George A. Romero’s Season of the Witch is a slow-burn feminist occult drama

<figure> <img alt="Cover of Season of the Witch by George A. Romero." data-caption="" data-portal-copyright="Image: Arrow Films" data-has-syndication-rights="1" src="https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/10/b4cbdcb8-32ec-4f79-8a23-c2edbf8d58e9.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;crop=0,0,100,100" /> <figcaption> </figcaption> </figure> <p class="wp-block-paragraph"><a href="https://www.theverge.com/2017/7/16/15979320/george-a-romero-zombies-night-of-the-living-dead-obituary">George A. Romero</a> is obviously best known as the father of the modern zombie movie. But between inventing the genre with <em><a href="https://www.theverge.com/2016/11/4/13517892/night-of-the-living-dead-restored-moma-4k-george-romero">Night of the Living Dead</a></em> and his outbreak horror, <em>The Crazies</em>, Romero made two much lesser-known films: <em>There's Always Vanilla</em>, which I'll admit I've never seen, and <em>Season of the Witch</em>, or, as it was originally titled, <em>Hungry Wives</em>. </p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph"><em>Hungry Wives</em> was supposed to be an exploitation film. The studio marketed it as a softcore porn, but it failed to find an audience - probably because the movie features minimal nudity, just one sex scene, and lots of talking. It was an undeniable flop upon its release in 1973. It was eventual …</p> <p><a href="https://www.theverge.com/entertainment/1009346/george-a-romero-season-of-the-witch-feminist-horror-review">Read the full story at The Verge.</a></p>