Witchcraft XII: In the Lair of the Serpent

2004 1h 28m EN

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★2.0TMDB · 10

Horror

Synopsis

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One night in a dark nightclub, Jeff meets the beautiful and mysterious Tisa; Jeff is never seen alive again. Jeff's sister Cindy seeks the help of family friend Will Sparrow! As Will examines Jeff's death, he stumbles into a web of evil as old as time itself. He learns that Tisa is part of an evil coven of beautiful women that worship a long forgotten snake god, Malleus. The women of the cult must seduce men and lure them to their deaths to fulfill an ancient prophecy and unleash the ultimate evil upon the earth! Will is put in a life and death situation by going undercover, so that he alone may unlock the horrible secret before it is too late.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Chip James
Will Spanner
Janet Tracy Keijser
Cindy Lawton
Garrett Clancy
Tom Greaves
Bruce Blauer
Jeff Lawton
Monika Wild
Tisa
Zenova Braeden
Kyra
Savvy Brown
Rana
Trisha Berdot
Lia (as Tricia Berdot)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Brad Sykes
Writers: Brad Sykes
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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88 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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2 / 8

ERA

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Released 22 years ago.

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3 / 8

CINEMA

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

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4 / 8

ERA

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Brad Sykes, shot by Jeff Leroy. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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

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7 / 8

DIRECTOR

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

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8 / 8

CAST

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Chip James and Janet Tracy Keijser and Garrett Clancy carry the top of the cast.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Brad Sykes directs. Jeff Leroy behind the camera. Thavius Beck scores. Jeff Leroy cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

188 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
2Released 22 years ago.
3Part of the "Witchcraft Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
5Directed by Brad Sykes, shot by Jeff Leroy. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Original score by Thavius Beck. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
7Editor Jeff Leroy shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
8Chip James and Janet Tracy Keijser and Garrett Clancy carry the top of the cast.
9IMDB entry: tt0346147 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Only 10 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Cinematography: Jeff Leroy
Original score: Thavius Beck
Editing: Jeff Leroy
Runtime: 88 min · 1h 28m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Original language: EN
Certification (US): NR
IMDB: Witchcraft XII: In the Lair of the Serpent (2004)

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.