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Last year marked the 50th anniversary of Witchfinder General. But in a world still characterised by corruption and violence, did we learn nothing from its warnings? Sean McGeady traces the film’s musical legacy and asks what keeps us coming back to it.
English Heretic blends fact and fiction to explore a world of troubled souls, hidden landscapes and secret histories. With his recent album "Anti-Heroes" a firm fixture in the Quietus' current listening, we dispatched Russell Cuzner to meet him in the field and report back on horror flicks, paranoia, and the occult in J.G. Ballard's writing