Witchcraft, haunted hotels, and a cast that includes David Hasselhoff and Linda Blair.
WITCHERY
A photographer and a group of others are stranded at a Massachusetts island where the only dwelling is an old hotel supposedly haunted by the ghost of a former German actresses, the result is the standard horror film as each of the cast is picked off one-by-one.
Witchery is a 1988 horror film directed by Fabrizio Laurenti about a group stranded at a haunted Massachusetts island hotel, where they are picked off one by one by supernatural forces.
Synopsis
While Leslie and Gary work on their projects, another group of people travel to the hotel where they're staying. The Brooks family, composed by a greedy matriarch named Rose; her husband, Freddie; and their two children, Jane (who is pregnant) and Tommy are visiting the place, because Rose wants to buy the hotel and turn it into a private club. Joining the Brooks, there is Linda Sullivan, a young architect hired to provide assistance with the renovations.
Unable to leave the island, Gary, Leslie, Tony, Jane and the Brooks are subjected to the sadism of an evil witch, who picks them off one by one, because she is carrying out a gruesome ritual. In the end, Gary, Leslie, Jane, and Tommy remain. Leslie, who was a virgin, is raped during a satanic ceremony, while Jane becomes possessed by the witch and proceeds to chase the survivors through the hotel. She eventually corners the survivors and begins to choke her little brother, causing him to drop a tape recorder she had given him earlier in the film. The recorder plays a message he had created for her, saying "I love you, Jane". This succeeds in temporarily breaking the witch's hold on Jane, who throws herself out of a window to her death in order to prevent the witch from regaining control. Leslie finds herself in a hospital bed where she is horrified to learn that she was impregnated during the ceremony.
- Director
- Fabrizio Laurenti
- Writers
- Harry Spalding, Daniele Stroppa
- Release
- 1988
- Runtime
- 1h 35m
- Genres
- Horror
- Also Known As
- Ghost House 5 - Das Böse lebt, Witchcraft, Casa 4, La, Witchery, Evil Dead 4
Why Cult
David Hasselhoff and Linda Blair headline as guests who get much more than room service at a haunted island hotel.
The eerie setting: a deserted resort hotel on a remote Massachusetts island, where witchcraft and ghost stories come alive.
Researching witchcraft turns into a fight for survival as supernatural forces target the stranded guests one by one.
A scheming matriarch and her dysfunctional family clash over real estate while the real estate fights back.
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Questions from the Vault
What is Witchery about? +
Witchery follows a group stranded at a haunted Massachusetts island hotel, where supernatural forces begin picking them off one by one.
When was Witchery released? +
Witchery was released in 1988.
Who directed Witchery? +
Witchery was directed by Fabrizio Laurenti.
How long is Witchery? +
Witchery has a runtime of 95 minutes.
What genre is Witchery? +
Witchery is a horror film.