Witchcraft

"After 300 years they are back."

1988 1h 35m EN

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3.8

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★3.8TMDB · 28

Horror

Synopsis

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A new mother and her child move into her mother-in-law's dark old mansion. She soon begns to suspect that neither the house nor her mother-in-law are quite what they seem to be.

“After 300 years they are back.”

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Cast

Anat Topol
Grace Churchill
Gary Sloan
John Stocton
Mary Shelley
Elizabeth Stocton
Deborah Scott
Linda
Alexander Kirkwood
Priest
Lee Kissman
Ellsworth
Ross Newton
William
Charles Grant
Dr. Adler

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Rob Spera
Writers: Jody Savin
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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ERA

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

MoodPlayr · trivia#01

2 / 8

CINEMA

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

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3 / 8

ERA

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Directed by Rob Spera, shot by Jens Sturup. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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

MoodPlayr · trivia#05

6 / 8

CAST

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Anat Topol and Gary Sloan and Mary Shelley carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

ERA

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Marketing tagline: "After 300 years they are back.".

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0245567 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Rob Spera directs. Jens Sturup behind the camera. Randy Miller scores. Tony Miller cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

138 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 Rob Spera, shot by Jens Sturup. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Randy Miller. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Tony Miller shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Anat Topol and Gary Sloan and Mary Shelley carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "After 300 years they are back.".
8IMDB entry: tt0245567 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 28 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Cinematography: Jens Sturup
Original score: Randy Miller
Editing: Tony Miller
Runtime: 95 min · 1h 35m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Original language: EN
Certification (US): R
IMDB: Witchcraft (1988)

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.