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Mark of the Witch 1970 ★★★½
Mark of the witch is one of those fun little gems you can discover on YT.
We immediately get introduced to our main witch. At her hanging no less. All the less reason to worry about wether she actually did something, I guess.
Cut forward a good 300 years to a college party with ditsy blondes and at least one irrepriessible horndog, where they call up witches for fun. As you do. This, however, does bring up the score. A quite interesting mix of synth sounds and what sounded like theremin experiments that has a jaws-y way of getting you into the vibe of the scene. Especially effective during the witchey scenes.
Once possessing poor young Jill, the titular witch wastes no time in getting to work. Waking up Satan, killing people and what not. You know, the usually witchypoo stuff. Kind of funny how calling up Satan gets her sexually aroused. Guess this is not the devil from South Park.
Also, the makers make a nice little distinction in the character's speech. While Jill speaks the common lingo of the time, the witch gets a completely different tone and vocabulary. The result being a funny where her boyfriend Alan drops her off at home.
Alan forms the investigative duo who tries to stop the witch together with the more stuffy/stylish Mac, who we seem mouthing along to the original chant. They eventually come up with a solution and the witch's plans are thwarted. Though it does come at a price.
The atmosphere is well established and the execution of the kills is okay too. I like the paralysis effect on the first victim, creating a nice bit of eeriness. Even the sacrifice at the end is a nice touch. Making sure it is not simply a clichéd old “all's well that ends well”-ending.
Recommended if you want to find something on YT.
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