USA, 1986
98m
35mm film, colour, 1.85:1
mono, English
An American horror film directed by Kevin S. Tenney.
Plot Summary
Linda becomes obsessed with a ghost she contacted via Ouija board and her boyfriend Jim has to team up with her ex to drive out the evil spirit that has possessed her.
Credits
Crew
Directed by: Kevin S. Tenney
© 1986 Paragon arts Partners, Ltd
Paragon Arts International [logo] A Kevin Tenney film
Executive Producer: Walter Josten
Supervising Producer: Ron Mitchell
Produced by: Gerald Geoffray
Associate Producers: Roland Carroll, Patricia Bando-Josten, Donna Reynolds, Bolton Sullivan
Written by: Kevin S. Tenney
Director of Photography: Roy H. Wagner
Editing: Daniel Duncan, Stephen J. Waller
Music: Dennis Michael Tenney
Theme Performed by: Steel Breeze
Theme Composed by: Dennis Michael Tenney
Sound: Lee Haxall
Costume Designer: Merrill Greene
Make-up Artist: John Blake
Special Effects: Tassilo Baur
Art Director: Sarah Burdick
Casting: Rebecca Boss
Cast
Todd Allen (Jim)
Tawny Kitaen (Linda)
Stephen Nichols (Brandon)
Kathleen Wilhoite (Zarabeth)
Burke Byrnes (Lieutenant Dewhurst)
James W. Quinn (Lloyd)
Rose Marie (Mrs Moses)
Judy Tatum (Dr Gelineau)
Gloria Hayes (Wanda)
J.P. Luebsen (Malfeitor)
Susan Nickerson (Chris)
Ryan Carroll (Roger)
Kenny Rhodes (Mike)
Clare Bristol (anchorman)
Alternative Titles
La cuija asesina – Mexico
Démoni játék – Hungary
Diabelska plansza – Poland
Er der nogen? – Denmark
Espírito Assassino – Brazil
Häxkitteln – Finland (Swedish)
Noiduttu ympyrä – Finland
Ouija – Canada (French), France
Ploca zla – Yugoslavia (Croatian)
Spiritika – Italy
Witchboard – Die Hexenfalle – West Germany
Witchboard (Juego diabólico) – Spain
Παιχνίδι μαγείας και θανάτου – Greece (video)
Колдовская доска – Soviet Union
死霊の世界ウィッチ・ボード – Japan
Links
Extracts included in
Making Witchtrap with Director Kevin Tenney (2017)
Progressive Entrapment: The Making of Witchboard (2014)
Rewind This! (2013)
Sequels
Witchboard 2: The Devil’s Doorway (1993)
Witchboard III: The Possession (1995)
Remake
Witchboard (2024)
References
Periodicals
- Fangoria vol.7 no.68 October 1987) p.19 – illustrated video review (The Video Eye of Dr Cyclops)
- Fangoria no.238 November 2004) p.70 – DVD review (DVD dungeon by Matthew Kiernan)
- The Hollywood Reporter vol.296 no.21 (18 March 1987) p.12
- Monthly Film Bulletin vol.54 no.644 (September 1987) p.286
- Variety 21 January 1987 p.20
Books
- The Aurum Film Encyclopedia: Horror by Phil Hardy (ed.) p.403
- The Films of the Eighties by Robert A. Nowlan and Gwendolyn Wright Nowlan p.639
- Frightfest Guide to Ghost Movies by Axelle Carolyn p.135
- Horror and Science Fiction Films IV by Donald C. Willis p.561
- Horror Films of the 1980s by John Kenneth Muir pp.553-554 – credits, synopsis, review
