We conclude Drunktor Spooktober’s classic-era-folk-horror-themed-spooky-mini-series with the four part 1989 story “The Curse of Fenric” where the Seventh Doctor and Ace find themselves in England during WWII battling the titular Fenric, militaries of various flavours, and, of course, vampires. As one does. Whilst the Doctor forges a permission slip to do whatever the hell he wants, Ace faces her baby-mommy issues, and Fenric is busy doing said cursing. Golly gee... not that kind of cursing, assholes!

We continue our spooky mini-series watching classic era Doctor Who stories featuring folk horror. This episode we watch the 1977 serial “Horror of Fang Rock” where the Fourth Doctor and Leela mistakenly land on the titular Fang Rock expecting a holiday but instead finding... horror! Oh... and murder. Lots of murder. As the Doctor tries to puzzle out all the murdering going on in the creepy lighthouse, Leela threatens everyone with a knife but surprisingly doesn’t do any of the murdering whilst everybody else just get plain murdered. No seriously. Everybody dies just this once!

Welcome to the first episode of our folk horror themed mini-series that we’re calling “Drunktor Spooktober” (my preferred spelling was going to be “Spwhoktober” but I knew Steve wouldn’t let me get away with that... sad face) where we watch (hopefully) scary Doctor Who stories from the classic era. This episode we watch a 1971 story, “The Daemons” where the Third Doctor encounters forces totally of the non-demonic variety. Seriously. Whilst the writers bend over backwards not to offend any deity followers, the Doctor gets pissy with just about everybody, Jo gets demeaned by just about everybody, and the Master gets everybody prepped to commit some good old fashioned violence. Like the Medieval witch burning kind. Good times.