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Blood on Satan's Claw

Horror

Directed by Piers Haggard

After a landsman in 18th century England discovers a corpse covered in fur buried in a field, the town becomes infected by "the devil's skin," leading the local children to engage in demonic rituals and criminal behavior. From TMDB

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Blood on Satan's Claw is a 1971 horror film, directed by Piers Haggard, starring Patrick Wymark, Linda Hayden and Barry Andrews.

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  • 🖤🌹🪦MorTosha Addams @headintheclouds13.bsky.socialBluesky · May 19, 2026

    Folk Horror week is going to kind of bleed into this week. I've seen and love The Blood on Satan's Claw and The Wicker Man. Seems only fitting to finish the Unholy Trinity! #NowWatching for the 1st time: 🎥 Witchfinder General (The Conqueror Worm) (1968) 🎬 Directed By: Michael Reeves

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  • Vampyros @vampyros.bsky.socialBluesky · Nov 11, 2024

    10 genre films to not really get to know me that much. Venus In Furs 1969 Valerie and her Week of Wonders 1970 The Blood on Satan's Claw 71 Black Magic Rites 1973 The Erotic Rites of Frankenstein 1973 Messiah of Evil 1974 Shivers 1975 Beyond the Darkness 1979 Fascination 1979 Burial Ground 1981

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  • ☠️ Skulls and Sheets 👻 @skullsandsheets.bsky.socialBluesky · Aug 2, 2026

    My friend is gifting me a copy of Blood on Satan's Claw book...this edition (he sent pic) I shall watch the movie once home.

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  • AlTheColorsOfTheDark💀🦇🪦⚰️🎃🕸🖤 @afizgig.bsky.socialBluesky · Apr 16, 2025

    The Church of St James, Bix Bottom, Oxfordshire, UK ⛪ Featured in the movie, The Blood On Satan's Claw 1971 🎥 Photos by me 📸

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  • ᴇᴍᴘᴇʀᴏʀ 帝 @[email protected]Lemmy · Sep 1, 2024

    10 best Folk Horror movies of the 2020s (so far). > Folk horror has only recently been recognized as a distinct subgenre, even though some of its most famous works--including Witchfinder General, The Blood on Satan's Claw, and The Wicker Man--came out in the late 1960s and early 1970s. Many folk horror movies focus on isolated communities that get swept up in dangerous superstitions, while others highlight the darkness in aspects of folk culture, such as music, stories, and rituals. Over the…

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  • Crossroads: Folk Horror in the United States @crossroadsfolk.bsky.socialBluesky · Nov 8, 2025

    Next week, we're going with a British folk horror classic, BLOOD ON SATAN'S CLAW. Join us Friday at 9pm ET. The movie is free to stream on Tubi. (Trigger warning: rape) #FolkHorrorFriday

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  • Arthur David Spota @adaspota.bsky.socialBluesky · Nov 1, 2023

    Fantastic Theater Poster for the underground British horror film classic "Blood on Satan's Claw", 1971.

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  • Bob Pastorella @bobpastorella.comBluesky · Jan 23, 2025

    Be on the Look Out For ... Blood on Satan's Claw ... ... wait, WHAT?! That's right, the novelization of the classic folk horror film, written by the original screenwriter Robert Wynne-Simmons is available for pre-order now.

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  • Jessica Ritchey @jmritchey.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 2, 2024

    Late Movie is The Blood on Satan's Claw (1971). www.youtube.com/watch?v=L53z...

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  • rohrhide.bsky.social @rohrhide.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 8, 2026

    I'm pretty sure you're referring to the early 70's British folk-horror film Blood on Satan's Claw, AKA Satan's Skin (in the US I think). It's a good 'little' film. It starts off pretty much as you recall and the weird skull the farmer unearths kicks off a series of demonic events!

