It's Halloween! Which means we're all entitled to a good scare. Wayne is M.I.A, lost to the darkness of the forest, so our good friend, and official stand-in, Phil of Flixology 101 is sitting in the co-host chair alongside Liam.

And Lucky for us we have a whole host of contributors (listed below) giving us their opinions on the cultural phenomenon that is The Blair Witch project.

Cannibal Holocaust and The Mcpherson Tape both used found-footage to tell their story, but it was 1999's The Blair Witch Project that solidified the genre as a mainstay in the horror world, going on to major box office success that would breed generations of imitators.

But while our feature presentation may be a dive into The Blair Witch Project, this is a Halloween special, after all, and given that that our co-host is from the United States, we have a lot of fun divulging in our Halloween stories growing up, and the differences each country has in regards to the rituals.

Contributors include:

Author Dan Epstein (@dockfidrych, Instagram)

Author Scott West @ScottMWest, X)

Ben Vargas and Nix of Cinema Shitshow ( @bensower, @NixEclips, @CinemaShitshow, X}

Nikolai Adams (@filmizon, X)

Shane Day ( @ShaneDa60900314, X)

Marianne (@spiritedcretin, X)

Matt Rotman (@bonkersasscin, X)

Tim of Ghoulan Globin Theater (@GandgTheater, X)

Michael Reeves might not be a household name, with only 3 films in his severely truncated career. But the movies he directed demonstrated a real mastery of the cinematic art, and today we’re here to shed some light on his work by taking a deep dive into his final film: Witchfinder General.

Detailing the heavily fictionalised account of one of the UK’s most infamous figures, Matthew Hopkins, a man for whom the task of witch finding was merely a shortcut to fame, fortune and unquestionable power, it stands today as on one of the ‘Unholy Trilogy’ of folk horror films, alongside The Wicker Man and The Blood On Satan’s Claw.

Join us as we discuss this British classic, as well as chatting a little about Reeve’s other films. Sharpen the knives and light up the pyres, we’ve got some witches to find.

Our pal Rolo Tony is back as we continue our dive into the works of Larry Fessenden, and for today's episode we're taking a look at easily Fessenden's most divisive film to date - the direct-to-Chiller, creature feature Beneath.

Taking a relative battering by the critics of the time, and an equally poor audience reception, does Beneath deserve another look at? Does it retain Fessenden themes and concerns, which made his name in Underground USA horror landscape?

Stay tuned as we dissect this film.

The Bigfoot journey continues here at In Film We Trust as we welcome back Scott West, Phil DeGlass and Matt Rotman. Last week we travelled to upstate New York in search of a Yeti, now we’re in Northern California in search of the big hairy one himself: Bigfoot. Night Of The Demon impressed very few people back in the day, so we’re here to see whether or not its worthy of reappraisal. Is it cheap, exploitative trash or a work of unsung genius? There’s only 1 way to find out. Pack up the Econoline Van and lets get rolling!

You may not know it, but here at In Film We Trust we’ve long been planning something special, something incredible, something truly extraordinary: A Bigfoot double bill with some of our previous guests! Ok it might not be earthshattering, but it’s fertile ground for some laughs, some fun analysis and a lot of behind-the-scenes factoids.So on that note we’re inviting our good friends Matt Rotman, Phil DeGlass and Scott West, who joined us last year to discuss Christmas Evil, to come back for back-to-back episodes, beginning with 1974’s Shriek Of The Mutilated. Does it feature Bigfoot? Well, sort of. Is it going to be a blast to discuss? You bet your ass it is!

We welcome underground filmmaker Charles Pinion back to the show for part 2 of our dive into his transgressive, shot on video works. In part 1 we discussed the punk-splatter of Twisted Issues, and today we are discussing Red Spirit Lake - his second feature, and arguable his most narrative driven of his early work.

In this episode we contextualise his the film within the period - his work at the counterculture skin rag Screw magazine, his friends in the Cinema of Transgression and the cross-pollination of their work, and we dive into the behind the scenes stories of Red Spirit Lake.

After a brief hiatus, we’ve returned to our rightful place in front of the mics. Some months ago, with Liam off saying hello to Dennis Hopper on a psychedelic tour of the stratosphere. Wayne welcomed our good friend Rolo Tony on to discuss Larry Fessenden’s 1997 Vampire film Habit. That was the first episode in a miniseries that continues today with Wendigo, a film set in the snow-covered wilderness of upstate New York, where a child’s imagination causes the line between reality and fantasy to blur.We discuss the Native American Wendigo legend and its place in the story, the films’ themes, its characters, setting and the divisive ending. Along the way we discuss another one of Fessenden’s films which featured the Wendigo: The Last Winter.Let the discussin’, dissectin’ and deep divin’ begin once again.

This week Wayne is on the lam from Interpol, so Phil Deglass, CEO, COO, and whatever other acronyms he gave himself during the episode, of Flixology 101 is sitting in the co-host chair with Liam, as he brings the podcast Dario Argento's giallo Opera to discuss - a film many believe is Argento's last outright classic. But is that true? Well, stick around to find out, because we've got opinions on that, alongside the 'Macbeth curse' that befell the film and much more!

We're dipping our toes into the world of Jim Van Bebber - the controversial filmmaker of works such as My Sweet Satan and The Manson Family. But for this episode we're going back to his feature length debut Deadbeat at Dawn, a gangland tale of revenge, the occult and murder, that showed the same shoe-string ingenuity as contemporary Sam Raimi's The Evil Dead.

And for this episode we're joined by Jed Maheu, leader of punk-metallers Zig Zags, who's band has just released they're most successful album to date, Deadbeat at Dawn - yup, name after Van bebber's grindhouse classic. So expect a discussion that delves into DIY culture, life in a touring band and the madness that comes with creating art that sits in the margins.

While Liam is off on a wild psychedelic adventure, Wayne is here to kick off a mini-series on New York filmmaker Larry Fessenden with our friend and previous collaborator Rolo Tony. Fessenden’s name may not be as recognisable as the likes of Carpenter, Hitchcock, Cronenberg and others, but Tony is here to explain why he still deserves to be mentioned among these all-time greats. So we’re starting this little project with the 90s vampire horror film Habit, an allegorical take on… well, a variety of things actually. We chat about the films history, its look and feels, the soundtrack, the characters and, most importantly, the thematics. On the way we’ll make a slight diversion to discuss an earlier Fessenden film, No Telling, and what it demonstrates about the director’s ability and his career. So strap on your finest Cyrano de Bergerac nose and join us for this dark, disturbing and delightful deep dive.