‘Doctor Who’ 11.08: ‘The Witchfinders’
❉ For once the suspected Evil Alien Bastards were Evil Alien Bastards!
WITCHFINDER GENERAL
Bizarre Rituals: ‘Hell’s Bells’ reviewed
❉ Things get downright pagan in this short film showing just how weird and sinister some British subcultures can get.
‘Blood On Satan’s Claw’ (2018) reviewed
❉ A respectful take on a folk horror classic, starring Mark Gatiss, Reece Shearsmith and Alice Lowe.
‘Midnight Movie Monographs: Death Line’ reviewed
❉ We go underground as we look at the latest Midnight Movie Monograph. Mind the doors…
The Mediaeval Dead?: ‘Tower of London’ (1939)
❉ A heady mixture of pageantry and pain set against a violent, turbulent period of history.
‘Exquisite Terror’ – Issue #5 reviewed
❉ Horror magazines don’t come more detailed and diverse than ‘Exquisite Terror’!
Robin Hardy, The Wicker Man and Folk Horror
❉ We look back at Robin Hardy’s folk horror masterpiece – and its legacy.
Mysticism in Film: ‘The Blood on Satan’s Claw’ (1971)
❉ Piers Haggard’s film is, along with The Wicker Man and Witchfinder General, one of the trinity of great British folk horror films.
Folk Horror Revival at the British Museum
❉ On 16 October, the British Museum held a special event devoted to the Folk Horror Revival – the first event of its kind.