Witchfinder general

Witchfinder General (1968) on DVD

Witchfinder General

During the witch-panic that gripped England in the 1640s, self-appointed “Witch-finder General” Matthew Hopkins brutally pursued suspected sorceresses and sent more than 300 souls to the gallows. His book The discoverie of witches…, published in 1647, describes his relentless tactics. One of his methods was to seek out people who had natural skin deformities and to label the deformities “witch’s marks.” Here, a woodcut from the book depicts Hopkins witnessing an accused witch conjuring her…

The Conqueror Worm (Blake Films, 1968). Australian Daybill (13" X 30") Original Title: Witchfinder - Available at Sunday Internet Movie Poster...

Illustrated fairy and folk tales often portray wizards, elves and adventurers holding walking sticks as they travel through forests and mountains on great adventures. The walking stick isn't just a romantic notion, suitable only for the land of fiction, however.

This was one of a handful of films, made in the late 1960s and early-1970s, credited with changing the direction of British Horror, veering away from the dominant Gothic period pieces. Along with the…

Witchfinder General - Buried Amongst The Ruins https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2n43kdhEQRs