Hereditary currently dominates The Witch 79–21
The Grahams bury the Puritans — Aster's domestic devastation wins going away.
The Verdict
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Collette's arc from grief to rage to possession is something The Witch's ensemble approach can't match in sheer force. Taylor-Joy's Thomasin is compelling — the final scene genuinely haunts — but Aster built an entire demolition around a single family and a single performance, and the concentration produces an impact Eggers' wider canvas doesn't reach. The Witch distributes its dread. Hereditary concentrates it. Concentration overwhelms distribution by a distance that suggests the audience wants horror that feels like a personal attack rather than historical documentation. Aster put you in the Graham house and locked the attic. Eggers put you in the Puritan woods and left the path unmarked.
The Numbers
| The Witch | Hereditary | |
|---|---|---|
| Head-to-Head | 21% | 79% |
| Overall Win Rate | 56% | 53% |
| Championships | 11 | 44 |
| Budget | $4M | $10M |
| Box Office | $40M | $88M |
Where This Matchup Sits
Both sit mid-table among 38 Horror films on BingeBracket — similar genre standing.
Elsewhere on the platform, Get Out reveals where they differ: Hereditary wins that matchup easily, while The Witch struggles with it.
The championship record tells the same story: Hereditary has 44 tournament wins to The Witch's 11. The pedigree gap matches the head-to-head gap.
The decision time splits by film: 3.4s to vote for Hereditary, 13.8s to vote for The Witch. People don't reach for both films the same way.
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