General Witchfinders - The British Horror Podcast and Zine
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The British Horror Podcast and Zine Britain… an ancient kingdom with cruelty and torment in its blood Join Ross Jon and James as they tread where few dare From Dracula to Damien Herbert to Hellraiser www.generalwitchfinders.com
Reading our Book Club picks from afar? Order via these links – indie bookshops receive a commission, making it an alternative to Amazon. Starve Acre tinyurl.com/GW-BC-001 Benighted tinyurl.com/GW-BC-002 The Apparition Phase tinyurl.com/GW-BC-003 The House on the Strand tinyurl.com/GW-BC-0004
Do you run a theatre or somewhere that puts on performances? I've invested in lenses that let me get a bit closer to the action and I love doing work like this. Get in touch if you want me to to do some photography for you!
My longer-than-usual Letterboxd review of Ghostwatch puts it in the context of Paul Daniels faking his own death on a TV magic show, Alexei Sayle and his false starts and ends, and The Day Today. boxd.it/byUdjh
A ★★★★½ review of Ghostwatch (1992)
I don’t do this often but please indulge a multi-paragraph essayette on this one. The BBC played some dangerous games with pastiche and parody in this period, as a generation of writers, directors and...
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One of the best Hammer Horror films, this. Possibly the second best "adapatation" of Jekyll and Hyde after the 1931 version.
General Witchfinders - The British Horror Podcast and Zine@generalwitch.bsky.social · 5d agoGo on, give yourself a payday treat! Grab a ticket for our live podcast and film screening of Dr. Jekyll and Sister Hyde at ActOne Cinema in Acton in October. tinyurl.com/DRJeky11 Would love a repost from @kermodemovie.bsky.social 🤞🤞🤞
Now to start reading these submissions
From now until midnight Sunday (BST), all T-shirts purchased from our online shop gets free UK shipping automatically applied at checkout, with no code required. Please support the show: four T-shirts sold a month pays for our website. generalwitchfinders.com/collection/a...
Thrilled to be credited on this new blue ray edition of The Shout. Inc. 2026 interviews with Jerzy Skolimowski & Jeremy Thomas discussing the film’s development & Rupert Hine's soundtrack. Preorder now via @criterion.bsky.social www.criterion.com/films/27993-the-shout
various BBC records up for grabs - message if you need em #bbcrecords #vinyl #bbc
Exciting post! These BBC education records are the basis of the Listen with Other podcast artwork. Are YOU ready for D-day? Amazed Radio 3 was involved in decimalisation! Thank you @btlabel.bsky.social
Go on, give yourself a payday treat! Grab a ticket for our live podcast and film screening of Dr. Jekyll and Sister Hyde at ActOne Cinema in Acton in October. tinyurl.com/DRJeky11 Would love a repost from @kermodemovie.bsky.social 🤞🤞🤞
GENERAL WITCHFINDERS PRESENT: DR JEKYLL & SISTER HYDE
Expect a night of trivia, tangents, and laughs at the screening of Hammer's gender-swapping 1971 curiosity Dr Jekyll & Sister Hyde. Then stay for a live recording of the UK's top ten film history ...
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General Witchfinders - The British Horror Podcast and Zine@generalwitch.bsky.social · 2mo agoHelp our first London show to be a success – i.e. not spending a fortune renting a cinema to sit in on our own Join us at ActOne Acton on Friday 30th Oct for DR JEKYLL & SISTER HYDE + a live podcast. Please grab a ticket ASAP, bring a Hammer-friendly mate or two, and pls repost tinyurl.com/DRJeky11
👇👇 LOTS GOING ON TODAY • Deadline for zine writer and artist submissions: tinyurl.com/zine5ub • The ‘Hammer Presents’ Blu-ray prize draw closes at midnight: tinyurl.com/GWHammer • Jon’s exhibition opens in Port Talbot – go see it if you are in the south of Wales: nation.cymru/news/moving-... 👆👆
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Make sure you go and listen to / read the new ‘Christopher Lee Project’, where Emma talks about Hammer’s The Hound of the Baskervilles. It really is an excellent venture. You should all subscribe if you haven’t already. #BigChrisLee christopherleeproject.substack.com/p/24-hound-dog
#24 Hound dog
In which Hammer takes on Sherlock Holmes and I have to take my blood pressure
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I’m watching this in preparation for the next @generalwitch.bsky.social podcast and I hope they mention that Harry’s girlfriend went on to become Karen Colman, the heiress to the Colman’s Mustard empire. youtu.be/PNR0Q97TtRU?...
