Two movies. Two lenses. One drive-in sensibility for witchcraft on screen. The Witch Movie Project is a horror movie podcast hosted by Just Blane (CEO, Ride The Wave Media) and Courtney Pearl (host of Practically Magick , and a real-world practitioner of paganism and witchcraft). Blane brings the drive-in movie host tradition to witch cinema — the same lineage as legends like Joe Bob Briggs, who turned schlocky monster movies and cult horror into genuine film scholarship one host segment at a time. Every episode pairs two films built around witches, witchcraft, or folk horror, and Blane digs into the production history, casting drama, and behind-the-scenes trivia the way only a lifelong drive-in horror obsessive can, while Courtney separates Hollywood's version of magic from the real thing — spellcraft, ritual, and the actual history behind the myths. This isn't a straight movie review show. It's a genre deep-dive with a host who talks about witch movies the way Joe Bob talks about drive-in classics — equal parts reverence and roast — paired with a co-host who actually knows the craft the movies are trying to depict. Episodes so far cover: The Wicker Man (1973) vs. Midsommar (2019) — the DNA of folk horror Suspiria (1977) vs. Suspiria (2018) — Dario Argento's witch masterpiece, remade The Craft (1996) vs. Teen Witch (1989), plus an interview with Teen Witch star Robyn Lively The Love Witch (2016) vs. Autopsy of Jane Doe — modern folk horror Kiki's Delivery Service vs. Howl's Moving Castle — Miyazaki's witches Practical Magic (1998) vs. The Witches of Eastwick (1987) — sisterhood, curses, and Sandra Bullock vs. Nicole Kidman's dueling shooting styles Return to Oz (1985) vs. Hereditary (2018) — recorded live on location in the cemetery where Hereditary was filmed Whether you're a horror fan raised on drive-in double features, a practicing witch, or just here for the pop culture, The Witch Movie Project gives you real film history and real magical history in the same c
