“Three years into getting 'The Witch' financed, I was hanging out with my brother and he was like, 'I'm working on this script. It's a ghost story in a lighthouse.' I thought, 'Damn, that's a really good idea, I wish I'd had it.'”

American filmmaker

Robert Eggers is an American filmmaker known for writing and directing period films that draw on gothic horror, folklore, and mythology. His work includes The Witch, The Lighthouse, The Northman, and Nosferatu. Eggers’ films are set before the 20th century and are widely noted for their historical detail and atmosphere. He builds stories from older worlds and traditions, using them to explore fear, myth, and the uncanny.