Alternative 3 (1977) [HD Version)
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The NEW SERIES of THE CELLAR CLUB is COMING SOON! #CarolineMunro returns on Friday 4th September with a host of new classic chillers, special guests, a new set and lots of surprises! Mark the date on your calendar and don't be late! #TPTVsubtitles
If you aren’t already – and if you are on Instagram – please consider following us on there as well: www.instagram.com/generalwitch1
WRITERS & ARTISTS Time is running out to get your short stories, articles, and portfolio links in for our next zine. Deadline is 31 July. Please repost to help us reach your audiences and share with any spooky creative friends who might be interested. generalwitchfinders.com/blog/call-fo...
Call for Submissions
As the wheel of the year turns, we invite you to contribute to our biannual zine. We produce two issues a year – one for Beltane (released 1 May) and one for Samhain (released 31 October). To better ...
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Halfway through!
General Witchfinders - The British Horror Podcast and Zine@generalwitch.bsky.social · 2w agoOur second Book Club pick is J.B. Priestley’s 1927 classic Benighted ⛈️ Join Ross in person at the King’s Arms in Dorchester on 9 Sept, or listen from home via our bi-monthly podcast feed. Get reading ahead of the autumn meetup! Link below for details: tinyurl.com/WeirdUnsettl...
Stopped for an early lunch after picking up a copy of Benighted by J.B. Priestley, to be featured on the upcoming @generalwitch.bsky.social book club. I’m excited to read along.
General Witchfinders - The British Horror Podcast and Zine@generalwitch.bsky.social · 2w agoOur second Book Club pick is J.B. Priestley’s 1927 classic Benighted ⛈️ Join Ross in person at the King’s Arms in Dorchester on 9 Sept, or listen from home via our bi-monthly podcast feed. Get reading ahead of the autumn meetup! Link below for details: tinyurl.com/WeirdUnsettl...
Penda’s Fen T-shirts: generalwitchfinders.com/collection/p... These go with our recent podcast discussion on the film: tinyurl.com/PendasFen Please support us if you can – selling four shirts a month pays for our website. #indieproducers
Our second Book Club pick is J.B. Priestley’s 1927 classic Benighted ⛈️ Join Ross in person at the King’s Arms in Dorchester on 9 Sept, or listen from home via our bi-monthly podcast feed. Get reading ahead of the autumn meetup! Link below for details: tinyurl.com/WeirdUnsettl...
Did Sam Raimi copy Hammer Horror? In Episode 60, we compare the frantic Dutch angles and flying objects of ‘Blood from the Mummy’s Tomb’ (1971) to ‘Evil Dead 2’. Search General Witchfinders on your podcast app or listen here: tinyurl.com/bloodFTMT
A post from one of our podcast hosts, @jonpountney1.bsky.social Our very recent holiday in Suffolk served for me to take part in a pilgrimage to Aldeburgh, which many spook fans will know of as the setting for M.R James’s classic ‘A Warning to the Curious’ (albeit renamed as Seaburgh). 🧵1/5
Stuck indoors? Why not explore LISTEN WITH OTHER, slightly strange short story podcasts with short episodes, no ads, many with original music by @leesparey.bsky.social and one guest author: @raynewman.bsky.social. Find all nine series on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and at listenwithother.co.uk
The Crystal Palace Dinosaurs in London have been saved, thanks to a partnership between Bromley Council and Crystal Palace Park Trust
Crystal Palace Dinosaurs saved
Restored to their former glory!
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Tonight's viewing. Watch the first 30 seconds for one of the greatest narrated intros to a TV documentary of all time. www.youtube.com/watch?v=EBEw...
1974: A Day Trip to Margate | Man Alive | BBC Archive
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Very much enjoyed this discussion of Penda’s Fen, which I have to admit I’ve only seen once and didn’t love. Will watch it again having heard this. Artemis 81, on the other hand… I saw on first broadcast and it blew my mind.
General Witchfinders - The British Horror Podcast and Zine@generalwitch.bsky.social · 3w agoNEW EPISODE 🔔 ⛪️🤴 David Rudkin’s 1974 masterpiece Penda’s Fen, dir by Alan Clarke, is one of the most brilliant, infamous, and unsettling pieces of British TV. We loved dissecting it for our new podcast episode Listen here: tinyurl.com/PendasFen Please share & review! #SummerOfStrange
Just spotted these in HMV. You could WIN both – PLUS two other region-free Blu-rays from Hammer Films. We are giving away a bundle of four restored British horror classics: The Snake Woman, Dr. Blood’s Coffin, Cry of the Banshee, and Crucible of Horror. Enter here: tinyurl.com/HamPrize Pls share
