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Penda’s Fen

Penda’s Fen. Alan Clarke, 1974.

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Edition screened: Included in Severin Blu-ray box set All the Haunts Be Ours: A Compendium of Folk Horror, released 2021. English language. Runtime approximately 90 minutes.


Summary: A young bird is smashed.


Details: A nestling is huddled in front of a truck tire. We see the truck pull out, obviously killing the bird off screen. The camera returns for a graphic closeup of the smashed young bird, 34:55-35:00.


The Panda’s Fen BD in the Severin box set also includes:


The Pledge (1981 Digby Rumsey)

Robin Redbreast (1970 James MacTaggart)

The Sermon (2018 Dean Puckett)