This supernatural TV series was intended to be Britain’s answer to “Buffy the Vampire Slayer”. One of the main characters, Ella (Laura Pyper) is being examined by a psychiatrist as she keeps having flashbacks to a time where she is accused of being a witch, tortured and ultimately sent to burn at the stake. In one of the scenes, she is tied standing with her arms manacled over her head. The bad man brandishes a glowing red iron that he’s taken out of the fire and tells her to confess to witchcraft. She’s very frightened but will not say anything, so he plunges the iron into her back, sizzling into her skin with heavy smoke, punctuated by an ear-shattering scream. There’s even a quick look at the blackened brand mark afterward. Outstanding.
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