Witchcraft V: Dance with the Devil

"This time the devil wants more than just your soul."

1993 1h 39m EN

💀

2.5

SKIP

⭐

2.8

IMDB

★2.5TMDB · 16★2.8IMDB · 312

Horror

Synopsis

Spoiler shield

An evil warlock takes over a rock club. He uses beautiful, large-breasted and frequently nude women to try to collect enough souls so that he may be able to bring Satan to Earth.

“This time the devil wants more than just your soul.”

WhatsApp X Facebook Telegram

Cast

Marklen Kennedy
William
Carolyn Taye-Loren
Keli
Nicole Sassaman
Marta
David Huffman
Cain
Lenny Rose
Rev. Meredith
Freddy Andreiuci
Bill
Kimberly Bolin
Secretary
Ralph Sturges
Client

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Talun Hsu
Writers: James Merendino, Steve Tymon
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

Want more? Switch to Cinephile mode in the header for DP, composer, budget, box office, production companies, keywords, and release history.

Did you know?

Fun facts 🍿

1 / 8

MONEY

Did you know

Shot for just $1.0M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

MoodPlayr · trivia#01

2 / 8

ERA

Did you know

33 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

MoodPlayr · trivia#02

3 / 8

CINEMA

Did you know

Part of the "Witchcraft Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

MoodPlayr · trivia#03

4 / 8

DIRECTOR

Did you know

Directed by Talun Hsu, shot by Denis Maloney. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

MoodPlayr · trivia#04

5 / 8

DIRECTOR

Did you know

Original score by Miriam Cutler. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

MoodPlayr · trivia#05

6 / 8

DIRECTOR

Did you know

Editor Tony Miller shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

MoodPlayr · trivia#06

7 / 8

CAST

Did you know

Marklen Kennedy and Carolyn Taye-Loren and Nicole Sassaman carry the top of the cast.

MoodPlayr · trivia#07

8 / 8

FACT

Did you know

Marketing tagline: "This time the devil wants more than just your soul.".

MoodPlayr · trivia#08

Cinephile deep dive

The take

Talun Hsu directs. Denis Maloney behind the camera. Miriam Cutler scores. Tony Miller cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Shot for just $1.0M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
233 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Part of the "Witchcraft Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Directed by Talun Hsu, shot by Denis Maloney. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Miriam Cutler. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Tony Miller shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Marklen Kennedy and Carolyn Taye-Loren and Nicole Sassaman carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "This time the devil wants more than just your soul.".
9IMDB entry: tt0108578 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Only 16 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Cinematography: Denis Maloney
Original score: Miriam Cutler
Editing: Tony Miller
Production design: Helmut Dusek
Makeup / hair: James MacKinnon
Runtime: 99 min · 1h 39m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $1,000,000
Original language: EN
Certification (US): R
IMDB: Witchcraft V: Dance with the Devil (1993)
IMDB rating: 2.8/10 · 312 votes
MPAA: R

Part of

Witchcraft Collection

Witchcraft is a direct-to-video American horror film series, that as of 2026, has 17 installments, making it one of the horror genre's longest-running interconnected series. With the first film released in 1988, most entries focus, at least partially, on William Spanner, a powerful warlock who fights for good despite his evil lineage. An eighteenth film is in production.