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The House of Witchcraft

La casa del sortilegio

1989 ·1h 26m · ★ 5.8 (26)

A man discharged from the hospital after suffering a nervous breakdown is taken to a remote Italian villa by his strangely-behaving wife. But he has strong premonitions that the house is possessed by some force of witchcraft, which he has been experiencing in his recurring nightmare.

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Director

Umberto Lenzi Umberto Lenzi
16 horror films in catalog
Paranoia
Paranoia 1969
Oasis of Fear
Oasis of Fear 1971
Man from Deep River
Man from Deep River 1972
Seven Blood-Stained Orchids
Seven Blood-Stained Orchids 1972
Knife of Ice
Knife of Ice 1972
Eyeball
Eyeball 1975
Nightmare City
Nightmare City 1980
Eaten Alive!
Eaten Alive! 1980
Cannibal Ferox
Cannibal Ferox 1981
Ghosthouse
Ghosthouse 1988
The House of Witchcraft
The House of Witchcraft 1989
The Hell's Gate
The Hell's Gate 1989
The House of Lost Souls
The House of Lost Souls 1989
Hitcher in the Dark
Hitcher in the Dark 1989
Nightmare Beach
Nightmare Beach 1989
Black Demons
Black Demons 1991

Cast

Horror DNA

Gore
Bloodless Splatterfest
14
Slow Burn
Shock-driven Slow burn
50
Psychological
Straightforward Mind-bending
71
Supernatural
Grounded Otherworldly
100
Creature
Human threats Monster-driven
18
Disturbing
Tame Deeply unsettling
33
Fun Factor
Deadly serious Blast to watch
0
Cerebral
Popcorn horror Thinking horror
28
Survival
No survival element Fight for your life
33
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Content Warnings

Body Horror
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TMDB Keywords

nightmarerecurring dreamshape shiftervillawitch

Pairs Well With

H.P. Lovecraft's Witch House
H.P. Lovecraft's Witch House 2022
Dreams in the Witch House
Dreams in the Witch House 2005
Dark Places
Dark Places 1973
The Exorcist III
The Exorcist III 1990