Continuing our October season of the strange and spooky, our triumvirate coven take a stroll through the woods with a variety of witches from all walks of cinema. An incredibly diverse figure both in fiction and history, we consider some of the socio-cultural implications of this evolving archetype and discuss our favourite witchy films for Old Hallow's Eve!

Please note: We swapped the episode order to do a full month of Halloween themes, hence the reference to discussing Häxan in a previous episode. Our first November episode will be on documentaries and will feature more Häxan talk!

Vortex Rewind Recommendation:

The 1983 regional American tale of witchcraft, EYES OF FIRE.

Transformations, in 1972 a collective of women from Vermont create an experimental short depicting a coven in daily life.

Recommended Sources:

Dig Podcast - Witches Series

Witch Wave Podcast

Brother Ben's Letterboxd List of Witches in Film

Gazing At The Witches: From Women On The Verge Of A Breakdown To Reclaiming The Eco Witch In 1960s-1970s Film

Film School Rejects: Witches on Screen

Criterion: Häxan The Real Unreal

Music created by Fadge @McNandos & remixed by Ben Volchok.

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