Podcast

General Witchfinders: The British Horror Podcast

Author: Ross Cleaver, Jon Pountney, James Randall
Feed episode count: 82
Official site: http://www.generalwitchfinders.com
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Summary

General Witchfinders: The British Horror Podcast Welcome to General Witchfinders, a podcast dedicated to the dark heart of British horror and classic Hammer horror films – officially selected for permanent preservation in the British Library’s National Sound Archive. If you are passionate about British horror cinema, Hammer films, classic folk horror, Nigel Kneale’s Quatermass, and the chilling legacy of British supernatural television, this is the podcast for you. Hosted by lifelong friends Ross, Jon, and James, General Witchfinders dives deep into the world of British horror, gothic cinema, and unsettling archive television. We explore everything from Hammer horror’s blood-drenched vampire classics – starring Christopher Lee and Peter Cushing – to the eerie landscapes of The Wicker Man, Tigon’s The Creeping Flesh, and Amicus anthology films. Whether it is cinematic British horror icons like Dracula AD 1972 and The Curse of Frankenstein, modern independent UK folk horror like Possum and In The Earth, or sci-fi horror thrillers like Event Horizon and The Medusa Touch, we unearth the films that shaped the genre. We cover the definitive British sci-fi horror of Nigel Kneale – includ…

Episodes

May 31, 2026 · not_requested

70: Blood from the Mummy’s Tomb (1971) – Hammer Horror – Dir. Seth Holt – Valerie Leon, Andrew Keir & James Villiers

Duration seconds: 5405
Source: http://www.generalwitchfinders.com/

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May 8, 2026 · not_requested

69: General Witchfinders LIVE: Folk Horror, M.R. James & Nigel Kneale

Duration seconds: 4604
Source: https://shows.acast.com/general-witchfinders/episodes/live-podcast

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Apr 5, 2026 · not_requested

68: The Medusa Touch (1978) – ITC Entertainment – Dir. Jack Gold – Richard Burton, Lino Ventura & Lee Remick

Duration seconds: 8040
Source: http://www.generalwitchfinders.com/

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Mar 2, 2026 · not_requested

67: Frankenstein Created Woman (1967) – Hammer Horror – Dir. Terence Fisher – Peter Cushing, Susan Denberg & Thorley Walters

Duration seconds: 5882
Source: http://www.generalwitchfinders.com/

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Feb 7, 2026 · not_requested

66: The Asphyx (aka Spirit of the Dead) (aka The Horror of Death) (1972) – Glendale Film – Dir. Peter Newbrook – Robert Stephens, Robert Powell & Jane Lapotaire – Freddie Young Shot

Duration seconds: 5585
Source: http://www.generalwitchfinders.com/

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Dec 31, 2025 · not_requested

65b: K9 and Company: A Girl's Best Friend (1981) – BBC – Writer Terence Dudley – Elisabeth Sladen, John Leeson & Bill Cole – Doctor Who Spinoff Special

Duration seconds: 5154
Source: http://www.generalwitchfinders.com/

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Dec 24, 2025 · not_requested

65a: The Ice House (1978) – BBC – Dir. Derek Lister, Writer John Bowen – John Stride, Elizabeth Romilly & Ewan Hooper – BBC Ghost Story for Christmas

Duration seconds: 4804
Source: http://www.generalwitchfinders.com/

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Dec 13, 2025 · not_requested

64: Psychomania (aka The Death Wheelers) (1973) – Benmar Productions – Dir. Don Sharp – Beryl Reid, George Sanders & Nicky Henson

Duration seconds: 8089
Source: http://www.generalwitchfinders.com/

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Nov 8, 2025 · not_requested

63 (Part 2): Flash Gordon (1980) – Starling Productions – Dir. Mike Hodges – Sam J. Jones, Melody Anderson & Max von Sydow

Duration seconds: 4927
Source: http://www.generalwitchfinders.com/

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Nov 1, 2025 · not_requested

63 (Part 1): Flash Gordon (1980) – Starling Productions – Dir. Mike Hodges – Sam J. Jones, Melody Anderson & Max von Sydow

Duration seconds: 5418
Source: http://www.generalwitchfinders.com/

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Sep 26, 2025 · not_requested

