{"product_id":"william-burroughs-haxan-witchcraft-through-the-ages","title":"William Burroughs: Haxan: Witchcraft Through the Ages - COMPACT DISCS","description":"\u003cb\u003eTitle: \u003c\/b\u003eHaxan: Witchcraft Through the Ages\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \u003cb\u003eArtist: \u003c\/b\u003eWilliam Burroughs\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \u003cb\u003eLabel: \u003c\/b\u003eSotpackan\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \u003cb\u003eProduct Type: \u003c\/b\u003eCOMPACT DISCS\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \u003cb\u003eUPC: \u003c\/b\u003e769791954793\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \u003cb\u003eGenre: \u003c\/b\u003eJazz\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \u003cb\u003eRelease Date: \u003c\/b\u003e2014-12-09\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \u003cb\u003eNumber of Discs: \u003c\/b\u003e1\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \n                                         \u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \n                                         \n                                         Grave robbing, torture, possessed nuns, and a satanic Sabbath: Benjamin Christensen's legendary 1922 silent film Hexan uses a series of dramatic vignettes to explore the scientific hypothesis that the witches of the Middle Ages suffered the same hysteria as turn-of-the-century psychiatric patients. But the film itself is far from serious; instead, it's a witches' brew of the scary, gross, and darkly humorous. In 1968, Antony Balch prepared an abbreviated 77-minute version of the film titled Witchcraft Through the Ages. Balch had previously worked with William S. Burroughs in making the films Towers Open Fire (1963) and the Cut-Ups (1967), and this version features Burroughs' dramatic narration, delivered as an incantation in droning monotone. Daniel Humair's chaotic jazz score for the '68 release was played by a quintet that included Jean-Luc Ponty on violin and Humair on percussion. The artwork features stills from the film.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTracks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"William Burroughs","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32463226765383,"sku":"27507452","price":19.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2976\/0132\/files\/2816378.jpg?v=1747392807","url":"https:\/\/tower.com\/products\/william-burroughs-haxan-witchcraft-through-the-ages","provider":"Tower Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}