Witchtrap

1989
R
1h 32m

IMDb RATING

4.6/10

1.4K

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Linnea Quigley, Richard Fraga, and J.P. Luebsen in Witchtrap (1989)

Parapsychologists try to make an inn haunted by an evil witch's ghost safe for guests.

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Parapsychologists try to make an inn haunted by an evil witch's ghost safe for guests.Parapsychologists try to make an inn haunted by an evil witch's ghost safe for guests.Parapsychologists try to make an inn haunted by an evil witch's ghost safe for guests.

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IMDb RATING

4.6/10

1.4K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Trivia
On the back of the VHS box there is a warning notice that states: "This Motion Picture is not a sequel to Witchboard."

Goofs
In the opening scene, when the guy falls over the balcony, in the first shot, he is holding onto the railing when he flips over, but in all subsequent shots he is sailing over a good five or six inches from the railing.

Quotes
Leon Jackson: I love it when Murray talks like a detective novel.
Tony Vincenti: Yeah, Sam Spade lives.
Leon Jackson: Never say "spade" to a brother.
Tony Vincenti: Sorry, all that ghost talk has me "spooked".
Leon Jackson: Ha, very funny.

Crazy credits
Opening credits say "This is not a sequel to "Witchboard."

Alternate versions
A few gory scenes were shortened to avoid an "X" rating:
The scene where Ginger's throat is pierced by the shower head.
The close up of Elwin's brains being blown out.
A longer shot of Felix's head exploding.
An actual view of Levi's head being run over by the possessed car.

Connections
Featured in Screaming in High Heels: The Rise & Fall of the Scream Queen Era (2011)

Soundtracks
You've Been Burned
Composed and Performed by Dennis Michael Tenney
Sung by Rod Ellis

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Featured review

5/10

A tad disappointing

Paranormal investigators and private detectives are hired by the owner of an inherited Gothic mansion that appears to be haunted. Witchtrap is basic in plot, not that it matters. This is a horror flick wheres scares come first. Sadly, having revisited it many years after my first viewing - both times on VHS - I found it to be somewhat disappointing. The acting is pretty poor and I am not sure if the movie is meant to be part comedy or if they just employed a cheap script writer, there are plenty of bad lines here. It is saved to an extent by some enjoyable gory deaths, including a body melt, plus Scream Queen Linnea Quigley gets naked in the shower (she is also one of the better actors too).