Blood runs hot when a haunted health club's high-tech workout turns into a supernatural slaughterhouse.
DEATH SPA
You’ll sweat blood!
Gruesome deaths begin to occur at a hip Los Angeles health club.
Quick Answer
Death Spa is a 1989 American horror film directed by Michael Fischa about gruesome deaths that begin to occur at a hip Los Angeles health club with a sinister past.
Programmer's Pick
Where Jane Fonda meets Poltergeist, Death Spa blends slasher carnage with supernatural sabotage in a health club awash with neon and blood. The computerized gym equipment isn’t the only thing with killer instincts, and the body count rises faster than your heart rate in spin class.
— SassyFlix Programmer
Overview
Details & Specs
- Director
- Michael Fischa
- Writers
- Mitch Paradise, James Bartruff
- Release
- 1989
- Runtime
- 1h 28m
- Country
- United States of America
- Language
- English
- Genres
- Horror
- Also Known As
- Witch Bitch
Why This Matters
Death Spa features Merritt Butrick in his final film role and marks the feature film debut of Karyn Parsons, while also being released internationally under the alternative title Witch Bitch.
Cast & Crew
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The club’s computer-controlled machines turn deadly, pushing workout safety warnings to the extreme.
Expect classic slasher mayhem with a tech-horror twist, as a vengeful presence haunts the spa’s high-tech halls.
Neon spandex, electronic music, and communal showers—this is the fitness craze at its most lethal.
Tongue-in-cheek splatter comedy and sexual humor lighten the carnage without skimping on the gore.
Scene Gallery
Threat File
Spa’s computer system tampered with
Supernatural killer haunting the club
Gruesome deaths and injuries among patrons
High-tech Los Angeles health club
Questions from the Vault
When was Death Spa released? +
Death Spa was released in 1989.
Who directed Death Spa? +
Death Spa was directed by Michael Fischa.
How long is Death Spa? +
Death Spa has a runtime of 88 minutes.
What genre is Death Spa? +
Death Spa is a horror film.