Witchtrap (1989)

Witchtrap: Directed by Kevin Tenney. With James W. Quinn, Kathleen Bailey, Judy Tatum, Rob Zapple. Parapsychologists try to make an inn haunted by an evil witch’s ghost safe for guests.

“Witchtrap (1989) u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003e* (out of 4) u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eDeadly 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) doesnu0026#39;t believe any of the rumors but before long he learns that there really are evil spirits.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eDirector-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. Itu0026#39;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.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eI had all sorts of problems with this movie but the biggest was the fact that thereu0026#39;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 youu0026#39;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 theyu0026#39;re real? Scenes like that just drag out the running time and theyu0026#39;re just really boring. Not to mention thereu0026#39;s nothing overly special about the dialogue either. Another major problem is that the film is extremely uneven in regards to what itu0026#39;s trying to do. Iu0026#39;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 u0026quot;comedyu0026quot; is just stupid. If it was meant to be taken serious then the obnoxious cop is totally wrong.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThe 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, sheu0026#39;s gets completely naked, which is the only reason to watch this turkey.”