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As the young Lord D'Ampton oversees a raucous annual party in celebration of his ancestor slaying a dragon, an archaeology grad student digs up an enormous serpent's skull that may in fact be part of the legendary beast. But why is the recently-returned Lady Sylvia skulking around and associating with snakes, and what's the connection to the Roman temple being excavated on the former site of a local convent?
posted by Pope Guilty on Sep 10, 2023 - 13 comments

In 17th-century France, Father Urbain Grandier seeks to protect the city of Loudun from the corrupt establishment of Cardinal Richelieu. Hysteria occurs within the city when he is accused of witchcraft by a sexually repressed nun. [more inside]
posted by naju on Mar 20, 2017 - 4 comments

This movie looks absolutely insane, blasphemous, reprehensible, and devoid of all merit. In other words, it's a perfect fit for Strange Club. It's also been super unavailable and impossible to track down in uncut form, UNTIL NOW: it appeared on the streaming service Shudder yesterday in a 109-minute unrated cut - "the most complete version of the film in existence." Lots of people are justifiably freaking out. Let's watch it. [more inside]
posted by naju on Mar 16, 2017 - 1 comment