{"podcast":{"title":"General Witchfinders: The British Horror Podcast","slug":"general-witchfinders-the-british-horror-podcast-3516772","podcast_index_feed_id":3516772,"rss_url":"https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/5fd77337c08ac45a2c50d003","website_url":"http://www.generalwitchfinders.com","image_url":"https://assets.pippa.io/shows/5fd77337c08ac45a2c50d003/1772694982754-eb0af34b-8742-48c8-a3e1-0d3fc0433f39.jpeg","author":"Ross Cleaver, Jon Pountney, James Randall","episode_count":84,"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…","last_synced_at":"2026-07-02T10:20:21.934500+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/general-witchfinders-the-british-horror-podcast-3516772"},"episode":{"title":"Dr Jekyll and Sister Hyde CINEMA SCREENING","slug":"dr-jekyll-and-sister-hyde-cinema-screening","published_at":"2026-06-25T12:34:22+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/general-witchfinders-the-british-horror-podcast-3516772/dr-jekyll-and-sister-hyde-cinema-screening","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/general-witchfinders-the-british-horror-podcast-3516772","url":"https://www.actonecinema.co.uk/movie/general-witchfinders-present-dr-jekyll-sister-hyde/","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/5fd77337c08ac45a2c50d003/e/6a3d204e6543445ae921c83c/media.mp3","summary":"https://www.actonecinema.co.uk/movie/general-witchfinders-present-dr-jekyll-sister-hyde/ We are bringing General Witchfinders to London on Halloween-eve – Friday 30th October at 7:30pm. We really want to make this night a success – and by success, we mean not spending a load of money just to watch a film in a cinema all on our own! If you can make it, please grab a ticket and bring along a Hammer-friendly friend or two to help us fill the room. We would also massively appreciate your help to spread the word so we can reach as many people as possible. We are teaming up with ActOne Cinema in Acton for a big-screen outing of Hammer’s Dr Jekyll and Sister Hyde, followed by a live podcast recording. Tickets are £14 and available now. https://www.actonecinema.co.uk/movie/general-witchfinders-present-dr-jekyll-sister-hyde/ If you can tell everyone you know, it would mean the world to us. ActOne Cinema, 119 – 121 High Street, London, W3 6NA Acton Town (Tube) and Acton Central (Overground). Bus routes 70, 266, 440, E3, 207, SL8, and 218 stop nearby. Salisbury Street car park is a two-minute walk away. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/general-witchfinders . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","meta_description":"https://www.actonecinema.co.uk/movie/general-witchfinders-present-dr-jekyll-sister-hyde/ We are bringing General Witchfinders to London on Halloween-eve –…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":174,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/general-witchfinders-the-british-horror-podcast-3516772/episodes/dr-jekyll-and-sister-hyde-cinema-screening/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/general-witchfinders-the-british-horror-podcast-3516772/dr-jekyll-and-sister-hyde-cinema-screening.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}