Fabrizio Laurenti (as Martin Newlin) directs Witchery (1988)
which was released in Italy as La Casa 4.
For those of you that didn’t know, The Evil Dead and Evil Dead 2 were
released in Italy as La Casa and La Casa 2, respectfully. This film was released as an unofficial
sequel to those hit films to capitalize on their popularity. Ghost House (1988) was released in Italy as
La Casa 3 and this film was the next in line for the series. Neither of these films have anything to do
with the popular Sam Raimi films or each other.
A rich family venture off to an island in There is also a photography couple looking to
discover the truth about the witches and the history of the hotel and they all
get stranded on the island during a storm.
Now, waiting for the day to break them each come face to face with the
nightmares of the building that begins to take them one by one.
Massachusetts to
buy an abandoned hotel only to discover that the former resident is still
living their but as a witch who wants to see them all dead.
The film has its moments including starring turns from Linda
Blair and David Hasselhoff and despite it being a very predictable horror film
the witch elements make it more interesting.
The film is not so much a slow burn but the decaying of each of the
ensemble of characters as you watch them become distanced from one another as
they die one by one.
The film will satisfy fans of ‘80s Italian productions but
audiences who don’t realize the genre (and country) of the film won’t be able
to appreciate the film for what it is.
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