct to DVD in the UK on 16 March 2015.[5][6][7]
The film opens with a map of Queen’s Wood in Highgate. A burning tree appears in a dark night. A goats head is overlaid visually in the tree. The scene then moves to a school where Mr. Shears (Dexter Fletcher) is giving a lesson about Witchcraft. He holds a book with a title page containing the words ‘Diabolus quod igneus frutex’, meaning the devil is the fire tree. He asks the class ‘Is Wicca a religion or little more than devil worship’. He mentions that Robert Cochrane ‘founded a Wicca coven as recently as the 1960s’, and that his coven split up, but later reformed and met in the nearby Queens Wood at the titular coven, a particular ring of trees. He is interrupted by a Mrs. Belial, posing as a supply teacher who tells him that he needs to see the headmaster. He leaves and she takes over the lesson. She explains how there was a spiritual leader and politico, Uri Clef who went missing on Halloween with seven of his followers, and they were last thought to be in Queen’s Wood.
Five of the girls decide to go into the Queens Wood on Halloween, on the way they are involved in a near miss with a biker while crossing a road. They enter the wood and discover the word Lucifer in ash upon the ground. They notice that their five names have first letters that are the letters of Lucifer. Izzy, one of the girls, adds their names in chalk underneath. As they put up their tent they are watched, apparently by the biker from earlier. The film then cuts to the lounge of one of the other girls in the class, Eve, who was not invited, she has found a nursery rhyme that states ‘You can make him go away with a cross stick, you can make him go away with a shoe’. Her private tutor explains that it refers to the devil. He says that there are plague pits in Queen’s Wood and that those who were buried went to the devil. He asks "I wonder how the devil gets people now".
Meanwhile, two boys, Eddie and Louie, decide to take a short cut across the park, but get lost. Their names fill out the two missing letters from the word Lucifer. Eddie climbs a tree for a better view, but is startled by a bat, falls, and is injured by landing on a horn, which Louie refers to as possibly belonging to a deer. Louie leaves him to get help. Meanwhile, Mrs. Belial alone in her flat is seen eating the raw meat of a bird. Later she constructs a model of The Coven out of earth and foliage, and places tin foil figures are inside. It appears that she is doing a magic spell on those in the wood.
The biker picks off seven of the teenagers, including Eve, who has entered the wood after receiving a text asking for help. The fire tree reappears, and images of seven of the teenagers are shown being sucked into the tree. The name Lucifer on the ground of the coven is completed with the names of Louie and Eve, it is implied that Eddie is not taken by the biker and so survives. The film ends with the singing of the nursery rhyme.
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^Barton, Steve (29 October 2013). "AFM 2013: Bikers Brawl in The Covena". Dread Central. Retrieved 20 March 2015.
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This article is about the 2015 film For other films with similar titles see coven disambiguation The Coven is a 2015 United Kingdom fantasy horror feature film directed by John Mackie director and starring Dexter Fletcher It is stated that the film is based upon actual events The plot revolves around a Wiccan group whose leader Uri Clef and seven followers disappear They were last seen at The Coven a ring of trees in Queens Wood once used as a meeting place by practitioners of Cochrane s Craft Some schoolkids are drawn to visit Queen s Wood in Highgate on Halloween 1 2 3 4 The film was finally released direct to DVD in the UK on 16 March 2015 5 6 7 The CovenFilm posterDirected byJohn Mackie director Written byJayney MackieProduced byJayney MackieStarringDexter FletcherCloe MackieHolly MackieTony O CallaghanCinematographyFranz PagotEdited byBen HootonMusic byMichael CrowtherProductioncompaniesFX Team ProductionsPhelan GoodDistributed by4Digital MediaRelease date16 March 2015 2015 03 16 United Kingdom DVD Running time86 minutesCountryUnited KingdomLanguageEnglish Contents 1 Plot 2 Cast 3 Reception 4 External links 5 ReferencesPlot editThe film opens with a