“There is growing amongst you all an insolent ungodliness, which I will not tolerate!”
Well, GOOD LUCK WITH THAT!
Thanks to Severin Films, one of the best cult gems of the early 70’s is being remastered and released for a whole new generation to love!
“Blood On Satan’s Claw!”
This 1971 shocker is set in 17th century England – and it tells the story of the children of a village who slowly convert into a coven of devil worshipers!
Linda Hayden stars as the schoolgirl who has a dark secret: she is leading her fellow students into devil worship!
You don’t see Hayden at the top of the film, as it begins with another story that introduces the evil in the town.
Originally, the film was going to have three separate stories, but they were ultimately linked together in the film….that said, each does have it owns narrative for a bit, but ultimately result in a perfect whole!
Oh, and no wonder the Reverend was concerned, as Hayden shows up in church one night like this:
As the Reverend Fallowfield proclaims:
“There is growing amongst you all an insolent ungodliness, which I will not tolerate!”
Well, too late to turn back now!
Hayden seems to be having a blast playing this “evil” sex kitten, who casts a spell over her schoolmates!
Ultimately, the kids all gather to make an “offering” to Satan:
Hayden is great as the leader of this cult, but the film got off to a painful start for her!
On her first day of filming, Hayden cut her foot badly and had to be rushed to a local hospital for stitches. She said in an interview later that, due to being in costume and makeup for her devilish scene, some older folks at the hospital thought she was either an angel or a devil and that they had passed over!
According to director Piers Haggard the scene of the coven’s attack and rape of Cathy Vespers was completely unplanned and created mainly during the shooting.
It’s a creepy sequence that I can’t believe was created on the spot!
This is a great film for vintage horror buffs!
The Severin blu-ray has some great features with terrific stories about the film:
I bought this remastered blu-ray from Severin when it was released with a bunch of extra goodies, and now, a LIMITED NUMBER of copies will be back in stock for fans to buy as part of their half-year sale starting Friday!
Head to Severin’s website and see all the great cult cinema on sale!
Here are the details!
“Blood On Satan’s Claw” was just one of many great performances from Hayden:
As you can see, she was a “Cult Movie Queen” – but there was ONE film she regrets making!
Click on my story here to see which one it was!
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JR-Sploitation! 
I have seen that a few times, as I always thought Linda was so sexy! Baby Love was also shown on TV last year, and even now is quite ‘controversial’. 🙂
Best wishes, Pete.
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She had a very interesting career indeed – thanks as always for commenting and sharing!
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