Distribution

The Blood on Satan's Claw

Dir: Piers Haggard

UK

1971

97 mins

18

Play Dates

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  • Wales
  • South East
  • Midlands
  • Northern Ireland
  • North

Chapter

23/10/2022

- 23/10/2022

Cardiff

Depot

07/11/2022

Lewes

Derby QUAD

02/12/2022

- 05/12/2022

Derby

Ghouls on Film @ The Black Box

30/10/2022

Belfast

HOME

31/10/2022

Manchester

Treadwell's Books

05/10/2022

London

Ultimate Picture Palace

14/10/2022

- 15/10/2022

Oxford

Chapter

23/10/2022

- 23/10/2022

Cardiff

Depot

07/11/2022

Lewes

Ultimate Picture Palace

14/10/2022

- 15/10/2022

Oxford

Derby QUAD

02/12/2022

- 05/12/2022

Derby

Ghouls on Film @ The Black Box

30/10/2022

Belfast

HOME

31/10/2022

Manchester

Treadwell's Books

05/10/2022

London

Cast:

Patrick Wymark, Linda Hayden, Barry Andrews

Guaranteed to make you unsettled every time you go past a hedgerow in the British countryside, The Blood on Satan’s Claw is a great introduction to folk horror.

A farmer ploughs the land in 18th century England. The earth turns and reveals a strange corpse of a beast that disturbs the eye and chills the blood. The village youth believe they are possessed by the beast, whipped up into demonic fervour. Is their ringleader Angel (Linda Hayden) a witch, or a dangerous troublemaker who the elders need to suppress?  

Considered one of the holy trinity of folk horror alongside The Wicker Man and Witchfinder General, The Blood on Satan’s Claw is a uniquely English take on witchcraft. Shot on location in the Chilterns, it taps into uncanny currents in the English countryside. But ultimately, the film is a brilliant example of the dual image of the witch: an emblem of feminine power, but also one that men will go to any lengths to resist and destroy. With a terrific folk-baroque soundtrack and an array of superb character actors, it reflects on post-Summer of Love unease. 

With thanks to Hollywood Classics for inclusion in the tour.

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