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Summary
A student and her photographer boyfriend visit an island off of Massachusetts to research a hotel supposedly haunted by a witch.
Good for
- Friends night
- Binge-friendly
- Drop-in friendly
Skip it if
- You scare easily
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 36GoodWatch 39
Letterboxd · 3 K ratings2.5/5
IMDb4.4
Audience score14%
Running time
1 h 35 min
A typical length for horror movies
typical 9595Half of all horror movies run 88–103 min.
Reach
Streams in 5 countries, rent or buy in 1 more
Released
1988
December 1, 1988
38 years ago
Genre
HorrorLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
Italy
Rated
- RUnited States
What's in it
- ViolenceMild
- Gore, disturbing imagesModerate
- Frightening scenesStrong
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesModerate
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightSolo WatchBinge-FriendlyDrop-in FriendlyPure EscapismNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 4 more16 people
- David HasselhoffGary
- Linda BlairJane Brooks
- Catherine HicklandLinda Sullivan
- Hildegard KnefLady in Black
- Annie RossRose Brooks
- Leslie CummingLeslie
- RCRobert ChampagneFreddie Brooks
- RFRick FarnsworthJerry Giordano
- MMMichael ManchesterTommy Brooks
- FCFrank CammarataTony Giordano
- VBVictoria BiggersSecretary
- ECEly CoughlinSatan
- KLKara LynchCindy
- Jamie HanesJon
- RLRichard LadenburgSheriff
- GSGeorge StevensFisherman
Directing · 1
- Fabrizio Laurenti Director
Writing · 2
- Harry Spalding Writer
- Daniele Stroppa Writer
Production · 2
- Joe D'Amato Producer
- Werner Pochath Casting
Camera · 1
- Gianlorenzo Battaglia Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- Rosanna Landi Editor
Sound · 2
- Randy Miller Original Music Composer
- Carlo Maria Cordio Original Music Composer
Art · 1
- Massimo Antonello Geleng Art Direction
Other crew · 2
- Brian Ricci Stunt Coordinator
- Maurizio Trani Special Effects
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Film 2 of 3 · after Ghosthouse · then Beyond Darkness
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GoodWatch score 44Film 1
- Witchcraft (Evil Encounters) (1988)
GoodWatch score 39You're here
- Beyond Darkness (1990)
GoodWatch score 33Film 3
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