Story of movie Witchcraft 1988 Film : Witchcraft (also known as Witch and Warlock) is the first in the WitchCraft Horror Series of horror thriller films. The film was directed by Rob Spera from a screenplay written by Jody Savin. The film starred Anat Topol, Gary Sloan, Mary Shelley, Elizabeth Stocton, Deborah Scott, Alexander Kirkwood, Lee Kissman, and Ross Newton. The film was released on video in 1988, and re-released October 15, 1997, on DVD. The film is followed by Witchcraft II: The Temptress
| Witchcraft | |
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| Directed by | Rob Spera |
| Produced by | Jerry Feifer Yoram Barzilai |
| Written by | Jody Savin |
| Starring | Anat Topol Gary Sloan Mary Shelley |
| Music by | Randy Miller |
| Cinematography | Jens Sturup |
| Edited by | Tony Miller |
| Distributed by | Simitar Entertainment (USA, DVD) |
Release date | November 1988 |
Running time | 95 min |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Screenplay
As Grace Churchill is having her baby, disturbing visions flash in her mind that show two witches being burned at the stake. It is later learned that these two people are John and Elizabeth Stockwell, who were burned in the year 1687. The visions seem to stop once her baby, whom she names William, is born. Things get worse when she, her husband, and the baby temporarily move into her mother-in-law’s creepy old house. It’s here that the visions start returning, and all sorts of spooky events start happening around her, including a priest hanging himself in their backyard. Grace discovers that the two witches she saw burned at the stake are her husband and mother-in-law, and they claim William as theirs. As the two try to kill Grace in a Satanic ritual, they are killed by their mute butler, leaving Grace to save William.
- Anat Topol as Grace Churchill
- Gary Sloan as John Stockton / John Stockwell
- Mary Shelly as Elizabeth Stockton / Elizabeth Stockwell
- Deborah Scott as Linda
- Lee Kissman as Ellsworth
- Ross Newton as William
Although Witchcraft was unsuccessful in theaters, it became the first in the successful Witchcraft series of direct-to-video films. In reviewing the entire series, The A.V. Club called the film a ripoff of Rosemary's Baby, but also called it the best film in the entire series. John Stanley in his Creature Feature book gave the movie two out of five stars.
- Witchcraft (1988)
- Witchcraft II: The Temptress (1990)
- Witchcraft III: The Kiss of Death (1991)
- Witchcraft IV: The Virgin Heart (1992)
- Witchcraft V: Dance with the Devil (1993)
- Witchcraft VI: The Devil's Mistress (1994)
- Witchcraft VII: Judgement Hour (1995)
- Witchcraft VIII: Salem's Ghost (1996)
- Witchcraft IX: Bitter Flesh (1997)
- Witchcraft X: Mistress of the Craft (1998)
- Witchcraft XI: Sisters in Blood (2000)
- Witchcraft XII: In the Lair of the Serpent (2002)
- Witchcraft XIII: Blood of the Chosen (2008)
- Witchcraft XIV: Angel of Death (2016)
- Witchcraft XV: Blood Rose (2016)
- Witchcraft XVI: Hollywood Coven (2016)
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