Witchcraft XVI: Hollywood Coven

2017 1h 22m EN

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2.4

SKIP

★2.4TMDB · 7

Horror

Synopsis

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A film crew shoots a gory movie with realistic special effects. The gore looks real, because it is. The film director, a evil warlock, need a blood sacrifice to complete his pact with Satan. Who better than the film's scream queen? Who will survive the final cut.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Molly Dougherty
Rose
Noël VanBrocklin
Sharon
Bernadette Pérez
Detective Lutz
Leroy Castanon
Detective Garner
Zamra Dollskin
Tara
Ernest Pierce
Jamal
Ryan Cleary
Will Spanner
Andrew Espinoza Long
Ivan

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: David Palmieri
Writers: Sean Abley
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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

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2 / 8

ERA

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Released 9 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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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by David Palmieri, shot by David Palmieri. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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

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7 / 8

CAST

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Molly Dougherty and Noël VanBrocklin and Bernadette Pérez carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt4760268 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

David Palmieri directs. David Palmieri behind the camera. Angela Nordeng cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

182 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
2Released 9 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 David Palmieri, shot by David Palmieri. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Editor Angela Nordeng shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Molly Dougherty and Noël VanBrocklin and Bernadette Pérez carry the top of the cast.
8IMDB entry: tt4760268 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 7 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Cinematography: David Palmieri
Editing: Angela Nordeng
Runtime: 82 min · 1h 22m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Original language: EN
IMDB: Witchcraft XVI: Hollywood Coven (2017)

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.