Witchcraft 8: Salem's Ghost (1996)

Thanks for the memories!

i must have seen a different film!!

How sad is this?

Absolutely brilliant

Salems Ghost marks a turning point for the Witchcraft franchise, they dropped Willy the warlock and the excessive eroticism and instead deliver a standalone horror tale.Here we see a couple move into a new house that holds a dark secret hidden in its basement.With some terrible humour, painfully bad special effects and no originality this is clearly a Witchcraft movie but I'd consider it one of the best up until now.Standing at 1.8 on IMDb it's ranked as one of the worst and don't get me wrong it is bad, but compared to the previous ones this was quite refreshing.The Good:Tries to leave the previous movies behindThe Bad:Looks awfulReally bad charactersThings I Learnt From This Movie:When transporting bad guys do it swiftly to avoid evil seeping into your soulMrs Bakers voice cut through my very being, I don't believe in god but if I did I'd be thanking him she wasn't in the film that much

The Witchcraft series is one of the longest running film series of all-time. Being an erotic-horror series, it would be fairly easy to make these film standalone with only the same theme. Surprisingly, the series actually does have a central reoccurring character - Will Spanner, an attorney who happened to have been born into a family of witchcraft. Beginning with Witchcraft 2, Will became the series central character, and for three films in a row, was even played by the same actor.However, Will isn't so much as even mentioned in this entry. In fact, the entire storyline from the previous seven films has been wiped out.Filmed over a span of just ten days in 1994, Salem's Ghost ended up becoming an entry of the Witchcraft series as a result of poor performance. Rumors of a possible spin-off series based around Salem's Ghost had been planned, but never brought to life.The film, which is a semi-remake of the original Witchcraft, revolves around a young couple moving into a centuries-old mansion in Salem. From the start, however, it's apparent that something is not normal in their new home. Sonny, the husband, has bizarre visions that lead him down to a hidden room in their basement. This room holds the spirit of an evil warlock who was buried under the house. When their bumbling neighbor steals a cross from the tomb, the warlock is unleashed, and begins a violent reign of terrorizing Sonny's wife.For a movie shot in just ten days, Witchcraft VIII: Salem's Ghost is quite good. Being an erotic horror film, there of course are long sex scenes, but they're well shot and interesting. The acting for the most part is quite good, with Jack Van Landingham giving quite an over-the-top performance as Simon Winfrough, the warlock. Special effects are below standard, but they're used sparingly, and it doesn't become a problem. Those with a sharp eye may spot the Stockton house from the original movie located across the street from the Dunaway house.

Totally unnecessary follow-up (part 7 was supposed to be the final one) is about a young couple who are haunted, then seduced by a 17th. century warlock that used to live in there mansion. The first seven were really bad, but this entry hits an all time low for the series. Not even the sex scenes or nudity in this one fail to inject any life into this entry.Unrated; Strong Sexual Content, Violence, Profanity, and Nudity.

It doesn't bother me that they tried a new storyline with this film, but the least they could have done was give it better actors. I mean sure, the actors in the previous films aren't great, but at least some were decent. Plus, some of them weren't boring(Like 1, 3, 5, 6, and 9), but like 2 and 7, 8 is.A young couple moves into a mansion that's haunted by a 17th century warlock.O.k. plot, but boring, and horrible acting. *1/2 out of *****.