Episode 27. Bewitched: Witches in Film Part 2, with The Witchfinder General (1968), The Crucible (1996) and Inferno (1980)

We return to the theme of witches with an evil eye to look at them in a broader historical and social context. Who was a witch? Who was a bitch? Who actually deserved what they got? REQUIRED READING The Witchfinder General. Dir Michael Reeves. 1968. Inferno. Dir Dario Argento. 1980. The Crucible. Dir Nicholas Hytner. 1996. EXTRA CREDIT Why I Wrote the Crucible. Arthur Miller’s take on his own play as it’s about the hit the big screen. The Moral Panic Concept. An overview and analysis of moral panic. LISTEN Right click or option-click here and choose “Save Target As…” to download the mp3.