Witchcraft and Paganism, Part 2

Following on from last week's episode, in which Kirsty led Stella and Dan on a dive into witchcraft through history, reality and fiction, she's now widening her scope to include other types of paganism.  If you only know paganism through what you've seen in horror films, there'll be a lot to learn here - but this discussion also takes time to go in-depth on two of cinema's most notable pagan horrors, Ari Aster's Midsommar (2019) and Robin Hardy's The Wicker Man (1973).  It's another bumper-length episode and, hopefully, a fascinating chat.

 

Relevant Links and Availability:

 

Midsommar is available on DVD and Blu-Ray, as part of the Amazon Prime package or for rental streaming via YouTube

 

The Wicker Man is available on DVD and Blu-Ray (in several different versions) and the 'Final Cut' is available for rental streaming via YouTube or Amazon

 

The Ritual (2017) is available on DVD and for rental streaming from Amazon

 

Darklands (1997) doesn't appear to be available anywhere but you can read about it here

 

Apostle (2018) can be streamed on Netflix

 

Kill List (2011) is available on DVD and Blu-Ray, as part of the Amazon Prime package or for rental streaming via Amazon or YouTube

 

The Frightfest website has details of this year's digital festival

 

The Woman in Black (1989) will be exclusively available on Blu-Ray from the Network website from 10th August

 

Hooded Man: Volumes 1 and 2 are available from 1st August from Miwk Publishing (and Seasons 1-3 of Robin of Sherwood are available on DVD and Blu-Ray from Network)

 

Host is available to stream now using an Amazon Prime subscription with a Shudder free trial

 

The BBC/NRK podcast Death in Ice Valley is available to download now

 

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