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Stars: Chase Steven Anderson, Mandi Christine Kerr, Josh Sinyard, Christina Pykles, Jessie Bockenek, Joseph Lavender, Elizabeth Barrett, Mandee Bloodworth | Written by Joseph Lavender, Jarrod Musselwhite | Directed by Joseph Lavender

Ghost Witch tells of a group of paranormal investigators that, thanks to one of their number being rescued by a local girl at a pool party (yes, that’s one hell of a convoluted introduction), agree to spend the night at the house where said local girl – Mattie – was attacked by an angry spirit as a child, and where a Native American girl was brutally murdered two centuries ago. Once there, they are stalked and possessed as the truth about what happened there is revealed, as they all become unwilling participants in the ghost witch’s plan for vengeance.

Another slice of paranormal horror that is apparently “based on true events”, Ghost Witch is a cliched supernatural horror that was reportedly...

Burning Witches Records has a new Halloween mixtape cooking in the cauldron for a good cause, and we have details on the fundraising cassette and digital release for the World Wildlife Foundation in today's Horror Highlights, as well as home media release details for Ghost Witch and Kill or Be Killed.

Halloween Cassette Fundraiser for World Wildlife Federation: On Cassette Store Day, October 14th, Burning Witches Records will release Witches' Halloween Brew, a 19-song collection on cassette and digital featuring a wide range of synth-centric composers. Sequenced by Mondo/Death Waltz's Spencer Hickman and featuring artwork by Kimberley Holladay, profits from the collection will go to the World Wildlife Foundation. In addition to the digital release on Burning Witches' Bandcamp page, the album will be released on three cassette variants (see below) limited to 75 apiece. Here's the official track list (via Vehlinggo.com):

Xander Harris – “Burn Slow...

Director: Joseph Lavender. Writers: Joseph Lavender and Jarrod Musselwhite. Cast: Chase Steven Anderson, Mandi Christine Kerr and Josh Sinyard. Something slightly old is new again. Here, Ghost Witch is a movie made in 2015 which is repackaged. Previously known as The Legend of Seven Toe Maggie, this IndieGoGo funded film might stick. To name a few, it is now available on VOD outlets like Comcast, Amazon and iTunes. Writer/director Joseph Lavender spearheads this independent product which interprets a local urban legend and expands upon it. Sadly, this original story cannot be found online, but the mention of the Church where the ghost is found is revealed during the end credits. This filmmaker succeeds in giving better details to this tale because I love folklore rich in local flavour; and involving Native Americans. Cordele, Georgia is where the real myth came from. Lavender said the location has many different stories tied...

Joseph Lavender’s supernatural thriller Ghost Witch is coming to VOD this month courtesy of Wild Eye Releasing. In the tradition of Insidious and The Conjuring, Ghost Witch tells of a group of investigators that spend the night at the house where one of them was attacked as a child by the spirit of a murdered Native American girl.

Based on true events. Mattie enlists a group of paranormal investigators to spend the night at the haunted house where she was attacked by an angry spirit as a child, and where a Native American girl was brutally murdered two centuries ago. Once there, they are stalked and possessed as the truth about what happened there is revealed, as they all become unwilling participants in the ghost witch’s plan for vengeance.

Ghost Witch, which stars Mandi Christine Kerr (The Walking Dead) and Gregory French (The Walking Dead, Spider-Man: Homecoming, Sleepy Hollow...