Witchfinder General (aka The Conqueror Worm) (Edgar Allen Poe giveaway from Out of Print)

Edgar Allen Poe giveaway from Out of Print.

Director: Michael Reeves Run Time: 86 min. Format: 35mm Rating: NR

Release Year: 1968

Starring: Vincent Price, Ian Ogilvy, Rupert Davies, Patrick Wymark, Wilfrid Brambell

A disturbing tale of evil set during the English Civil War. When Matthew Hopkins is appointed Witchfinder General by the Puritans under Cromwell, he is empowered to travel the countryside with his henchmen and collect a fee for each witch from whom he extracts a confession – a policy which is exploited to the full.