The Blood On Satan's Claw (Directed by Piers Haggard) 1970

I guess there's nothing creepier than unearthing the bodily remains of Satan in a field! 'The Blood On Satan's Claw' sits perfectly alongside 'The Wicker Man' and to a lesser extent 'Witchfinder General' is a classy piece of folkloric horror, made all the more deliciously evil as it stars Linda Hayden, who, alongside a few other townsfolk, begin to sprout claws, weird patches of hair etc, after the shocking discovery. It seems that a number of locals are demonically possessed and it takes a judge, who has been reading up on the supernatural, to visit the infected village and bring the evil power to its knees.

There is something distinctly evil about this British spooker, bringing to mind the joys of the 'Hammer House of Horror' movies of the '70s. '...Satan's Claw' evokes images of hazy British summers and yet also suggests, just like 'The Wicker Man,' that all may not be right with such a remote village. I still find these types of movies incredibly eerie and the mere thought of digging up the remains of some vile demon which in order spawns a deadly outbreak of possession, is still quite unnerving. These are the sort of films that no-one will be able to remake because they are very much of a time and yet ahead of their time in their eerie glory.