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The ghost has a knife. The acting has died. Everyone else might too.
TMDB
51
Rotten Tomatoes
26
Audience Score
26
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Witchtrap (1989)

So-Bad-It's-GoodDirect-to-Video EnergySatanic Panic Core

Overview

ActionHorrorThriller

A group of parapsychologists, as well as a skeptical cop, are terrorized by a Satanic ghost in a bed-and-breakfast.

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ghostpossessionhaunted houseparanormal investigationparapsychology
skepticism vs beliefprofessional incompetence80s occult paranoiacapitalism meets evil

Standout Aspects

Practical Effects

Ghost effects that look like Halloween store clearance finds.

Acting

Performances so wooden you could build a second haunted house.

Writing

Dialogue that forgot humans don't talk this way.

Best for:Friends: Group roast session mandatory. Bring your own commentary track.·Rewatch: Spot new continuity errors every time. There are dozens.·Background: Perfect for folding laundry you'll pay more attention to.
Heads up:Gore: Cheap practical effects that look like ketchup and ambition.·Language: 80s cop movie profanity, relentless and unearned.
Kevin Tenney

Director

Kevin Tenney

ReleasedApr 21, 1989
Runtime1h 32m
StatusReleased

Vibe

Pacefast
Intensitymedium
Tonedark
Feellight
Budget$420K
Cinema Plus
Mentone Pictures

Top Cast

Judy Tatum

Judy Tatum

Agnes Goldberg

Hal Havins

Hal Havins

Elwin

Linnea Quigley

Linnea Quigley

Ginger Kowowski

Kevin Tenney

Kevin Tenney

Devin Lauter

Lynn McRee

Lynn McRee

Q.T. Secretary

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Deep Dive

Trivia, insights & behind the scenes

Trivia

Director Kevin Tenney made Night of the Demons the same year; this was the contractual obligation filler.

Cultural

Witchtrap rode the 1980s Satanic Panic wave hard, when every suburban B&B hid a portal to hell apparently.

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