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  • Arthur David Spota @adaspota.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 31, 2025

    Fantastic Theater Poster for the underground British horror film classic "Blood on Satan's Claw", 1971 #Halloween

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  • Chris B 🐻🌈 @loottheroom.bsky.socialBluesky · Dec 21, 2024

    The price of my advent calendar has risen every day since December 1st. The average sale price is currently £6.70. Today it's meant to be £12.50. I'm about to watch The Blood On Satan's Claw. You can grab it for the average price while that film is playing. #ttrpg loottheroom.itch.io/advent2024

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  • about a cayce in the kinki region @cayce.zoneBluesky · Oct 18, 2025

    if you enjoy 1971 folk horror film The Blood on Satan's Claw, may I interest you in this evil song I made using samples from it? caycecrane.bandcamp.com/track/evocat...

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  • Folklore of Scotland @folklorescotland.bsky.socialBluesky · Mar 22, 2025

    Residents of a rural village fall under the influence of a demonic presence after a farmer unearths a mysterious deformed skull in a field #horror #folkhorror #film The Blood on Satan's Claw, 1971 dir. Piers Haggard

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  • Horror Lex® @horrorlex.bsky.socialBluesky · Aug 13, 2025

    Get your hands on a rare reprint: @fabpress.bsky.social & John Hamilton have re-released 100 special-edition copies of "Beasts in the Cellar: The Exploitation Film Career of Tony Tenser" to celebrate the producer of THE BLOOD ON SATAN'S CLAW, FRIGHTMARE, and more. www.fabpress.com/beasts-in-th...

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  • DEAD TEENAGERS out now in paperback @judedoyle.bsky.socialBluesky · Nov 1, 2023

    I don't even think "Blood on Satan's Claw" is a good movie, in the grand scheme of things, but my GOD, the Aesthetic(TM) was off the charts

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  • Shawn Griffiths @offbeattheater.bsky.socialBluesky · Sep 27, 2026

    Up to this point I had only seen scenes of The Blood on Satan's Claw. This film becomes so unsettling and violent. However, my favorite thing in a long list of positives is the score. Movie 071/100 #100HorrorMoviesIn92Days #Filmsky #Horrorsky #MutanTFam

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  • Jan Pospíšil @janpospisil.bsky.socialBluesky · May 25, 2026

    "Blood on Satan's Claw" is the better witchhunting movie (and actually folk horror), "Witchfinder General" fanboys eternally in shambles. www.youtube.com/watch?v=dIFH...

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  • Casket Based @cineblah.bsky.socialBluesky · Jun 21, 2025

    British folk horror, The Blood on Satan's Claw 🎥 #Filmsky youtu.be/8tf1MZZZT_A?...

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  • ᴇᴍᴘᴇʀᴏʀ 帝 @[email protected]Lemmy · Jul 26, 2023

    The Wicker Man (1973). > Sergeant Howie (Edward Woodward) arrives on the small Scottish island of Summerisle to investigate the report of a missing child. A conservative Christian, the policeman observes the residents' frivolous sexual displays and strange pagan rituals, particularly the temptations of Willow (Britt Ekland), daughter of the island magistrate, Lord Summerisle (Christopher Lee). The more Sergeant Howie learns about the islanders' strange practices, the closer he gets to tracking…

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  • Crossroads: Folk Horror in the United States @crossroadsfolk.bsky.socialBluesky · Nov 15, 2025

    Tigon was among the British studios producing interesting horror at the time, along with Hammer and Amicus. In fact, Blood on Satan's Claw was originally meant to be an anthology film (like the output from Amicus), which explains the disjointed feel of its plotline. #FolkHorrorFriday

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  • Therefore Horror 📀🎃🍿 @thereforereview.bsky.socialBluesky · Dec 30, 2024

    Couldn't sleep, woke up to watch horror movies. Forgot how good Blood on Satan's Claw is! 😱 Read my Retro Review & More 70s Horror Gems: ithinkthereforeireview.blogspot.com/2012/10/more... #horror #horrormovies #folkhorror #filmsky #moviesky #movies🎬

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  • Zak Jarvis @zakjarvis.bsky.socialBluesky · Jun 9, 2024

    The movie I desperately wish I could see again fresh is Blood on Satan's Claw, which I saw a terrible print of on late night TV long before MST3k. The print was so fucked people were *blue*, so my dad I and I took to calling it The Blood on the Smurf's Claw.

