FilmPG-13Found Footage Witchcraft & Occult Supernatural

The Paranormal Diaries: Clophill2013

Name: The Paranormal Diaries: Clophill
Genre: Found Footage, Witchcraft & Occult, Supernatural, Folk Horror
Released: 2013-10-14
Rating: 4.8

Directed by Michael G. Bartlett

4.8

Crypt Score

Blended from 2 sources

IMDb 3.5TMDB 3.7

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Year

2013

Runtime

88 min

The premise

In March 1963, a black mass was held at a ruined church in Clophill, Bedfordshire by a coven of dark witches. Tombs were looted, animals sacrificed and human bones arranged during a macabre ceremony. Further defilements continued at Clophill in the following years, with cattle in nearby fields found mutilated, evidence of necromancy discovered and perpetual sightings of paranormal activity witnessed at the isolated ruin. 50 years on from the original incident, the Clophill legend remains etched on the psyches of the local populace. In 2010, a documentary team was assembled to investigate the legend of the Clophill witches and to try and uncover the truth behind the paranormal events. What followed during that long weekend at Clophill was a terrifying journey into the unknown.

Horror Vault's take

A documentary crew descends on the crumbling ruins of St Mary's Church in Clophill, Bedfordshire, to investigate a real-life incident from 1963 involving grave robbing, animal sacrifice, and alleged black mass rituals. Blending genuine local history with found footage filmmaking, the film builds its dread slowly as the team probes decades of disturbing reports tied to the site. What begins as a historical inquiry grows increasingly personal and terrifying as the weekend investigation refuses to yield easy explanations.

Content: Animal Sacrifice References, Grave Desecration, Occult Ritual Content, Dark And Disturbing Imagery