In 17th century New England, witch hunter Giles Redferne captures an evil warlock, but the conjurer eludes death with supernatural help. Flung into the future, the warlock winds up in the 1980s and plans to bring about the end of the world. Redferne follows the enchanter into the modern era and continues his mission, but runs into trouble in such unfamiliar surroundings. With the help of a young woman, can Redferne finally defeat the warlock?
Practical Effects
Gross-out aging curse effects that still slap
Costume
Warlock's leather coat: villain fashion icon
Acting
Richard E. Grant commits 400% to Puritan fish-out-of-water
Director
Steve Miner
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Julian Sands improvised much of his menacing charm, creating a horror villain so magnetic he got two sequels.
Released during peak Satanic Panic, it weaponized genuine religious fear into knowingly absurd entertainment—pure 80s alchemy.
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