On August 14, 1968 “The Conquerer Worm” was shown in New York City! Also widely released as “Witchfinder General”, it was directed by Michael Reeves and starred Vincent Price, Ian Ogilvy, Hilary Dwyer, Robert Russell and Rupert Davies. The screenplay, by Reeves and Tom Baker, was based on Ronald Bassett's 1966 novel Witchfinder General. The film is a heavily fictionalised account of the murderous witch-hunting exploits of Matthew Hopkins (Price), a lawyer who falsely claimed to have been appoint

The 1968 American-International theatrical trailer for director Michael Reeve's acclaimed historical thriller "Witchfinder General", re-titled "The Conqueror Worm" for North American audiences in order to loosely tie the film into the popular series of Edgar Allen Poe adaptations that A.I.P. made with star Vincent Price throughout the 1960s. Co-starring with Price are Ian Ogilvy, Hilary Dwyer, Rupert Davies, Nicky Henson, Patrick Wymark, Wilfrid Brambell, and Robert Russell. | Horror, Sci-Fi and