It's the symbol throughout this film, of wild flowers all picked either for someone's grave, as gifts or worn as a crown during a Satanic ritual. Scenes of these wild white flowers are in the countryside of the rural village where the film is set. It's got a handsome lord's son Peter who takes home his fiance, a peasant girl who's disliked by Peter's aunt. She's forced to sleep in the attic, where she screams and goes mad then carted off, giving Peter a dozy smile. Peter's uncle is the judge who acts as the official and also skeptic on matters of weirdness. Things have happened among the kids after a strange body was discovered by Ralph the young strong farmer and hero. The local school teacher is the vicar and he's never pleased while the kids pass around objects that look sinister. I disliked the rape scene and yet there was some form of evil influence going on among the people involved. The film isn't as big as "The Wicker Man" or "Witchfinder General" although it's far more earthy, grubby, sore and quieter.

Set in the 17th century. Ralph Gower is out plowing the fields one day when he accidentally uncovers the earthly bones of Satan. Angel Blake will find Satan's Claw and begins to lead a coven of children into devil worshiping. People are turning up dead but the Judge needs proof of that witchcraft is involved - but some feel it's more sinister than witchcraft.The film is well acted out - bravo to the actors. I also felt it was beautifully filmed and a well written story. It feels and looks like a high dollar production although made on a fairly modest budget.This film does get violent, there is rape, murder and some blood splattered but it is done in a way that is (somewhat) watchable. If any of this offends you then I do suggest that you look for a milder film on the subjects of Satan and witchcraft.8/10

"Blood on Satan's Claw" (aka. "Satan's Skin") of 1971 is a creepy and incredibly atmospheric gem of British Occult/Gothic Horror that should by no means be missed by a Horror fan. Second only to Michael Reeves' 1968 masterpiece "Witchfinder General" (starring the great Vincent Price), "Blood on Satan's Claw" ranges among the greatest films released by the magnificent production company Tigon, and among the moodiest British Horror films from the early 70s.Piers Haggard's film is magnificently set in a remote village 17th century England, where farmer Ralph Gower (Barry Andrews) stumbles over a mysterious skull with an eye while plowing his fields. When he wants to show his find to the local judge (Patrick Wymark), the skull has vanished. From that moment onward, however, the entire village seems affected by a mysterious demonic power: It starts with a young woman going mad and suddenly growing a claw; soon thereafter village teenagers show satanic tendencies in their behavior..."Blood on Satan's Claw" is incredibly gloomy from start to finish. The creepy atmosphere is supported by a fantastic eerie score, and the photography and rural British setting are beautiful and very moody. The performances are great. British character actor Patrick Wymark (who played Oliver Cromwell in "Witchfinder General") is once again fantastic in his role (once again a figure of authority). Other actors, such as Anton Ainley or James Hayter are also great. The actress who steals the show, however, is the ravishing young Linda Hayden (also known for her role in the Hammer Studio's "Taste the Blood of Dracula"), in the role of Angel Blake, the leader of the possessed teenagers. Looking beautiful, almost cherubic, the seductive Angel is utterly sinister and malevolent, and Hayden is great in the role. However, all the performances are good, the accents and dialog give the film a great feeling of authenticity.Overall "Blood on Satan's Claw" is a fantastic and highly atmospheric Horror film that is creepy and suspenseful from start to finish and furthermore includes a bunch of genuine shocks. An absolute must-see for my fellow fans of British Horror.

**SPOILERS** Atmospheric 17th Century horror movie involving the emergence of the Devil-Satan-in a small out of the way English town. Satan was awaken from his slumber when local plowman Ralph Grover, Barry Andrews, unknowingly dug him, or some part of him, up.Getting himself into action in no time at all Satan started to corrupt the local community by somehow getting 17 year old Angel Blake, Linda Hayden, to do his evil bidding. He had already drove newlyweds Simon Williams, Peter Edmonton, and his soon to be bride Rosalind Barton, Tamara Ustinov, mad just to get himself into shape for the much bigger and better, for himself, things he had planned for the unsuspecting villagers. Angel's job was to get the youth of the village to disrespect their God fearing parents and elders by forming a Witch's Coven where all the evil and detestable things involving Satanism was preformed;Like all day and night sex orgies as well as human and animal sacrifices.It was the wise and incorruptible village pastor Reverand Followfield, Anthony Ainley, who saw through Angel's sweet and innocent act in corrupting his church, made up mostly of teenager, members which had him targeted by her, and her boss Satan, for elimination. The deceitful Angel tried to get Reverand Followfield defrocked if not burned at the stake in accusing him of raping her. The fact is that Angel tried to throw herself, bear a** naked, at the shocked Revernd Followfield who then kicked her out of his congregation! ***SPOILERS*** The films fiery climax has the outraged villagers track down Angel's followers as well as the dismembered Satan who's, since we first saw him, been glued plastered and pasted back together for the final showdown between good and evil in the movie. Disrupting the Satanist's nightly sacrificial orgy that involved the attempted murder as well as corruption, by a naked and very well endowed member of the Witch's Coven, of the God fearing Ralph Grover the mad as hell members of the village finally take action against this unspeakable evil. The villagers lead by the local judge, Patrick Wymark, put an end to this evil in their mist in a slow-mo impalement of the Devil with his followers, including Angel, totally helpless and unable to prevent it from happening!