Slightly tedious joint from Full Moon and Tempe during their few years together. Ariauna Albright is back as Lilith and is very good as she was in Witchouse. The film, like many of Tempe's movies, is a little raw yet this works in contrast to the clearly scripted elements of the film in scenes such as press interviews where the speech could sound more natural. A lot of the locals seem to think Lilith LeFey is a "rock chick" from Lilith Fair (have they not heard of Sarah McLauchlan!?!). Lunar edition of the DVD has a fascinating (but overlong) tour of Castel Film Romania, the studios where many Full Moon films were produced and several other interesting features. Tempe clearly love their movies to the same extent that Charles Band at Full Moon has neglected or abused his. Shame that it might be though, Tempe's passion hinders Full Moon's creativity. Loud rock score by SFB and 7 Months distracts from the story, special effects by David Barton are pretty good. Lilith rocks...perhaps she is at Lilith Fair after all!
15 Reviews
Nothing happens!
baconfats24 May 2006
Another Witchouse (this one, Blood Coven), another Romanian shoot. The film, like the first, is set in Covington county, MA, but was shot in and around Full Moon's Castel Studios in Bucharest. The "haunted house" exteriors is a local crematorium.
Best Quote: Soderquist: "If Clark could only use the power in his nasal passages for good instead of evil..." The only thing (or, I should say, person) keeping Blood Coven's head above water is the casting of Andrew Prine (of Grizzly fame!) in a dual role. While he's not given much to work with in an uninspired script, there's something about him that is eminently watchable.
You'll notice a bunch of "home movie" footage, I guess, cashing in on the Blair Witch craze the year prior (although director Bookwalter says it's an homage to his old movies directed in Cleveland...please...). The townspeople interviews shot in video were the only compelling thing in the flick, to be honest.
The build-up is OK. But the last fifteen minutes are some of the poorest creature v. human battles I've seen. Maybe worse than the Power Rangers. The special effects are so poor, and the action so dull, you'll be amazed that Band had this Bookwalter guy direct more crapfests for Full Moon.
Save your money.
Best Quote: Soderquist: "If Clark could only use the power in his nasal passages for good instead of evil..." The only thing (or, I should say, person) keeping Blood Coven's head above water is the casting of Andrew Prine (of Grizzly fame!) in a dual role. While he's not given much to work with in an uninspired script, there's something about him that is eminently watchable.
You'll notice a bunch of "home movie" footage, I guess, cashing in on the Blair Witch craze the year prior (although director Bookwalter says it's an homage to his old movies directed in Cleveland...please...). The townspeople interviews shot in video were the only compelling thing in the flick, to be honest.
The build-up is OK. But the last fifteen minutes are some of the poorest creature v. human battles I've seen. Maybe worse than the Power Rangers. The special effects are so poor, and the action so dull, you'll be amazed that Band had this Bookwalter guy direct more crapfests for Full Moon.
Save your money.
Even more witches
kosmasp13 August 2022
This is a sequel, but it has not much in common with the first movie. You can watch the movies (there are three of them alltogether)) in any order - or only one of them. Or none of them to be fair.
That being said, this is slightly better than the original. It still won't ever make it to any top horror movie list. Too little of everything (or anything) to make it - this rather breaks it (no pun intended). Quality is mixed - suspension of disbelief alone might not work either.
That being said, this is slightly better than the original. It still won't ever make it to any top horror movie list. Too little of everything (or anything) to make it - this rather breaks it (no pun intended). Quality is mixed - suspension of disbelief alone might not work either.
Best of the Witchouse trilogy
Katatonia18 June 2003
I enjoy all three of the Witchouse movies, but "Blood Coven" has to be my favorite for several reasons. For one, i thought the story was much more developed than the first film. Another reason, i was completely fooled by something in this movie...which is later revealed towards the end of the film. I won't reveal it, since it's such a great moment for first time viewers. There are scarce few films i can say truly fooled me in that way.
The DVD "Lunar Edition" from Tempe/Full Moon is one of the best DVD's a low budget movie could ever hope for. There are more special features than most major movie DVD releases.
I'm not saying Witchouse 2 is a perfect movie, it has it's faults as almost any low-budget film obviously does. But for a horror movie, it can hold it's own quite well.
The DVD "Lunar Edition" from Tempe/Full Moon is one of the best DVD's a low budget movie could ever hope for. There are more special features than most major movie DVD releases.
I'm not saying Witchouse 2 is a perfect movie, it has it's faults as almost any low-budget film obviously does. But for a horror movie, it can hold it's own quite well.
Unbelievably CRAP
disturbia7 March 2005
Anyone who says this is any good is a complete retard. It's absolute bollox.
For a start, the sound is out of sync. The witches look so complete GHEY it's ridiculous, and well frankly it's just complete tripe.
That and you get so mad with the cast being so stupid and slow that you find yourself saying ARE YOU COMPLETELY BRAINDEAD?
(Well obviously they are because they're in this film.)
The fact that people say this is better than the other ones makes me wonder just how utterly absurd they are.
