Introduced by Payton McCarty-Simas, whose new book, That Very Witch: Fear, Feminism, and the American Witch Movie will be available for sale before and after the screening.

In this underseen psychedelic gem from genre master George Romero, a neglected housewife, Joan (Jan White) seizes control of her life–– and her womanhood–– through a heady cocktail of sex, drugs, and vengeful witchcraft. At turns chilling and silly, Season of the Witch was Romero’s response to Women’s Lib as well as the supernaturalism of the late 1960s; the combination makes for a delicious, undeniably compelling melange of feminist impulses and masculine anxiety. With its deliriously surreal subjectivity, its unique, off-kilter tone, and a style that blends the associative editing of Amusement Park with the bedroom satire of There’s Always Vanilla, this film is a real treat for Night of the Living Dead fans who have yet to explore Romero’s broader filmography as well as fans of feminist supernatural horror.