For some reason it gave me a WICKER MAN vibe, not from the story/ideas but from the feel of the film. I've seen WITCHFINDER GENERAL and liked it.
Can anyone recommend any films similar in theme or horror set in England or Europe pre-1800's?
Try maybe Kill Baby Kill from Mario Bava, or the Arcane Sorcerer from Pupi Avati... They are both set in Europe, talk about traditional folklore, and have that eerie, creepy feeling to them...
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Inqusition - Spanish movie from 70s, directed by Paul Naschy
Arcane - sorta Suspiria ripoff, but it's really good on visuals. I believe it's also Italian.
The Devil Rides Out - devil worshiping cult with C. Lee.
Tragic Ceremony - Italian surreal horror about coven of witches\devil worshipers.
Messiah of Evil - a very strange surreal movie about ... the hell if I know. As I said, very strange movie, it's kinda hard to follow, but it has excellent atmosphere and good visuals for low budget movie.
Don't Deliver us from Evil - 1971, mixed with eroticism if I remember it correctly, but I am pretty sure it's about coven.
Curse of the Crimson Alter - witchcraft mixed with bits of HP Lovecraft. It's not the best, but it looks really good on visuals, plus it's kinda "supermovie" of horror, because it has Boris Karloff, Christopher Lee, Barbara Steele and Michael Gough and few other familiar faces from 60s and 70s horror.
Ken Russell's "The Devils"
Mask of Satan \ Black Sunday - Mario Bava classic with Barbara Steele.
The Pit and the Pendulum - Stuart Gordon movie about inquisition, worth seeing, even tho it's 1 million budget movie.
Witche's Hammer (Kladivo na carodejnice) - Czechoslovakian movie about inquisition. Worth seeing in any format. ;)
Several others that were already mentioned.
Few that are bad, but might as well check it out:
Witchery, Prime Evil (early 80s I think),
Newer movies:
End of the Line - it's about some religious cult starting apocalypse.
Starry Eyes - about DW cult, plus your usual "upcoming actress sells her soul to Devil". I didn't like it that much, but it was a well made movie.
Hi, do you have any more information on Arcane? I tried to look for it and nothing comes out with that title.
shareAnybody who loved Blood On Satan's Claw needs to see Cry Of The Banshee and
And Now The Screaming Starts, for sure.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U0yA2bHa8lc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yOUS3qdSchc
Someone mentioned Don't Deliver Us From Evil: it's not a period movie, but it has the same look (also being from 1971) and willing-to-cross-the-line spooky vibe; it's excellent. And it's not a sexploitation movie first as you might guess (a la some good movies such as The Vampire Lovers and some less good movies such as Virgin Witch, Daughters Of Darkness, Vampyres, and, imo, Twins Of Evil). It's a powerful horror movie first with some sexploitation moments in it, like this movie and Cry Of The Banshee.
Full movie Don't Deliver Us From Evil:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=choDvKB-zPs
Wow. Great list...and I've seen them all. Hahaha. The more I see the harder it is to find ones I haven't.
shareWell I want to be of any use. (Maybe.) Here's a list of some gothic horror (loosely defined) with my thumbs up or thumbs down:
Curse Of Frankenstein 1957 UP
Dracula 1958 UP
Blood Of The Vampire 1958 UP
The Revenge of Frankenstein 1958 down
City of The Dead 1959 down
The Brides of Dracula 1960 UP
The Two Faces of Dr. Jekyll 1960 UP
The Tell-Tale Heart 1960 UP
The Flesh And The Fiends 1960 down
House Of Usher 1960 down
Pit And The Pendulum 1961 down
Black Sabbath 1963 UP
The Whip And The Body 1963 down
Tomb Of Ligeia 1964 UP
Masque of The Red Death 1964 down
Castle Of Blood 1964 down
Evil of Frankenstein 1964 down
The Black Torment 1964 down
Nightmare Castle 1965 down
Dracula Prince Of Darkness 1966 UP
Frankenstein Created Woman 1966 UP
The Blood Beast Terror 1967 down
Dance Of The Vampires 1967 down
Dracula Has Risen From The Grave 1968 down
Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed 1968 down
The Blood Beast Terror 1968 down
The Oblong Box 1969 down
Blood On Satan's Claw 1970 UP
Cry of The Banshee 1970 UP
The Horror Of Frankenstein 1970 UP
I Monster 1970 UP
Scars Of Dracula 1970 down
Taste The Blood Of Dracula 1970 down
The Vampire Lovers 1970 UP
Blood From The Mummy's Tomb 1971 down
Countess Dracula 1971 down
Demons of The Mind 1971 down
Dr. Jekyll And Sister Hyde 1971 down
Hands Of The Ripper 1971 down
Lust For A Vampire 1971 down
Twins of Evil 1971 down
Vampire Circus 1971 UP
The Creeping Flesh 1972 UP
Burke And Hare 1972 down
The Asphyx 1972 down
Horror Express 1972 UP
Tombs Of The Blind Dead 1972 down
And Now The Screaming Starts 1973 UP
Captain Kronos Vampire Hunter 1973 down
It's an excellent list, but your UP/down rating method is curiously arbitrary. For instance, how does Hammer's (arguably) best Frankenstein flick "Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed" get a 'down' while the underwhelming "Vampire Circus" gets an 'UP'?
Many of these movies rate between bad and great and deserve somewhere between 5/10 - 7/10.
I recommend the 2015 film "The Witch". It's very much like this movie - same period, same themes, same understated direction, same slow build-up of tension. Not a film for everyone, but I think anyone who likes older slower-paced movies will enjoy it.
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