A year before the infamous Salem witch trails plagued Massachusetts in the Spring of 1692 , a malignant manifestation of the blackest of magic was festering just to the south. Offering a 17th century backdrop that coincides with a historical pox outbreak, the audio-visual grimoire that is 1989’s Warlock conjures the audience to Boston, circa 1691. This tale of witchcraft and sorcery pits a John Wickian-esque witch hunter, Giles Redferne (Richard E. Grant) against the son of Satan himself, the titular Warlock, portrayed by Julian Sands.

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