Deep Dive: The Scariest Witches In Film & TV FT Lizzie Hopley
· 46 min · S6 E14
Episode Deep Dive: The Scariest Witches In Film & TV FT Lizzie Hopley
Which fictional witch genuinely gave you nightmares as a child? From the terrifying Grand High Witch in The Witches to the unseen horror of The Blair Witch Project, we're diving into the witches that made our childhoods a little more disturbing.
Andy Bush and David E. Lawrence are joined by returning guest Lizzie Hopley for a special Halloween deep dive into the most iconic, frightening and downright unforgettable witches in film and television. Lizzie reveals her top five witches of all time, while Dave brings some equally sinister contenders to the cauldron.
We're revisiting the nightmare fuel of childhood favourites, the dark magic of cult horror and the unsettling folk horror that gets under your skin.
🧙♀️ In this episode, we discuss:
• The Wicked Witch of the West – Margaret Hamilton's iconic performance in The Wizard of Oz, and why she's one of cinema's greatest villains. • The Grand High Witch – Anjelica Huston's unforgettable transformation in the 1990 adaptation of Roald Dahl's The Witches. • The Witch (2015) – Robert Eggers' disturbing folk horror film, Puritan paranoia, sinister woods and Black Phillip. • The Blair Witch Project (1999) – How found-footage horror created a terrifying legend without ever properly showing us the witch. • Fenella the Kettle Witch and Evil Edna – The wonderfully weird and genuinely unsettling witches of classic British children's television. • Hocus Pocus – The surprisingly dark opening of a Halloween favourite. • Hammer House of Horror’s Witching Time – A 17th-century witch, supernatural seduction and vintage British horror. • Murrain (1975) – Nigel Kneale's unsettling folk-horror tale about an isolated rural community convinced an elderly woman is responsible for their misfortunes.
Plus Grotbags, Belladonna, Jadis from The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, Witchiepoo, Aunt Gladys from Weapons and plenty more.
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