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Dreams in the Witch-House

Name: Dreams in the Witch-House
Genre: Horror
Released: 2005-11-04
Duration: 55 min
Rating: 6.5
Cast: Ezra Godden, Campbell Lane, Jay Brazeau

Episode aired Nov 4, 2005
TV-MA
55m

IMDb RATING

6.5/10

5.5K

YOUR RATING

Horror

A graduate student questions his sanity after he rents a room in an old boarding house which was the residence of a 17th-century witch, and he discovers that the evil forces still roam withi... Read allA graduate student questions his sanity after he rents a room in an old boarding house which was the residence of a 17th-century witch, and he discovers that the evil forces still roam within the walls.A graduate student questions his sanity after he rents a room in an old boarding house which was the residence of a 17th-century witch, and he discovers that the evil forces still roam within the walls.

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IMDb RATING

6.5/10

5.5K

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Trivia
On the DVD commentary for another Stuart Gordon movie called From Beyond, Gordon and Brian Yuzna mention that they had planned to make an adaptation of Dreams in the Witch-House in the 1980s after the success of Re-Animator. From Beyond ended up getting made instead.

Quotes
Librarian: What are you doing here? This is a restricted area. The rare book room is always locked. How did you get in?
Walter Gilman: I don't know.
Librarian: How did you get this book? No one has permission to see the Necronomicon. No one! Who let you in?
Walter Gilman: Please... I...

Connections
Referenced in Guillermo del Toro's Cabinet of Curiosities: Dreams in the Witch House (2022)

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Review

Featured review

9/10

Delightful hour for horror fans

This simply works. Lovecraft's original adaptation may have been abused here, (and if you expect a short horror film to match your expectations from a book you read 25 years ago that's your problem) but I'm guessing most have never read it anyway. Surely not 5 star for effects or cast but nonetheless the story itself and main character's acting are fantastic. What I loved most about this show is that unlike most 'horror movies' these days, the final moments left me hanging, left me in suspense, criticizing the TV, and then they fixed it. Most shows are too lazy to clean up after themselves but this one, it takes care of that.

Certainly not anticlimactic. My review in summation is sit back for a 2 bit thrill ride and you will get your money's worth.