Tubi Thursday: Mark of the Witch (1970)

 As October winds down, I might as well squeeze one more Witch Film out of this.

Let's see what a 1970 Horror Film can do...

300 years or so ago (from when this was made) a Witch is put on Trial and killed, but first she vows revenge on the family line of McIntyre.

Do they always let them rant and rave before death?  So generous.

In the Present (of 1970), some cool, hip kids and their Professor are having a Party.

He's teaching them all about Magic and Witches- at least the History of them.

At the Party, one of them decides to do a Ritual to summon a Witch.  Sure, why not?

It doesn't seem to work...but then she's acting strange later.

She's actually possessed by the Witch.  I guess it did work.

She confronts the Teacher, since he's- drum roll please- the latest heir in the McIntyre line.  What a shocking development.

She goes about a plan to accrue power.

Can she be stopped before she makes the right amount of (human) sacrifices
Is the last McIntyre up to the task?

What's the context of this shot?

To find out, stream the Film now.

It's nothing groundbreaking, but it can be a fun one.  The Film is very much of a product of its time in all of the good and bad ways.  The fashions and lingo are very late-60s, most notably.  This is also the period where Pop Culture and the Occult really started to mesh, giving us a Decade plus of stuff like The Omen and The Exorcist.

If those Films are Porterhouse Steak, this is definitely a Salisbury Steak.  It has all of the elements, but is definitely not as classy and refined.  It will still, ultimately, taste good.  Have I stretched this metaphor too thin yet? 

The Plot is fine.  It is pretty simple- lady becomes evil and guys try to figure out how to stop her- and it works.  Along the way, we get random dudes and ladies getting killed.  We get a big confrontation- no SPOILERS- and a nice little twist at the end- double no SPOILERS.

If you're Fans of Witch Films and want a semi-campy throwback Film or love what I call Time Capsule Films (the ones that really reflect the fashions/sounds of their time), it's an easy recommendation.  It's nothing special, but it is fun.

If that Witch ever tries something in the modern day, something tells me that the current McIntyre in the Family Line can take care of himself...

A fun, simple little Film that foreshadows the more complex Occult Films to come.  It won't fill you up, but you also won't throw up.