Following the one-two punch of 1986’s Witchboard and 1988’s Night of the Demons — both of which yielded sizable profits in the video store market — filmmaker Kevin Tenney was eager to return to his independent roots and make a movie without interference. He and his team managed to raise $400,000 with the caveat that it had to be used within a short time frame. As a result, Tenney wrote the script in a mere six days.
The result is 1989’s Witchtrap, so named in a thinly-veiled effort to capitalize on his previous success. (The feature was preceded on VHS with a forthright notice to viewers: “This motion picture is not a sequel to Witchboard.”) The rushed script turned out to be only the first of several issues that would haunt the production.
Tenney populated the cast with amateur actors who had appeared in his early student films as a show of gratitude.
The result is 1989’s Witchtrap, so named in a thinly-veiled effort to capitalize on his previous success. (The feature was preceded on VHS with a forthright notice to viewers: “This motion picture is not a sequel to Witchboard.”) The rushed script turned out to be only the first of several issues that would haunt the production.
Tenney populated the cast with amateur actors who had appeared in his early student films as a show of gratitude.
- 6/15/2023
- by Alex DiVincenzo
- bloody-disgusting.com
Killer Collectibles highlights five of the most exciting new horror products announced each and every week, from toys and apparel to artwork, records, and much more.
Here are the coolest horror collectibles unveiled this week!
House of 1000 Corpses Figures from Neca
Neca is celebrating the 20th anniversary of Rob Zombie’s House of 1000 Corpses with a set of Little Big Head stylized figures. Otis Driftwood, Captain Spaulding, and Baby Firefly each measure between 5″ and 6″ tall and come packaged together in a window box. Due out in September, the set can be pre-ordered for $59.99.
David Cronenberg Print from Vanessa McKee
David Cronenberg celebrated his 80th birthday this week, and he’s still churning out provocative and though-provoking movies with no signs of slowing down. From The Brood to Crimes of the Future, Vanessa McKee pays tribute to his legacy with a gorgeous illustration. 9×12 prints come signed by the artist for...
Here are the coolest horror collectibles unveiled this week!
House of 1000 Corpses Figures from Neca
Neca is celebrating the 20th anniversary of Rob Zombie’s House of 1000 Corpses with a set of Little Big Head stylized figures. Otis Driftwood, Captain Spaulding, and Baby Firefly each measure between 5″ and 6″ tall and come packaged together in a window box. Due out in September, the set can be pre-ordered for $59.99.
David Cronenberg Print from Vanessa McKee
David Cronenberg celebrated his 80th birthday this week, and he’s still churning out provocative and though-provoking movies with no signs of slowing down. From The Brood to Crimes of the Future, Vanessa McKee pays tribute to his legacy with a gorgeous illustration. 9×12 prints come signed by the artist for...
- 3/17/2023
- by Alex DiVincenzo
- bloody-disgusting.com
Hookers! Devil worshippers! A naughty teenage voyeur! A deadly knife, a lethal sedan and a chainsaw-wielding psychopath! Nasal Spray! CineSavant breaks with the disc-reviewing norm and abandons journalistic integrity. Well, not really, but it is a heck of a lot of fun to finally review a film I edited 32 years ago, on a happy moviemaking money-losing vacation from Cannon Films’ advertising department.
Night Visitor
Blu-ray
Scorpion Releasing
1989 / Color / 1:78 widescreen / 93 min. / Street Date June (?), 2020 / available through Ronin Flix and Diabolik DVD / 22.99
Starring: Allen Garfield, Elliott Gould, Derek Rydall, Michael J. Pollard, Shannon Tweed, Richard Roundtree, Teresa Van der Woude, Teri Weigel, Scott Fults, Brooke Bundy, Henry Gibson, Kathryn Kimler, Kathleen Bailey.
