Its an almost surreal scene, comedic if not for the fact that the song is actually pretty fabulous.

Psychomania Does Old-School Witchcraft

Fans of weird-fiction will adore the wayPsychomaniahandles the occult.

There is no shortage of stylized esoterica thanks to Toms mother and Shadwell.

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Combined with their use of the occult, the Lathams seem too fantastical for this world.

Psychomaniawas being made at the same time thatBritish Satanic Panicwas kicking off.

The 1970s was a turbulent time in the United States and England.

Damien in a graveyard in The Omen 1976

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Music, novels, and films reflect these rising tensions, with Sharp’sPsychomaniano exception.

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Psychomania 1973 Mrs. Latham played by Beryl Reid

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