Witchcraft VIII: Salem's Ghost

Witchcraft VIII: Salem's Ghost
Directed by Joseph John Barmettler
Written by Joseph John Barmettler
Starring Lee Grober
Kim Kopf
Tom Overmyer
David Weills
Anthoni Stewart
Jack van Landingham
Music by Miriam Cutler
Running time
 90 minutes
Country United States
Language English
Budget $48,000

Witchcraft VIII: Salem's Ghost (also known as Salem's Ghost: Witchcraft) is the eighth film in the WitchCraft Horror Series horror film series.[1] It was made by Vista Street Entertainment and released by Troma Studios [2]

Plot

In an historically inaccurate flashback to 1692, a warlock in Salem, Mass. is executed.

In the present day, married couple Sonny (Lee Grober) and Mary Ann Dunaway (Kim Kopf), who have relocated to Massachusetts after an affair that nearly drove them apart. Neighbors Mitch (David Wells) and Gayle (Anthoni Stewart) welcome the new couple, and when Mitch attempts to help stop a leak in the basement he unearths the warlocks tomb and is possessed by evil.

The now evil Mitch attempts to convert more people to his side, but is stopped by a priest

Continuity

This film is a major departure from the first seven and all following films.[3] Rather than reviving the Will Spanner character (who died in Witchcraft VII: Judgement Hour, but was brought back from the dead in Witchcraft IX: Bitter Flesh), Vista Street chose to make a stand-alone chapter of the series which would spawn a saga revolved around Salem's Ghost. However, the series never materialised, and as a result, Salem's Ghost is almostentirely out of place when viewed with the other films. The home in the movie appears to be the home from Witchcraft V, and if so is the only link to the other movies.[4]

Reviews

AV Film club found the movie fun, but had issues with the special effects.[5] Response to the film was very negative (a possible explanation for the cancellation of the Salem's Ghost series). Director/writer Joseph John Barmettler quoted the film, saying: "It's a movie that really didn't need to get made."

Production

Filmed under the title "Salem's Ghost" in 1994, this film was actually shot before the seventh Witchcraft film. However, it didn't perform well, so the producers retitled it "Witchcraft 8" and released it the year after part 7. The film was shot in ten days on a budget of about $48,000. Actress, musician Tane McClure was originally cast as Gayle Baker, but dropped out the day before filming after booking a higher paying gig. The producers recast the role with Anthoni Stewart, whose voice they hated so much they dubbed it in post-production.

Home Release

The movie was released on DVD.[6]

References

  1. ↑ "Witchcraft VIII: Salem's Ghost". The New York Times.
  2. ↑ https://www.troma.com/films/witchcraft-8-salems-ghost/
  3. ↑ https://film.avclub.com/we-dutifully-sat-through-all-13-entries-in-horror-s-lon-1798285967
  4. ↑ https://letterboxd.com/bluedionysus/film/witchcraft-8-salems-ghost/
  5. ↑ https://film.avclub.com/we-dutifully-sat-through-all-13-entries-in-horror-s-lon-1798285967
  6. ↑ https://www.troma.com/films/witchcraft-8-salems-ghost/


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