Bea Swanson This film is so real. It treats its characters with so much care and sensitivity.

Roy Hart If you're interested in the topic at hand, you should just watch it and judge yourself because the reviews have gone very biased by people that didn't even watch it and just hate (or love) the creator. I liked it, it was well written, narrated, and directed and it was about a topic that interests me.

Kien Navarro Exactly the movie you think it is, but not the movie you want it to be.

Cissy Évelyne It really made me laugh, but for some moments I was tearing up because I could relate so much.

Michael_Elliott Witchtrap (1989) * (out of 4) Deadly dull horror film about a group of ghost hunters and cops who enter an old mansion, which is said to be haunted by its previous owner. One cop (James W. Quinn) doesn't believe any of the rumors but before long he learns that there really are evil spirits.Director-writer Kevin Tenney was coming off WITCHBOARD and NIGHT OF THE DEMONS, two films that did extremely well on VHS and this here is the unofficial entry to the unofficial trilogy. It's easy to see why the director gained a cult following but I must say that this film here is about as pointless and worthless as you can get. Hey, I love horror movies of the 1980s but this one here is just a complete miss from start to finish.I had all sorts of problems with this movie but the biggest was the fact that there's just nothing here. The majority of the 91-minute running time are just boring characters talking about their boring situation and so many of these scenes should have been edited down. For example, take a look at the scene where the cop is having a discussion with his boss in a bar. This thing just drags on to the point where you'll want to throw something at the screen. And how many scenes do we need where the cop is putting down ghosts and having someone explain why they're real? Scenes like that just drag out the running time and they're just really boring. Not to mention there's nothing overly special about the dialogue either. Another major problem is that the film is extremely uneven in regards to what it's trying to do. I'm not sure if the film was meant to be taken serious or if it was a spoof of the genre. If it was a spoof then none of it was funny and most of the "comedy" is just stupid. If it was meant to be taken serious then the obnoxious cop is totally wrong.The director does offer up a couple bloody death scenes but certainly not enough to make the film worth sitting through. You fans of Linnea Quigley will be happy to see her here and yes, she's gets completely naked, which is the only reason to watch this turkey.

ManBehindTheMask63 Kevin S. Tenney wrote and directed two of my favorite 1980's horror films "Witchboard" and "Night of the Demons", so I had high expectations for "Witchtrap". Sadly, I was left disappointed.The plot concerns a group of psychic ghost hunters who team up with some skeptical cops to investigate a haunted mansion nick named "Slaughter House". "Witchtrap" features some of the worst acting I've ever seen. The acting is more wooden than a coffin. The only entertaining character is the lead played by James W. Quinn. He has some pretty funny lines and delivers a solid performance(not hard to do considering the rest of the cast's lack of talent). Yes, Linnea Quigley has a small role but she's wasted and killed quickly. However, she does show off the goods in a nice full frontal shower scene before she is offed.The soundtrack to Tenney's films are usually pretty solid and memorable. Not the case with "Witchtrap". Also the gore is minimal and the kills take place mostly off screen."Witchtrap" features an interesting "Notice" screen before the film begins telling you that "Witchtrap" is NOT a sequel to "Witchboard". Why this was necessary, I don't know. The guy on the cover of the VHS box is Malfeitor from "Witchboard" though...and Quinn also starred in "Witchboard"...ah, screw it, who knows. This notice is also on the back of the VHS box as well."Witchtrap" features death by shower head, "Piggy" from "Night of the Demons", possession, an exploding head, human meltdowns, and a serial killer magician.Till next time horror hounds and fright fanatics, beware the darkness...

Scarecrow-88 A team is assembled, granted access to a haunted Gothic mansion so that they can cure it of a ghost which might've caused the suicide of a famous magician. Agnes'(Judy Tatum) team (..including her mental medium husband, physical medium, and videographer), and three detectives assigned to protect them will find danger as Avery Lauter has gained access to our world, walking about as a spirit with the plan to gain immortality if his heart and ashes are rejoined in a Satanic ceremony.Tempers flare as increasing worry over safety and evacuating before the possibility of further violence might occur(one victim is stabbed in the throat by a shower rod!)splits the group in the desire to remain.Whitney(Kathleen Bailey), the physical medium(who emerged from a near death experience with the ability), suffers violent body shocks thanks to Lauter, who wishes to use her as a doorway into our world for good, her resistance holding him somewhat at bay. Felix(Rob Zapple), the mental medium, nearly dies while channeling Lauter while he was allowed to speak to the group through him. Detective Vicente(James W Quinn) is an unbeliever who finds his assignment a serious waste of time, and would prefer to be elsewhere. Vincente was roped into this assignment by his boss, Frank Murphy(Jack W Thompson)who threatened to not only fire him but his friend/partner, Jackson(Clyde Talley II)as well.The dialogue("I just seen our friend down there take more lead than a number two pencil")and performances(lots of shouting and harsh verbally heated exchanges) are more than a bit crude, but there are plenty of supernatural kill sequences which should leave a smile on the faces of gorehounds such as the aforementioned showerhead throat stab, a head explosion(Lauter could not allow a medium to inform the others of the hiding place of the urn containing his ashes), a bullet firing into the forehead on it's own(with the back of the skull spraying blood across the wall), and a victim pinned against a gate by a car operating without a mortal driver. Our cast must look out for flying weapons such as an ax and shovel, not mention a hostile groundsman possessed by a demon. Fans of melting effects do see a victim's body deteriorate(the face and hands)although it looks pretty much like a wax sculpture withering into skeletal remains. Hal Havins is Elwin, the groundskeeper who gives Vincente a hell of a problem, since he's in possession of a firearm, and especially after a very exhausting altercation in the basement. JP Luebsen is Avery Lauter, the evil spirit causing all the grief to those in his home. Linnea Quigley provides her slobbering admirers(like me)full frontal nudity before entering a shower, but is wasted in a nothing role, which is too bad.

bfan83 I watched this great little gem of a horror movie a few years ago, and I'm ashamed to admit it. But I totally forgot about it!! So, I popped it back into the VCR a few weeks back and loved every minute of it!! I have to admit, though, that most of the cast did a terrible job. Most of them overacted. But that's ok, because it's still a great movie. Linnea Quigley did an excellent job as usual. I just wish that she would've been in it longer. The film was very creepy and suspenseful. It reminded me a lot of Kevin Tenney's other films. Night of the Demons (a personal favorite!), and Witchboard. Both were very well done horror films that had a lot of atmosphere and suspense. I recommend anyone who is a fan of Linnea Quigley or low budget horror, in general to check out this flick if you can find it. I hear it's out of print. But if you can find it, GET IT! It's great and you won't regret it. Despite what the other people say. 9 out of 10! Great fun!!