The spelling of the title "The VVitch" is how the word was written in the story's period because the letter "W" was not yet in common use at the time.
According to cinematographer Jarin Blaschke, the film was shot mostly with available and natural light.
A hare appears frequently in the film. In colonial New England, hares were considered magical creatures in their own right. They were often associated with witches, either as a milk-hare, which stole or spoiled milk from the farm animals, or the witch themselves, who were thought able to turn into a hare in order to spy on and influence people.
The film was shot in only 25 days.
The premise is based on America's first witch hysteria, set 62 years before the infamous "Salem Witch Trials" in colonial Massachusetts.
Robert Eggers: [folkloric, mythological, and fantastical period piece] This film, The Lighthouse (2019), The Northman (2022), and Nosferatu (2024) are period pieces that are based on folklore, mythology, and fantasy which reflect through their atmospheres, settings, and environments.
Robert Eggers: [ominous-looking animals that haunt the main characters] In this film, farm animals such as goats, chickens, and rabbits haunt and intimidate the family. In The Lighthouse (2019), seagulls constantly haunt and intimidate Howard throughout the film. In Nosferatu (2024), rats, dogs, and wolves haunt, intimidate, and attack several of the main characters and background characters during most of the film.
Robert Eggers: [a character named Thomas] In this film, the main female character's name is Thomasin. The name Thomasin or Tomasin is the feminine version of the name Thomas. In Eggers' second film, The Lighthouse (2019), two of the main characters' names are Thomas Wake and Thomas Howard. In Eggers' fourth film, Nosferatu (2024), one of the main characters' names is Thomas Hutter.