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  • ArtofStone @artofstone.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 26, 2026

    The Blood On Satan's Claw 1971. A sorta British Children Of The Corn set in the 1700s. The location filming, natural lighting & genuine rustic feel create a terrifically, eerie ambiance. The demon seems more local folklore based than wannabe franchise monster. Which again makes it all oddly creepy A

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  • Vault of Horrors @vaultofhorrors.bsky.socialBluesky · Jul 7, 2026

    Blood on Satan's Claw (1971) is a cornerstone of the folk horror subgenre. Set in 18th-century England, the film is widely praised for its unique, chilling atmosphere and its departure from the standard gothic tropes of the time. #folkhorror #horror #horrormovies #horrorsky #horrorjunkie

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  • Wyrd Britain @wyrdbritain.bsky.socialBluesky · Jan 17, 2026

    On the 55th anniversary of its release, tonight's film is the folk horror classic, 'The Blood on Satan's Claw '. #thebloodonsatansclaw #folkhorror wyrdbritain.blogspot.com/2017/12/the-...

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  • Dr Diane A Rodgers @dianearodgers.bsky.socialBluesky · Dec 18, 2025

    Today is the day I got a Christmas card from Robert Wynne-Simmons (writer of legendary folk horror film Blood on Satan's Claw) that almost gave me a heart attack as it had one of those rubber band flappy things in it. Well played, sir. #folkhorror #christmas

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  • Eclectic Collector @eclecticcollector.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 18, 2025

    Directed by the writer of Blood on Satan's Claw, this is more a fantasy film than folk horror; but it's still a good watch. It keeps getting more interesting as it progresses. #filmsky #moviesky #physicalmedia

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  • The Arctophile @phewtus.bsky.socialBluesky · Mar 18, 2025

    #BOTD 1939 Piers Inigo Haggard, OBE: British director who worked in film, television, and theatre. www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio... Wedding Night (1969) The Blood on Satan's Claw (1971) Venom (1981)...

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  • Maura McHugh @splinister.bsky.socialBluesky · Nov 24, 2023

    What a treat for Dubliners: a FREE screening of The Outcasts (1982), written & directed by Robert Wynne Simmons (writer of Blood on Satan's Claw), the earliest Irish folk horror film, and recently restored. @paulduane.bsky.social will introduce it on 12 Dec. I'll be there! ifi.ie/film/from-th...

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  • The Arctophile @phewtus.bsky.socialBluesky · Sep 1, 2024

    #BOTD 1910 Avice Landone: English actress who appeared in British television and film. She was born in Quetta, British India, made her screen debut in the 1948 film My Brother Jonathan. The Leather Boys (1964) The Blood on Satan's Claw (1971)...

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  • Mooch @cachiporra.bsky.socialBluesky · Mar 19, 2024

    THE BLOOD ON SATAN'S CLAW (1971, Tubi, #film) A gnarly, mannered, and pointedly righteous folk horror about a rural town turning Satanic. Good creeps yes but excellent portrayals of social decay and panic. Hated the score. Worth watching! c/w: intense sexual assault h/t: @gaijinrando.bsky.social

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  • Don Kaye @donkaye.bsky.socialBluesky · Apr 18, 2026

    For @inverse.com, I wrote about one of my favorite early '70s horror movies, THE BLOOD ON SATAN'S CLAW, and why it may be the most subversive of folk horror's "unholy trinity": www.inverse.com/entertainmen...

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  • The Arctophile @phewtus.bsky.socialBluesky · Jan 19, 2026

    #BOTD 1973 Happy birthday to... Linda Hayden: English film and television actress. Best known for her roles in 1970s British horror films and sex comedies, gave an outstanding performance as alluring devil cult Angel Blake in the chilling The Blood on Satan's Claw (1971).

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  • Arthur David Spota @adaspota.bsky.socialBluesky · Nov 1, 2025

    #Halloween A still from the underground British horror film classic 'Blood on Satan's Claw', 1971.

