Jun 16
Superstition (The Witch, 1982)
"Now, the Reverend Leahy has problems of his own to deal with. I wouldn't want your son to become another one. Will you please speak to him?"
"He is already lost to me. It took my husband, too. He will try to help her, protect her, and protect you too, until she no longer needs him."
"Who?"
"You'll see."
#superstition#the witch#video nasty#canadian cinema#1982#horror film#james w. roberson#galen thompson#michael o. sajbel#bret thompson plate#brad white#james houghton#albert salmi#lynn carlin#larry pennell#jacquelyn hyde#robert symonds#heidi bohay#maylo mccaslin#carole goldman#stacy keach sr#a lesser known nasty‚ at least not one that has ever drawn much attention in the uk (excepting for the whole DPP list thing) and i have no#idea why because this is solid supernatural slasher. for one thing it looks pretty great and the crew all seem to have been competent and#capable of making actual films (believe me‚ once you get to the bottom swill of the nasties list‚ that is far from a given). it also has#some truly impressive fx‚ gore and grue (precisely what caught the DPP's attention in the first place). there is a death by flying circular#saw in this that is absolutely jawdropping and had me replaying the scene to try and understand the mechanics behind the shot#ok the plot is hoary old nonsense and the script ain't much cop‚ but what do you want‚ a bargain basement Exorcist? this might not do#anything wholly new or original but what it does do it executes with flair and precision and no little style#honestly one of the standouts from my journey through the final third of the list
