Trial and Terror: British Folk Horror and Witchcraft 1966-1974

Mind Over Splatter

Dylan, William, and special guest David Annandale break down eccentric British horror movies dealing with paganism and the rural occult, like The Wicker Man and Witchfinder General. Featuring an interview with Gary Parsons, a filmmaker and film historian specializing in English witchcraft documentaries, who tells us about lesser-known witch flicks from the sixties and seventies, and explains the British counterculture's fascination with occultism at that time. We compare and contrast some surprisingly varied titles – involving skin-pilfering demons and undead bikers – while telling stories about the filmmakers, the time period, and generally exploring everything about these folking weird movies.