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Horror Hangout #242 : Witchfinder General

In the midst of England's bloodiest civil war, evil ignites.


Witchfinder General (titled onscreen as Matthew Hopkins: Witchfinder General) is a 1968 British made historical horror film directed by Michael Reeves and starring Vincent Price, Ian Ogilvy, Hilary Dwyer, Robert Russell and Rupert Davies. The screenplay by Reeves and Tom Baker was based on Ronald Bassett's novel of the same name.


A young soldier seeks to put an end to the evils caused by a vicious witch-hunter when the latter terrorizes his fiancée and kills her uncle.


00:00 Intro

11:07 Horror News

18:38 What We've Been Watching

36:00 Film Review

1:44:41 Name Game

1:48:52 Film Rating

1:54:32 Outro


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Audio credit - Taj Easton

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