Witchcraft 13: Blood of the Chosen

"Their number is up."

2008 1h 29m EN

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★3.3TMDB · 14

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Synopsis

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Will Spanner, the reluctant heir to a dark legacy, is again thrown into battle against the forces of evil when a series of gruesome murders begins to take place. The victims are all brutally murdered in a ritualistic fashion - the heart is taken from each corpses. The victims also have something else in common with Will, something that the minions of darkness will stop at nothing to possess.

“Their number is up.”

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Cast

Tim Wrobel
Will Spanner/Will Stockton
Zoe Hunter
Skylar
Jennifer Lafleur
Dolores Stevens/Dolores Stockton
Lynn Michaels
Officer Gentry
Roxy Vandiver
Keely
Cesar Castillo
Clive
Anjanette Clewis
Leandra
Richard Flood
Officer White

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Mel House
Writers: Jeffrey Wolinski, Michael Wolinski
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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

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ERA

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Released 18 years ago.

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CINEMA

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

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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 Mel House, shot by William Leonardo Molina. 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 Robert Ybarra. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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

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CAST

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Tim Wrobel and Zoe Hunter and Jennifer Lafleur carry the top of the cast.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Mel House directs. William Leonardo Molina behind the camera. Robert Ybarra scores. William Leonardo Molina cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

189 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
2Released 18 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 Mel House, shot by William Leonardo Molina. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Original score by Robert Ybarra. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
7Editor William Leonardo Molina shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
8Tim Wrobel and Zoe Hunter and Jennifer Lafleur carry the top of the cast.
9Marketing tagline: "Their number is up.".
10IMDB entry: tt0473287 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
11Only 14 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Cinematography: William Leonardo Molina
Original score: Robert Ybarra
Editing: William Leonardo Molina
Runtime: 89 min · 1h 29m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Original language: EN
Certification (US): R
IMDB: Witchcraft 13: Blood of the Chosen (2008)

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.