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The Witches (1966)

I want a Hand Of Glory crown. Folk horror! Creepy gaslighting is done well. Really like the sheep destroying evidence and using her past trauma as cover. Like the ceremony. Sally’s dance is great. The early scene of a rabbit being skinned is most effective on a rewatch. The first half of this is so slow. It’s setting the table, which just isn’t that interesting to watch. Edit it down. Weird that the Chekhov’s gun is first revealed with 13 minutes left in the film. Really wish the ending/undoing could have been more elaborate. The solution is too easy and feels cheap. Hammer Time podcast