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| “ | What dost thou want? | „ |
| ~ Black Phillip asking Thomasin (and first lines). |
| “ | Wouldst thou like to live deliciously? | „ |
| ~ Black Phillip seducing Thomasin; his most famous quote. |
| “ | I will guide thy hand. | „ |
| ~ Black Phillip to Thomasin when she states she cannot write her name. |
Black Phillip is the main antagonist of the 2015 A24 horror film Robert Eggers's The Witch.
Taking on the guise of a billy goat, Black Phillip is actually the assumed mortal form of Satan himself, who torments a Puritan Christian family.
He was portrayed by a goat named Charlie and voiced by Wahab Chaudhry, who also portrayed his human form.
Biography[]
In March 1630, a Puritan plantation in New England banishes William for heresy, prompting him to move near a forest, along with his wife Katherine and children Thomasin, Caleb, Mercy and Jonas. By November, the family is situated with a struggling farm, a new son Samuel, as well as livestock, including Black Phillip.
An old, decrepit witch in the forest abducts and murders Samuel to create flying ointment. Mercy and Jonas take a liking to Black Phillip and spend their time playing and chasing him, as well as talking with him. He tells the twins that a witch abducted Samuel. When the twins antagonize Thomasin with this, she sarcastically says that she will curse them if they don't behave.
Thomasin and Caleb venture into the forest in the middle of the night, where they are separated, resulting in Caleb getting lured in by the witch and becoming possessed. Caleb returns a day later and dies after proclaiming his love for Jesus, all the while with Mercy and Jonas apparently convulsing. When William confronts Thomasin about the accusations of her being a witch, she reveals that Mercy and Jonas have been talking with Black Phillip, resulting in William locking the children in with the goats, including Black Phillip. The twins reconfirm that Black Phillip is the guise of Satan and that they have been whispering to him.
That night, the witch suckles blood from a goat and abducts the twins. In the morning, William discovers the twins' clothing and the rest of the goats slaughtered. Black Phillip attacks and kills him, before walking away. Katherine, deranged with grief, accuses Thomasin of being a witch and attacks her, forcing her daughter to kill her in self-defense. Observing this, Black Phillip calmly walks into the house.
That evening, Thomasin enters the house and sits in front of Black Phillip. She asks him to speak, and he requests to know what she wants. He offers her a life of pleasure and comfort, if only she serves him. After Thomasin disrobes, he transforms into his human form and has her sign his book, binding her soul to him forever. As a goat, he leads her into the forest, where there is a coven of witches holding a black mass around a fire. He watches as Thomasin joins in and the witches levitate into the air.
Gallery[]
Trivia[]
- There were supposed to be more scenes with the goats, but the animals were not trained well, so said scenes were scrapped.
- Goats were associated with Satan and witchcraft in the Middles Ages and the Renaissance, with many believing that The Devil took the form of a goat. This would lead to the common belief that goats were part of the witches sabbath.
External Links[]
- Black Phillip on the Pure Evil Wiki