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  • Harmonyfb @harmonyfb.bsky.socialBluesky · May 30, 2025

    Awesome #FolkHorror movies that ARE on Tubi (so we might could #Horrorwatch them in June): "Jug Face" (stupid title, GREAT movie.) "An English Haunting" (2020) "The Wicker Man" (1973) "Blood on Satan's Claw" (1971) And two I WISH were on there: "Demon" (2016) & "The Long Walk" (2019)

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  • Michael R. @batquinn5801.bsky.socialBluesky · Apr 26, 2025

    #NowWatching The Blood on Satan's Claw Tonight, the #FFBMovieNight folks and I are checking out a supernatural horror movie that was notable for being one of the first films that introduced the folk horror aesthetic to British cinema.

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  • Rina Gill book publicist & Arts PR @rinathepublicist.bsky.socialBluesky · Feb 16, 2025

    The @washingtonpost.com reviews Blood on Satan's Claw, the novelisation of the cult classic by Robert Wynne Simmonds, the film's original screen writer. Check out the review complete with to die for woodcuts @slipperyjack.bsky.social. @unbounders.bsky.social www.washingtonpost.com/books/2025/0...

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  • Jessica Ritchey @jmritchey.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 6, 2023

    Late Movie is The Blood on Satan's Claw (1971). tubitv.com/movies/61106...

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  • Sara-Scare-a-Bo-Bear-a @saraelle.bsky.socialBluesky · Aug 18, 2026

    Film 14/100. The Blood on Satan's Claw (1971). boxd.it/1td0 #100HorrorMoviesin92Days

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  • HJMcDonald: 2 gallons of crazy in a 1 gallon bucket. ἐλπίδα @areolamay.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 22, 2025

    Still working 1970s horror: The Blood on Satan's Claw (1971) - and Black Sabbath (1963). #britishhorror #mariobava #thestuffdreamsaremadeof #moviesky #horror en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_S... en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Blo...

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  • The Arctophile @phewtus.bsky.socialBluesky · Sep 1, 2025

    #BOTD 1910 Avice Landone: English actress who appeared in British television and film. Made her screen debut in the 1948 film My Brother Jonathan. The Franchise Affair (1951) Escape by Night (1953) The Leather Boys (1964) The Blood on Satan's Claw (1971)...

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  • Gary Craig @luna2300.bsky.socialBluesky · Jun 29, 2025

    The Blood On Satan's Claw 1971 is todays full film on my Midnight Movies playlist. youtu.be/8rzKIQNrFEM A folk horror classic From Classic Science-Fiction, Dramatic Drama To Horrifying Horror. Please subscribe. New Videos all the time. Please buy the physical media if you can #FilmSky

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  • The QuaterJohn Ixperiment @frogalapeche.bsky.socialBluesky · Mar 22, 2025

    If you fancy joining me in watching a film tonight, I'll be starting at exactly 10pm and watching: 1. Blood on Satan's Claw 2. The Avengers film (1998) preceded by this reconstruction of the original cut's opening. youtu.be/8KRQQ8pGWEc?...

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  • Martyn Waites/CB Everett @martynwaites.bsky.socialBluesky · Nov 19, 2024

    Oh god, here we go again . . . Introduce yourself with: One book: Hangover Square, Patrick Hamilton One movie: Blood on Satan's Claw One album: Rain Dogs, Tom Waits One TV show: Doctor Who There you go. That's me.

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  • Dr Diane A Rodgers @dianearodgers.bsky.socialBluesky · Aug 26, 2024

    I recently achieved a dream of being invited to do a DVD commentary: for THE OUTCASTS, folk horror gem from director Robert Wayne Simmons (writer of better-known horror film Blood on Satan's Claw). Bundles of blu-ray extras beyond just me waffling on too! shop.bfi.org.uk/the-outcasts...

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  • The Arctophile @phewtus.bsky.socialBluesky · Mar 18, 2024

    #BOTD 1939 Piers Inigo Haggard: OBE was a British director who worked in film, television, and theatre. The Blood on Satan's Claw (1971) Quatermass (1979) Venom (1981)... www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...

