there be many different version of this one float around and so make sure you can locate one of the unrated copy and otherwise some gore and one scene of nudity might be miss . some version also omit most of the opening sequence and other bit here and there . the cut i saw have the on screen title witchcraft represent evil encounter and be release by shriek show and who maintain the original u release title witchery for the dvd release . it a nice look print and seem to have all of the footage and but have some cropping or aspect ratio issue . in italy and it be release a la casa 4 ( witchcraft ) . the first two la casa release be actually the first two evil dead film ( retitled ) and the third la casa be another film by the same production company ( filmirage ) and which be best know here in america a ghosthouse . to make matter even more confusing and witchery be also release elsewhere a ghosthouse 2. except in germany and where ghosthouse 2 be actually the ogre represent demon 3. ok and i good just shut up now . i be start to confuse myself . regardless of the title and this be a very hit or miss horror effort . some of it be good and some of it isn not . i actually be into this film for the first half or so and but toward the end it become a senseless mess . a large and vacant hotel locate on an island about 50 mile from boston be the setting and a various people get pick off one by one by a german speaking witch ( hildegard knef ) . photographer gary ( david hasselhoff ) and who want to capture witch light and and his virginal writer girlfriend ( leslie cumming ) and who be study witchcraft and be shack up at the hotel without permission . along come real estate agent jerry ( rick farnsworth ) and who show off the property to potential buyer rise ( annie ross ) and freddie ( robert champagne ) brook . also tag along be their child while pregnant grown daughter jane ( linda blair ) and very young son tommy ( michael manchester ) and as well a oversexed architect linda sullivan ( catherine hickland hasselhoff wife at the time ) . once everyone be inside and their boat driver be kill ( hung ) and the boat disappears and so they find themselves trap and basically at the mercy of the lady in black . so what can you expect to find here . plenty of unpleasantries . one of the character have their lip sew shut and be then hung upside down in the fireplace and accidentally slow roast by the rest of the cast . there also a crucifixion and witch eat a dead baby and a swordfish through the head and someone set on fire and a possession and a sesame street tape recorder and the virgin get rap by some demon and a guys vein bulge and explode thanks to voodoo doll poke and some other stuff . from a technical standpoint and it a nice look film with pretty good cinematography and a decent score and good gore effect . the hotel or island setting be also pretty nice . blair ( particularly at the end ) and ross both seem like theyre have fun and knef be great a the evil witch . even though people like to ridicule hasselhoff these day and he not bad in his role and either . on the down side and despite all the gore and the film seem somewhat dull and it get monotonous after about an hour . the supernatural theme be muddle and confusing and too . when character be be sweep into the witch lair to be torture and kill and the filmmaker unwisely decide to superimpose the screaming actor over some silly look red spiral vortex effect that look supremely cheesy . and the witch lair itself be vacant and cheaply design with unfinished lumber . and while most of the cast be at least decent and a few of the performance ( particularly the actress who play hasselhoff girlfriend and the kid ) be so bad theyre constantly distract .