General Witchfinders: The British Horror Podcast
Ross, Jon & James | Exploring Cult British Horror Films, TV & Books
Topics: Film History
General Witchfinders: The British Horror Podcast Welcome to General Witchfinders, a podcast dedicated to the dark heart of British horror and classic Hammer horror films – officially selected for permanent preservation in the British Library’s National Sound Archive. If you are passionate about British horror cinema, Hammer films, classic folk horror, Nigel Kneale’s Quatermass, and the chilling legacy of British supernatural television, this is the podcast for you. Hosted by lifelong friends Ross, Jon, and James, General Witchfinders dives deep into the world of British horror, gothic cinema, and unsettling archive television. We explore everything from Hammer horror’s blood-drenched vampire...
Latest episodes
- Book Club 03 – The Apparition Phase by Will Maclean (with Brontë Schiltz)
- 73: The Quatermass Conclusion (1979) – Euston Films / Thames TV – Dir. Piers Haggard - Witten by. Nigel Kneale
- Department X: The Morning of the Magicians
- Book Club 02 - Benighted aka The Old Dark House by J.B. Priestley (with Dylan Rees)
- 73: Alternative 3 (1977) – Anglia TV – Dir. Christopher Miles – Tim Brinton, Shane Rimmer & Richard Marner
- 71: Penda’s Fen (1974) – BBC – Dir. Alan Clarke – Spencer Banks, Georgine Anderson & Ian Hogg
- Book Club 01 - Starve Acre by Andrew Michael Hurley (with Ray Newman)
- Department X: Mysterious Powers and Strange Forces
- Dr Jekyll and Sister Hyde CINEMA SCREENING
- 70: Blood from the Mummy’s Tomb (1971) – Hammer Horror – Dir. Seth Holt – Valerie Leon, Andrew Keir & James Villiers
General Witchfinders: The British Horror Podcast is No. 114 in TV & Film on Apple Podcasts in the UK today. The latest episode came out on October 31, 2026. A new episode comes out about every 12 days.
Today's places
| Chart | Place | Since yesterday |
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| UK: TV & Film | 114 | ▲56 |
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