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  • Colin Smith @colinsmith.bsky.socialBluesky · Nov 30, 2023

    Tonight’s movie: 1971’s ‘The Blood on Satan's Claw’. >gulp<

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  • ᴇᴍᴘᴇʀᴏʀ 帝 @[email protected]Lemmy · Jul 26, 2023

    Witchfinder General (1968). > A disturbing tale of evil set during the English Civil War. When Matthew Hopkins is appointed Witchfinder General by the Puritans under Cromwell, he is empowered to travel the countryside with his henchmen and collect a fee for each witch from whom he extracts a confession - a policy which is exploited to the full. The first in the triumvirate of Folk Horror films that would help define the genre. The other two are: [*The Blood on Satan's Claw*…

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  • Zachary Robert Long (Writing Darkness) @zacharyrobertlong.bsky.socialBluesky · Aug 31, 2026

    Poison for the Fairies / The Blood on Satan's Claw double feature for this Friday's Writing Darkness Movie Club is gonna be a blast

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  • KateW @kateweb.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 29, 2025

    Tonight I've spontaneously seen a horror movie (Blood on Satan's Claw!) and won an eBay auction, which definitely qualifies as a good Wednesday evening.

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  • Clay (feet of) @claysw.bsky.socialBluesky · Sep 4, 2025

    I wish Robert Altman had done a folk horror movie. Blood on Satan's Claw came out in the US a couple months before McCabe and Mrs. Miller, both 1971.

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  • Jessi D @gothydellamorte.bsky.socialBluesky · Aug 23, 2025

    What's your fave horror movie: Vampire: Nosferatu Werewolf: Ginger Snaps Ghost: Ju On: The Grudge Slasher: Nightmare on Elm Street Folk: Blood On Satan's Claw Big Monster: Godzilla Comedy: Tucker and Dale Alien: Alien Cosmic: Noroi Psychological: The Haunting ('63) Anthology: Tales From The Hood

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  • Gary Craig @luna2300.bsky.socialBluesky · Jun 28, 2025

    I have a absolute folk horror classic to share with you tomorrow The Blood on Satan's Claw 1971. Take a look at the trailer and sleep well. Don't forget to subscribe to the channel www.youtube.com/@curiouspics youtu.be/aICCcYcILpo #horror #FilmSky

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  • As per my last epitaph... @thelighthouseghost.bsky.socialBluesky · Jun 9, 2025

    ...and for once I knew something ultra cool before she did. I was like hey let's watch Elvira. Movie Macabre. She hadn't heard of it yet. And we watched; it was Blood on Satan's Claw. We got silly, cracked up, and were thus scolded for noise, but it's a great memory. This part esp stands out.

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  • The Raggedyman @raggedyman.bsky.socialBluesky · May 14, 2025

    Work's been shite and @pinkapplejam.bsky.social is away, but I'm finally getting around to watching The Blood On Satan's Claw (1971). So far, it's an absolute banger and it's nice to see a movie living up to it's hype.

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  • Euan Murray @fuzzball1981.bsky.socialBluesky · Mar 10, 2025

    #TonightsMovie at Trash Cinema with the kids and @spartacushughes.bsky.social is Piers Haggard's The Blood On Satan's Claw, starring Patrick Wymark, Linda Hayden, Barry Andrews, Michele Dotrice, Wendy Padbury, Anthony Ainley, Charlotte Mitchell, Tamara Ustinov, Simon Williams, and James Hayter

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  • Deep Cuts in a Lovecraftian Vein @deepcuts.blogBluesky · Sep 29, 2023

    Tonight's film is THE BLOOD ON SATAN'S CLAW (1971), a British period horror film often cited these days as an example of folk horror.

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  • Hobbz End @hobbzendhorror.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 28, 2026

    Day 28 of my Halloween 2026 Horror Challenge. Blood on Satan's Claw. What's your favorite folk horror film? #31DAYHORRORCHALLENGE #halloweenmovies #horrorreviews #moviesky #horrorsky #hobbzwatcheshorror

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  • Schlockluster Video @schlocklustervideo.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 20, 2026

    On October 20, 1982, The Blood on Satan's Claw was screened on Elvira's Movie Macabre. . #TheBloodOnSatansClaw #ElvirasMovieMacabre #Art #Horror #Art

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