Witchcraft VIII: Salem's Ghost

1996 1h 30m EN

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2.8

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★2.8TMDB · 12

Horror

Synopsis

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A young happy couple move into a “dream home” only to find it is a gateway for occult powers.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Lee Grober
Sonny Dunaway
Kim Kopf
Mary Ann Dunaway
Tom Overmyer
McArthur
David Weills
Mitch Baker
Anthoni Stewart
Gayle Baker
Mai-Lis Holmes
Cathy
William Frederick Knight
Dean Simpson
John E. Holiday
Fred Victor

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Joseph John Barmettler
Writers: Joseph John Barmettler
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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

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2 / 8

MONEY

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Shot for just $0.0M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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3 / 8

ERA

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

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4 / 8

CINEMA

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

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5 / 8

WORLD

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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

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7 / 8

DIRECTOR

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

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8 / 8

CAST

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Lee Grober and Kim Kopf and Tom Overmyer carry the top of the cast.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Joseph John Barmettler directs. Denis Maloney behind the camera. Miriam Cutler scores. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

190 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
2Shot for just $0.0M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
330 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
4Part of the "Witchcraft Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
5Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
6Directed by Joseph John Barmettler, shot by Denis Maloney. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
7Original score by Miriam Cutler. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
8Lee Grober and Kim Kopf and Tom Overmyer carry the top of the cast.
9IMDB entry: tt0114959 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Only 12 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Cinematography: Denis Maloney
Original score: Miriam Cutler
Production design: Helmut Dusek
Costume design: Marcelle Chamlee
Runtime: 90 min · 1h 30m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $48,000
Original language: EN
IMDB: Witchcraft VIII: Salem's Ghost (1996)

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.