Simon, King of the Witches
Simon is a modern day warlock. Though he lives in a storm drain and sometimes talks to trees, he's deadly serious about his witchcraft. After being picked up for vagrancy, Simon spends a night in jail with Turk, a young hustler with connections to powerful people such as Hercules, an aging hipster who hires Simon to work one of his groovy parties. There he meets Linda, the DA's pill-popping daughter. In between romanic dalliances and colorful sex magic ceremonies, Simon must contend with those who dare to challenge his magical prowess causing him to summon the dark world for his revenge.
Why it matters
A cult-inflected dive into early 70s occult psychedelia that blends witchcraft, counterculture, and grimy urban myth with a devil-may-care vibe.
- One of the rare American witchcraft films set amid urban decay, mixing folk magic with streetwise grit.
- Simon’s storm drain lair and tree conversations create unsettling, offbeat atmosphere—equal parts eerie and absurd.
- A snapshot of early 70s counterculture’s fascination with the occult, filtered through a low-budget lens that embraces weirdness over polish.
- Not for fans expecting polished scares—this one’s a slow burn with fuzzy edges and hallucinatory sex magic rituals that reward patience and an appetite for oddball cult cinema.
Director
Cast
Horror DNA
Gore
0
Slow Burn
17
Psychological
29
Supernatural
60
Creature
0
Disturbing
17
Fun Factor
67
Cerebral
57
Survival
0
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