Witchouse

WITCHOUSE is a typical witch-seeks-revenge movie from Full Moon Pictures.

In this effort, an descendant of the witch in question invites the descendants of those who killed her to a party, where she intends to kill them off.

As anyone who has seen Full Moon movies knows, they are very much hit-and-miss. They have produced some real low-budget gems such as DEATHBED, BLEED and CASTLE FREAK. But there are also lesser works such as PUPPETMASTER or SKINNED ALIVE in their portfolio.

WITCHOUSE is one of the worst offerings I have seen from them. It is said to be a rip-off of NIGHT OF THE DEMONS. I have seen that movie myself. It is not much better but the comparisons are not far wrong.

Believe it or not, I actually saw the second sequel to WITCHOUSE, WITCHOUSE 3: DEMON FIRE beforehand. The sequel, whilst far from being great, is much better than the plodding waste of time that the original comprises of.

The individual scenes along with the dialogue are actually not that bad. It is the execution, particularly the acting, that is the major problem.

The worst actress of the lot is Ashley McKinney. Elizabeth should have been creepy and sinister. But Miss McKinney's portrayal was lifeless. The séance scene where Elizabeth tells the "guests" about Lilith just seemed to go on and on. She uttered every line in a very monotonous manner, without emotion or energy.

The villainess of the piece - Lilith - as depicted here is one of the most laughable creations I have seen. She is much more menacing in DEMON FIRE, where she has a COMPLETELY different appearance and is played by a different actress.

The protagonists are dull, uninteresting teenagers who are clearly played by actors well into their 20s. Brad and Maria are a sex-craved couple who do nothing but that. Scott was the "nerd" who did not seem the least bit scared of anything. Tony was an absolute moron. Janet was an annoying tomboy. Jack was an unlikely hero. And Jennifer was just plain dull.

The direction is flat and the special effects are lousy. I know this is a mega low-budget movie. But this is no excuse. DEMON FIRE does better on a budget that is stated on this site to be just $26,000. The latter movie includes a strobe lighting effect that is very effective.

The background music should have been ominous but instead just added to the dreary tone of the camera-work.

Oh, and if you're looking for nudity, you're certainly in the wrong place!

Overall, WITCHOUSE is an incredibly dull witch-seeks-revenge movie. I would advise people to skip this one. I don't know what WITCHOUSE 2 is like but WITCHOUSE 3: DEMON FIRE is certainly a better movie than the original. I would recommend the latter movie to fans of Full Moon or straight-to-DVD horror movies. I would advise others to check out a British movie called TERROR, directed by Norman J. Warren. This creepy, atmospheric and suspenseful movie demonstrates how a witch-seeking-revenge movie should be done!

It actually looked decent on the cover but as the saying goes "never judge a book by its cover." Its the same with films. A strange girl Elizabeth invites all her classmates to a party but she invited them because their ancestors killed her ancestor for being a witch. So she resurects her ancestor and then there is mayhem. Don't watch it. 0 out of 10.

The idea of this movie was OK. The problems with it were it had 0 production values, 0 acting talent and the "SPECIAL EFFECTS" looked awful. A lot of people say The Director Ed Wood Jr. made the worst movies ever but this movie in all honesty is the worst movie of all time. I don't say this lightly. I have got Bride of the Monster(An Ed Wood Jr. Movie) and compared to this, that Movie is like 2001 or The Shawshank Redemption or Pulp Fiction. The best thing about the Movie is the girl with the Dark Hair. She is a very good looking girl. There are people who have reviewed this movie and have said this is the best movie of all time. Whatever those people are on.........I want some of it. It must be some really potent Narcotic.

This is one of those, It's that Bad, it is actually good type movies(AKA Ed Wood Jr.)

Not to be confused with WITCHBOARD, this corny Full Moon Features Charles Band production has its usual charms, even if it's not up to the levels of PUPPET MASTER, TRANCERS, or OBLIVION. In the town of Dunwich, Massachusetts, a group of unsuspecting guests are invited to a party by a mysterious host who happens to be the descendent of a 300-year-old witch. From director David DeCoteau, a man who got his start directing gay porn and who now makes Hallmark Channel-style Christmas films (and sometimes Lifetime thrillers), you can guess the quality of filmmaking you're in for. It is far from the best Full Moon film, but it's hardly the worst and was apparently successful enough to spawn two sequels, which I haven't seen, WITCHHOUSE II: BLOOD COVEN and WITCHHOUSE 3: DEMON FIRE.

I'm not sure of DeCoteau's intentions here, but this seems like a homage to Kevin Tenney movies, particularly NIGHT OF THE DEMONS, and boy does it suck!

A group of teens are invited to a party by a weird girl named Elizabeth (Ashley McKinney), who uses a seance to resurrect the demonic Lilith (ghouled-up Ariauna Albright) in the basement. The rest of this "movie" is attractive young people wandering around a big house, getting killed offscreen and returning as demons. Scripter Matthew Jason Walsh provides plenty of dumb dialogue and vapid characters, but forgot to throw even one original idea into this supernatural snoozer with no gore, suspense, plot, notable special effects, nudity or point, and there's no excuse for such bad acting (though I'm willing to let Matt Raftery and McKinney off the hook for at least trying). Not surprisingly, many of them came from that wretched MTV series "Undressed."