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A witch put to death in 1692 swears vengeance on her persecutors and returns to the present day to punish their descendants.A witch put to death in 1692 swears vengeance on her persecutors and returns to the present day to punish their descendants.A witch put to death in 1692 swears vengeance on her persecutors and returns to the present day to punish their descendants.
Billy Jayne
- Justin Leahy
- (as Billy Jacoby)
Bennett James
- Arty
- (as Bennett Liss)
Joshua Cadman
- Arlen
- (as Josh Cadman)
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- TriviaSuperstition was extremely popular on pre-cert video in the UK on the VTC label in the early 1980s. It was so popular that it actually got a subsequent cinema release in 1984, under the title "The Witch", courtesy of Bordeaux Films International. This is one of the few times a video release was followed up by a theatrical release, rather than the other way around. It was then re-released by Stablecane under the title "The Witch", again on video shortly afterward.
- GoofsDuring the flashback to 1692, as Father Andrew is getting murdered, they show his feet are shown flailing about. Problem is the materials (e.g. neoprene) used in his sandals would not be invented for another 250 years.
- Alternate versionsGerman version was cut for violence by 65 seconds to secure a FSK-18 rating, despite that, the BPjM still indexed the film from 1989-2012. The FSK-16 rated version was cut a bit further by additional 35 seconds. Only in 2013 the uncut version was granted a FSK-18 rating.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Video Nasties: Draconian Days (2014)
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A 17th century executed witch kills anybody who enters a house that was built on the site of her execution.
Supernatural horror that plays out like a slasher movie with many inventive deaths every 10 minutes or so. This is well paced and there is plenty of good gore, including an exploding head in a microwave, death by an escaped circular saw, spike through forehead, and so on. This was made during the Golden Age of the slasher movie and certainly gives good value for money. Give me 1980's effects and vibe any day over 21st century CGI and remakes!
Original title in 1982 was Superstition. It did appear on the seizure list during the Video Nasties farce but was given a rerelease as The Witch in 1985. Sadly this film appears to be something of a forgotten one, I can't even reference in it in my collection of horror movie books. It really does deserve a DVD/BR release so that a new audience can see it.
- Stevieboy666
- Jun 9, 2018
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