In regions like the German Black Forest, Hexen are celebrated playfully during Carnival ( Fastnacht ) and on Walpurgis Night ( Hexennacht ), where people wear elaborate, hand-carved wooden masks to emulate forest spirits and healers.

A young boy and his Norwegian grandmother battle a secret, global society of child-hating witches.

To the retro-gaming community, the title immediately evokes the 1995 dark fantasy first-person shooter developed by and published by id Software .