Witchcraft IX: Bitter Flesh

1997 1h 32m EN

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★2.1TMDB · 12

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Synopsis

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Will Spanner, parted from his body, finds a hooker who can hear him; meanwhile Detectives Lutz and Garner investigate a string of murders seemingly tied to ancient Egypt.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Landon Hall
Sheila
David Byrnes
Will Spanner
Stephanie Beaton
Det. Lucy Lutz
Mikul Robins
Garner
Julius Antonio
Jack / Kofu
Leah Kourtne Ballantine
Keli
Joseph Haggerty
Fontana
Christian Malmin
John

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Michael Paul Girard
Writers: Stephen Downing
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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ERA

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

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2 / 7

CINEMA

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

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Michael Paul Girard, shot by Jeff Gatesman. 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 Michael Paul Girard. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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CAST

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Landon Hall and David Byrnes and Stephanie Beaton carry the top of the cast.

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6 / 7

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0118181 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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7 / 7

WILD

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Only 12 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Michael Paul Girard directs. Jeff Gatesman behind the camera. Michael Paul Girard scores. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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129 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Part of the "Witchcraft Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
3Directed by Michael Paul Girard, shot by Jeff Gatesman. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Michael Paul Girard. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Landon Hall and David Byrnes and Stephanie Beaton carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt0118181 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 12 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Cinematography: Jeff Gatesman
Original score: Michael Paul Girard
Production design: Helmut Dusek
Runtime: 92 min · 1h 32m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Original language: EN
IMDB: Witchcraft IX: Bitter Flesh (1997)

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.