Cinematography: Peter Jenson
Film Editor: Glenn Erickson
Original Music: Parmer Fuller
Art Direction: Gyongyver Sovago
Still Photographer: Elizabeth Ward
Unit Production Manager, Associate Producer: Richard J. Abramitis
Written by Randal Viscovich
Produced by Alain Silver
Directed by Rupert Hitzig...
Night Visitor
Blu-ray
Scorpion Releasing
1989 / Color / 1:78 widescreen / 93 min. / Street Date June (?), 2020 / available through Ronin Flix and Diabolik DVD / 22.99
Starring: Allen Garfield, Elliott Gould, Derek Rydall, Michael J. Pollard, Shannon Tweed, Richard Roundtree, Teresa Van der Woude, Teri Weigel, Scott Fults, Brooke Bundy, Henry Gibson, Kathryn Kimler, Kathleen Bailey.
Cinematography: Peter Jenson
Film Editor: Glenn Erickson
Original Music: Parmer Fuller
Art Direction: Gyongyver Sovago
Still Photographer: Elizabeth Ward
Unit Production Manager, Associate Producer: Richard J. Abramitis
Written by Randal Viscovich
Produced by Alain Silver
Directed by Rupert Hitzig...
- 8/29/2020
- by Glenn Erickson
- Trailers from Hell
Witness the evil in the Lauder House in Kevin Tenney's supernatural horror film Witchtrap (1989), starring James Quinn and Linnea Quigley, and coming out on Blu-ray / DVD courtesy of Vinegar Syndrome this March.
Witchtrap Blu-ray / DVD: "This item will be released on March 28, 2017.
For years, the Lauder House has been plagued by strange and violent occurrences. Unexplained deaths and seemingly supernatural activities have scared away all prospective tenants and buyers, but now its owners have decided to turn the old mansion into a bed and breakfast. Follow a team of paranormal experts as they attempt to remove the demonic forces and cleanse the property of all evil, through the use of a special device designed to lure in and trap evil spirits. But as soon as they arrive the violence begins again, as members of the team begin to meet increasingly bloody fates…
Director Kevin Tenney’s (Night Of The Demons...
Witchtrap Blu-ray / DVD: "This item will be released on March 28, 2017.
For years, the Lauder House has been plagued by strange and violent occurrences. Unexplained deaths and seemingly supernatural activities have scared away all prospective tenants and buyers, but now its owners have decided to turn the old mansion into a bed and breakfast. Follow a team of paranormal experts as they attempt to remove the demonic forces and cleanse the property of all evil, through the use of a special device designed to lure in and trap evil spirits. But as soon as they arrive the violence begins again, as members of the team begin to meet increasingly bloody fates…
Director Kevin Tenney’s (Night Of The Demons...
- 2/10/2017
- by Tamika Jones
- DailyDead
How do you make a haunted inn safe enough to ensure that guests will check in and out? An eclectic team of paranormal investigators are assembled to find the answer to that question in Witchtrap. Fans of the 1989 horror film from Kevin Tenney (Night of the Demons) will be pleased to know that Vinegar Syndrome has plans to release the movie on Blu-ray next year.
According to Blu-ray.com, Vinegar Syndrome will release Witchtrap sometime in early 2017. Although a release date, special features, and cover art have yet to be revealed, we'll keep Daily Dead readers updated on further details. In the meantime, we have the film's official synopsis (via Blu-ray.com) and a look at the movie's German trailer below.
Synopsis: "An old mansion on a seclude spot of prime real estate is inherited by a man from his long deceased uncle who died brutally on the premises. The...
According to Blu-ray.com, Vinegar Syndrome will release Witchtrap sometime in early 2017. Although a release date, special features, and cover art have yet to be revealed, we'll keep Daily Dead readers updated on further details. In the meantime, we have the film's official synopsis (via Blu-ray.com) and a look at the movie's German trailer below.
Synopsis: "An old mansion on a seclude spot of prime real estate is inherited by a man from his long deceased uncle who died brutally on the premises. The...
- 11/9/2016
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
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