(Screenwriter, Director, Editor, Composer)
“Atmospheric, unsettling, and creepy as hell, The Witch in the Window is one of the most exciting horror movies of the year…packs just as much of an emotional punch as it does deliver gut-wrenching goosebumps. …The Witch in the Window is not to be missed, and we should all be paying attention to Andy Mitton.” Bloody Disgusting
“Frightening and shockingly emotional.” The Village Voice
“A masterstroke of technical discipline…taps deep into parental fears about keeping our loved ones safe in the face of everything horrible that’s happening in the world. Its quiet, unassuming menace stays with you long after the end” Dread Central
“The best part of watching films is the hunt for the elusive gem that surprises and surpasses expectations, and The Witch in the Window is it. …gloriously written, acted, and directed.” Screen Anarchy
THE WITCH IN THE WINDOW (aka THE VERMONT HOUSE) is my newest film as writer/director/editor/composer, a twist on the classic haunted house genre.
We had our world premiere at the incredible Fantasia Film Festival in Montreal, and travelled to FrightFest UK, Grimmfest, Mayhem Film Festival, Terror Molins, Telluride Horror, Night Visions, Scary Movies at the Lincoln Center for our US Premiere, and many more stops on the circuit before our release on SHUDDER in October of 2018, and subsequently on DVD through Uncork’d Media in the spring of 2019.
The story follows a wayward man named Simon who is taking his twelve-year old son Finn out of New York City and into the country for a summer to flip an old house in need of repair. Shortly after arriving, Simon and Finn begin having sightings of the previous owner, an infamously cruel woman named Lydia. Her spirit grows stronger with every repair and improvement they make. But through everything, Simon is determined to stay and finish the job. No matter what it takes.
A mind-bender of a haunted house movie, THE WITCH IN THE WINDOW is also a story about parenthood, and the impossible task of admitting to your child that there’s evil in the word you can’t protect them from.
We shot the movie in Middlebury, Vermont, with great collaboration from Middlebury College, where I attended as a student and also as a visiting staff member in the theater department. It stars Alex Draper, Charlie Tacker, Arija Bareikis, Greg Naughton, and Carol Stanzione.
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“…a harrowing, scorchingly poignant and devastating glimpse into societal fears that have redefined family dinner conversations. Where Andy Mitton begins and ends cultivates a complete, massively successful arc that maximizes all the relevance and shivery tension spectral cinema might accomplish. Short, sweet, and like a dagger to the heart.” SlashFilm
“Few films genuinely creep me out or make me cry – The Witch In The Window expertly managed both.” SciFi Now
“…a tasteful, old-school frightener, emphasizing suspense and foreboding over blood and guts…a solid character-driven study with some of the best writing of any supernatural thriller in recent memory.” Sordid Cinema