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Episode 22: Witchfinder General (1968) & The Sacrament (2013)

October 19, 2025 • Craig Johnson • Season 1 • Episode 22

Welcome to episode 22 of the Horror Double Bill the podcast where each week we combine two movies to create something for a greater than the sum of their parts

This week we are exploring religious fanaticism, the dangers of group think, cult mentalities, and discussing our first folk horror of the series, as well as our first pseudo-documentary.

First up we have Matthew Hopkins Witchfinder General from 1968 and director Michael Reeves starring Vincent Price, Ian Ogilvy, Hillary Dwyer and Rupert Davies. Then we travel forward in time to 2013 and the sacrament from right a director Ti West starring AJ Bowen Joe Swanberg Jean Jones and Amy Seimetz.

Along the way will be discussing the all too brief career of Michael Reeves, the real witch finder Matthew Hopkins, Vincent Price, Ti West, the rise and fall of media company Vice, and much more

Mods and Shockers Book

https://webelongdead.co.uk/product-category/books/

Witchfinder General

https://youtu.be/ZsXo5oY1m7g?si=pN7OZndjltvClmXS

https://youtu.be/7tWNBXl1pVM?si=EuWldCAJ0yspJQM-

Witchfinder General by Ian Cooper

British Film Makers – Michael Reeves by Benjamin Halligan

Beasts in the Cellar - The Exploitation Film Career of Tony Tensor by John Hamilton

Folk Horror on Film edited by Louis Bayman and KJ Donnelly

https://flexiblehead.blog/2011/10/07/witchfinder-general/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matthew_Hopkins

https://medium.com/@Witches7Hunt/first-witch-who-was-elizabeth-clarke-fbcba944b7b9