April 16, 2023

This Day in Halloween: British folk horror cult film "The Blood on Satan’s Claw" opens across the U.S. in 1971. / Illustration by Atlas Gutierrez

The Blood on Satan’s Claw opens across the U.S. in 1971. The British folk horror film about the demonic possession of a village stars Patrick Wymark, but is released after his death, when it flops. Critical regard has grown for the film over time.

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