"It was about that. I mean, it's about a character who something happened to him as a child, and it kind of seems to be that that's where his life stopped with these things that happened to him when he was so young. So I like the idea that by the time he has to finally confront it, it's a witch that makes it happen. It's kind of like she's still chasing that little boy in him."
"Growing up, I always just loved a good witch story, all those fairy tales, and, you know, there was always something - you know, Roald Dahl's "The Witches" and there was always something very spooky about them."
"Hey, I noticed the honeymoon suite - it's closed. I wonder if that's the room they stayed in. FLORENCE ORDESH: (As Fiona) That has been closed a long time. Do you know why? SCOTT: (As Ohm Bauman) Because no couple in their right mind would honeymoon here? ORDESH: (As Fiona) It's haunted. SCOTT: (As Ohm Bauman) Oh. ORDESH: (As Fiona) By a witch."
A novelist travels to Ireland to spread his parents’ ashes in the place where they honeymooned decades earlier. At a hotel, he learns the honeymoon suite has been closed for a long time. A bartender explains the building is haunted by a witch. The story draws on fairy-tale horror, including Grimm-like elements and spooky witch narratives. The central character’s life is shaped by something that happened to him as a child, and the confrontation later comes through the witch. The hotel is treated as a distinct presence, with its own dark history influencing the atmosphere and events.
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