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YouTube algorithm taking care of me tonight.
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Still from the movie, Blood on Satans Claw
Stunnnnnnnning!!!! *clutches pearls* *grasps fainting salts*
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Screenshot, where i feel like I'm watching a live action #Skyrim
Look at that interior! The REAL wood! (probaly) The attention to detail in stage design... so cozy AND spooky 😍
I love the way movies from the 1970s look! Costumes, sets, etc! Going to watch the first hour of #BloodOnSatansClaw for #FolkHorrorFriday and then switch to #FrightClub #TheDarkHalf
New bedtime reading
#TheWickerMan
#WitchfinderGeneral
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With horror legend Linda Hayden.
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Director Piers Haggard once revealed that he kept a finger from the devil-skeleton as a memento of the film.
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A huge influence on Mark Gatiss, Reece Shearsmith and Jeremy Dyson, the team behind The League of Gentlemen (1999).
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Director Piers Haggard is the great grandnephew of H. Rider Haggard, author of "King Solomon's Mines" and "She" and also the father of actor and writer Daisy Haggard.
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Screenwriter Robert Wynne-Simmons took inspiration from the Manson killings and also the infamous Mary Bell murder case that rocked England around the time.
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Shot on a budget of £70,000.
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The "serpent" caught by the Reverend is actually a slow-worm, a legless lizard found throughout England.
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The opening credits of some versions of the film title it "The Blood on Satan's Claw", whereas others drop the word "The" and title it simply "Blood on Satan's Claw".
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One of the contemporaneous influences on Robert Wynne-Simmons' script (particularly the figure of Angel) had been the case of 11-year old child-murderer Mary Bell, convicted in 1968.
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The production was contractually obliged to cast Linda Hayden.
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The film was originally released in the US as a double feature with the film The Beast in the Cellar (1971).
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Audible released a spoken word adaptation of the film in 2018 with actress Linda Hayden, who played Angel in the film. She played a different role to the audio version.
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Often grouped in the short-lived genre of "folk horror", a series of horror films set in rural areas that were all released around the same period. Other films in this category include Witchfinder General & The Wicker Man
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Patrick Wymark died shortly after making this film.
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The movie was a disappointment. "It never made much money," said Piers Haggard. "It wasn't a hit. From the very beginning it had minority appeal. A few people absolutely loved it but the audiences didn't turn out for it."
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At one point, both Peter Cushing and Christopher Lee were suggested for the role of the Judge but were considered to be too expensive. Other actors discussed included Donald Pleasence and Michael Gough.
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Ever watch Are you being Served? Look it's Mr Tebbs
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Figured this was a good Tiki mug for tonight's movie
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One of my favorite folk horror films -- which says a lot, considering how much I love this subgenre.
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Angel Blake (Linda Hayden) in the forest wearing a crown of branches in The Blood On Satan's Claw (1971)
Today marks the birthday of one of folk horror's famed Unholy Trinity as The Blood on Satan’s Claw turns 54!
A bit of advice: if you uncover a skull with a working eye in the field, don't just shrug it off!
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Just another Today’s Decay filled with broken-hearted clowns, the Loch Ness monster, & Captain Drugbuster.
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Imprévisible, barré, parfois presque douteux, La Nuit des maléfices est pourtant une œuvre singulière et ensorcelante.
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Yeah, I'm just getting lazy now @martinmauthor1.bsky.social #BLOODONSATANSCLAW
The new paperback edition of Blood on Satan's Claw by Robert Wynne-Simmons and illustrated by Richard Wells is now available in the US and worldwide! 🇺🇸 🌎
Visit your favourite bookstore to get your hands on a copy!
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