62: The Plague of the Zombies (1966) – Hammer Horror – Dir. John Gilling – André Morell, Diane Clare & John Carson

Duration seconds: 6041
Source: https://shows.acast.com/general-witchfinders/episodes/62-plague-of-the-zombies-hammer-horror

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Aug 29, 2025 · not_requested

61: Event Horizon (1997) – Paramount Pictures – Dir. Paul W. S. Anderson – Laurence Fishburne, Sam Neill & Kathleen Quinlan

Duration seconds: 4920
Source: http://www.generalwitchfinders.com/

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Jul 26, 2025 · not_requested

60: Taste the Blood of Dracula (1970) – Hammer Horror – Dir. Peter Sasdy – Christopher Lee, Geoffrey Keen & Linda Hayden

Duration seconds: 6730
Source: http://www.generalwitchfinders.com/

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Jul 11, 2025 · not_requested

59: Terry Nation's Survivors: The Fourth Horseman (1975) – BBC – Writer Terry Nation – Lucy Fleming, Ian McCulloch & Talfryn Thomas

Duration seconds: 6330
Source: http://www.generalwitchfinders.com/

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Jun 18, 2025 · not_requested

58: 28 Weeks Later (2007) – Fox Atomic – Dir. Juan Carlos Fresnadillo – Robert Carlyle, Rose Byrne & Jeremy Renner

Duration seconds: 7129
Source: http://www.generalwitchfinders.com/

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May 24, 2025 · not_requested

57: Doomwatch: Tomorrow The Rat (1970) – BBC – Writers Kit Pedler & Gerry Davis – John Paul, Simon Oates & Robert Powell

Duration seconds: 3717
Source: https://shows.acast.com/general-witchfinders/episodes/57-doomwatch-vintage-bbc-sci-fi-by-gerry-davis-kit-pedler-te

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Apr 26, 2025 · not_requested

56: The Creeping Flesh (1973) – Tigon British Film Productions – Dir. Freddie Francis – Peter Cushing, Christopher Lee & Lorna Heilbron

Duration seconds: 6994
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Mar 22, 2025 · not_requested

55: Hands of the Ripper (1971) – Hammer Horror – Dir. Peter Sasdy – Eric Porter, Angharad Rees & Jane Merrow

Duration seconds: 6094
Source: http://www.generalwitchfinders.com/

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Feb 21, 2025 · not_requested

54: The Lyndhurst Connection (Goodnight Sweetheart and Channel Crossing by Rosemary Timperley)

Duration seconds: 7893
Source: http://www.generalwitchfinders.com/

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Jan 25, 2025 · not_requested

53: The Gorgon (1964) – Hammer Horror – Dir. Terence Fisher – Peter Cushing, Christopher Lee & Richard Pasco

Duration seconds: 5736
Source: http://www.generalwitchfinders.com/

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Dec 31, 2024 · not_requested

52b: BBC Ghost Stories for Christmas - Lost Hearts (1973) – BBC – Dir. Lawrence Gordon Clark, Writer M.R. James – Simon Gipps-Kent, Joseph O'Conor & James Mellor –

Duration seconds: 3270
Source: http://www.generalwitchfinders.com/

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Dec 24, 2024 · not_requested

52a: BBC Ghost Stories for Christmas - The Ash Tree (1975) – BBC – Dir. Lawrence Gordon Clark, Writer M.R. James – Edward Petherbridge, Barbara Ewing & Preston Lockwood

Duration seconds: 3445
Source: http://www.generalwitchfinders.com/

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Nov 23, 2024 · not_requested

51: Captain Kronos – Vampire Hunter (1974) – Hammer Horror – Dir. Brian Clemens – Horst Janson, John Carson & Caroline Munro

Duration seconds: 5463
Source: http://www.generalwitchfinders.com/

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Oct 31, 2024 · not_requested

50: Doctor Who: The Dæmons (1971) – BBC – Dir. Christopher Barry, Writer Guy Leopold – Jon Pertwee, Katy Manning & Roger Delgado

Duration seconds: 6612
Source: http://www.generalwitchfinders.com/

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Sep 25, 2024 · not_requested

49: Robert Aickman's Ringing the Changes (1949) – General Witchfinders – Writer Robert Aickman

Duration seconds: 4404
Source: http://www.generalwitchfinders.com/

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