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House of the Witch

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4.8/10 • 129

2017-10-071h 30m

HorrorTV Movie

This House Belongs to Her

A group of high-school kids set out to play a Halloween prank at an abandoned house, but once they enter they become victims of a demonic witch who has set her wrath upon them.

Directors
Alex Merkin
Writters
Neil Elman
Editors
Brett Solem

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  1. Emily Bader

    Emily Bader

    Dana Brady

  2. Michelle Randolph

    Michelle Randolph

    Rachel

  3. Jules Hartley

    Jules Hartley

    Wendy Brady

  4. Arden Belle

    Arden Belle

    Taylor

  5. Grace Balbo

    Grace Balbo

    Bicycle Girl

  6. Jesse Pepe

    Jesse Pepe

    Brody

  7. Joseph Curtis Callender

    Joseph Curtis Callender

    Officer Wilson

  8. Joel Nagle

    Joel Nagle

    Karl

  9. Darren Mann

    Darren Mann

    Shane Reynolds

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Wuchak

Jul 5, 2018

8/10

This is one wicked frickin' witch (with a mind-blowingly artistic close) High school teens in a Kentucky town set out to play a Halloween prank at the local "haunted" dilapidated mansion, but things go awry when the kids find themselves trapped inside in a life-or-death situation. Despite the TV-budget and no-name cast, "House of the Witch, aka "The Wiccan" (2017) is a competent, austere haunted house flick with, believe it or not, moments of nigh greatness. The basic plot has been around forever, as illustrated in those cheap 50's horror comics. Unlike the low-key (and thoroughly overrated) "The Blair Witch Project" (1999), the ghostly witch is blatantly shown on several occasions and she's quite formidable (although the cartoony smoke effects of her traveling thru the house are dubious). Her seemingly malevolent motivations aren't revealed until the climax. The film scores well on the female front, beginning with cat-eared Grace Balbo in the prologue, followed by Emily Bader as the main protagonist. Michelle Randolph is also on hand. I would have given this a solid grade even though it's "just another haunted house flick," but the superb climax compels me to up my grade. The final 10 minutes show artistic ingenuity with the hauntingly beautiful cinematography and the story revelations, along with the affecting score (reminiscent of Unkle's poignant "When things explode" with Ian Astbury). It's comparable to the moving close of 2009's underrated "Wind Chill," although they're decidedly different in theme. Forget haunted house junk like 2007's "Return to House on Haunted Hill," "House of the Witch" is the real deal in ghostly mansion films. It shows how a quality little horror flick can be made on a low-budget. The movie runs about 1 hour, 29 minutes, was shot in Lexington, Kentucky, mostly at Meadowcrest Mansion. GRADE: B+/A-

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Status
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Original Language
English
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Keywords
witchhalloweenhaunted houseprank