map of Queen s Wood in Highgate A burning tree appears in a dark night A goats head is overlaid visually in the tree The scene then moves to a school where Mr Shears Dexter Fletcher is giving a lesson about Witchcraft He holds a book with a title page containing the words Diabolus quod igneus frutex meaning the devil is the fire tree He asks the class Is Wicca a religion or little more than devil worship He mentions that Robert Cochrane founded a Wicca coven as recently as the 1960s and that his coven split up but later reformed and met in the nearby Queens Wood at the titular coven a particular ring of trees He is interrupted by a Mrs Belial posing as a supply teacher who tells him that he needs to see the headmaster He leaves and she takes over the lesson She explains how there was a spiritual leader and politico Uri Clef who went missing on Halloween with seven of his followers and they were last thought to be in Queen s Wood Five of the girls decide to go into the Queens Wood on Halloween on the way they are involved in a near miss with a biker while crossing a road They enter the wood and discover the word Lucifer in ash upon the ground They notice that their five names have first letters that are the letters of Lucifer Izzy one of the girls adds their names in chalk underneath As they put up their tent they are watched apparently by the biker from earlier The film then cuts to the lounge of one of the other girls in the class Eve who was not invited she has found a nursery rhyme that states You can make him go away with a cross stick you can make him go away with a shoe Her private tutor explains that it refers to the devil He says that there are plague pits in Queen s Wood and that those who were buried went to the devil He asks I wonder how the devil gets people now Meanwhile two boys Eddie and Louie decide to take a short cut across the park but get lost Their names fill out the two missing letters from the word Lucifer Eddie climbs a tree for a better view but is startled by a bat falls and is injured by landing on a horn which Louie refers to as possibly belonging to a deer Louie leaves him to get help Meanwhile Mrs Belial alone in her flat is seen eating the raw meat of a bird Later she constructs a model of The Coven out of earth and foliage and places tin foil figures are inside It appears that she is doing a magic spell on those in the wood The biker picks off seven of the teenagers including Eve who has entered the wood after receiving a text asking for help The fire tree reappears and images of seven of the teenagers are shown being sucked into the tree The name Lucifer on the ground of the coven is completed with the names of Louie and Eve it is implied that Eddie is not taken by the biker and so survives The film ends with the singing of the nursery rhyme Cast editDexter Fletcher as Mr Sheers Cloe Mackie as Cara Holly Mackie as Ruby Tony O Callaghan as Charlie Mark Harris as Edward Latimer Howard Lee as Eve s Tutor Magda Rodriguez as Mrs Belial Billy Red Mackie as Louie Kazim Benson as Eddy Madeleine Rose Witney as Izzy Maya Charlery as Fran Rachel Summers as Eve Fiona Maeve O Brien as Ulrika Josie Benson as Eve s MumReception editThe Coven received generally poor reviews from critics It received 0 5 out of 5 when reviewed at the Pagan Federation website 8 External links editThe Coven at IMDb nbsp References edit Allen Michael 23 September 2013 Witchcraft and Satanic Rituals in The Coven s Official Trailer 28 Days Later Analysis Retrieved 20 March 2015 Turek Ryan 29 October 2013 Young Witches Take on a Biker in The Coven Shock Till You Drop Retrieved 20 March 2015 Barton Steve 29 October 2013 AFM 2013 Bikers Brawl in The Covena Dread Central Retrieved 20 March 2015 Davies Steven 30 October 2013 Sales Art and Trailer for New British Witchcraft Horror The Coven Horror Asylum Retrieved 20 March 2015 Heinen Frank 16 March 2015 The Coven 2015 in Dutch Cinemagazine Retrieved 20 March 2015 Ali Rahat 21 February 2015 The Coven 2015 English Movie Story and Review 01filmplot Retrieved 20 March 2015 The Coven 2015 UK DVD release details Retrieved 19 June 2015 DM London The Coven Pagan Federation London Retrieved 19 March 2015 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title The Coven film amp oldid 1151057300, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