Really, I could have done better with a camcorder and 3D studio max.
For a start, the sound is out of sync. The witches look so complete GHEY it's ridiculous, and well frankly it's just complete tripe.
That and you get so mad with the cast being so stupid and slow that you find yourself saying ARE YOU COMPLETELY BRAINDEAD?
(Well obviously they are because they're in this film.)
The fact that people say this is better than the other ones makes me wonder just how utterly absurd they are.
Really, I could have done better with a camcorder and 3D studio max.
This House is not a Home
Fraudzilla17 February 2024
I'm being generous when I say that the original Witchouse was not one of Full Moon's finer hours, yet somehow it seemed to have a sequel in the works before it was even released. I call it a sequel, but if we're being honest it's not really a sequel, it's just got actress Ariauna Albright playing an evil witch called Lilith in a completely unrelated plot that's almost the same.
Albright is introduced as a Professor leading a team of annoying students headed up by mouthy cameraman Norman (Nicholas Lanier) and blonde beauty Stephanie (Elizabeth Hobgood) to Massachusetts where 4 unmarked graves have been found. They are met with (supposed, we never really see it) hostility from the townsfolk regarding this, though Sherriff Harmon (Andrew Prine) feigns hospitality. As Norman and Stephanie search the town records for clues, a bone fragment getting into a cut on the professor's hand leads to her acting very strangely, and this all comes to a crescendo with the town's dark history of witch trials coming back to haunt them, and the students.
I take back every bad word I said about the original. It was bad but at least it felt like a Full Moon level production - this is the absolute pits. There's some Blair Witch style camcorder footage to roll eyes at, but truth be told the whole movie looks like it was shot with a potato.
I actually wasn't aware that this, and the first movie it turns out, were shot in Romania. We see that little exteriors that it can pass as small town America, but I do find myself bemused as to why you'd film a gothic themed horror in Romania and not just set it there?
The characters are nonexistent, the plot sparse at best (given and no scares so to speak of. This whole affair seems to be purely designed with the purpose of trying to make Lilith into a 'horror icon'
I'd be doing it a favour calling it disposable, this is actually really bad. I might rag on Full Moon, but they usually have something of a standard watchable level. This is so far below it, I honestly think they should be ashamed.
Albright is introduced as a Professor leading a team of annoying students headed up by mouthy cameraman Norman (Nicholas Lanier) and blonde beauty Stephanie (Elizabeth Hobgood) to Massachusetts where 4 unmarked graves have been found. They are met with (supposed, we never really see it) hostility from the townsfolk regarding this, though Sherriff Harmon (Andrew Prine) feigns hospitality. As Norman and Stephanie search the town records for clues, a bone fragment getting into a cut on the professor's hand leads to her acting very strangely, and this all comes to a crescendo with the town's dark history of witch trials coming back to haunt them, and the students.
I take back every bad word I said about the original. It was bad but at least it felt like a Full Moon level production - this is the absolute pits. There's some Blair Witch style camcorder footage to roll eyes at, but truth be told the whole movie looks like it was shot with a potato.
I actually wasn't aware that this, and the first movie it turns out, were shot in Romania. We see that little exteriors that it can pass as small town America, but I do find myself bemused as to why you'd film a gothic themed horror in Romania and not just set it there?
The characters are nonexistent, the plot sparse at best (given and no scares so to speak of. This whole affair seems to be purely designed with the purpose of trying to make Lilith into a 'horror icon'
I'd be doing it a favour calling it disposable, this is actually really bad. I might rag on Full Moon, but they usually have something of a standard watchable level. This is so far below it, I honestly think they should be ashamed.
Slightly better than the original
JimSthers18 October 2001
Not a Bad Movie
ultravox-120 March 2005
This was a very entertaining movie. Was very slow at the beginning but once things got going it had some good action and special effects. There is some minor flaws. First it was to easy to kill the witches. Not very challenging. also in the beginning when the 2 guys are sleeping and one guy is snoring very loudly the other guy wakes up and you see the clock it says 2:59 then flips to 3:00. then he calls him and throws the pillow at him and you see the clock again and its back to 2:59. Also the guy with the video camera is very lame. he has smart comments for everything... he is very annoying. other than that its a good movie. I recommend seeing it.
Better than the typical "FULL MOON" effort.
chekimonkey16 September 2000
Better than the typical "FULL MOON" effort for that very reason. There was obviously effort put into this film. It doesn't all work by any means but it's an interesting yarn told pretty well. A good effort from J.R. Bookwalter who leads the game cast, including Andrew Prine, through the paces. Much like "THE GODFATHER", this just might be better than the original "WITCHOUSE"...
Long Live Bookwalter!
The Creeper1 January 2003
J.R. Bookwalter is one of my favorite movie directors. He's given us horror favorites like "The Dead Next Door" and "Kingdom of the Vampire", and was the producer of the classic "Skinned Alive". He doesn't disappoint in this movie. Very original and great in all places. Also, the effects and make-up on the Witch are spectacular. I would recommend this movie to all horror fans.
10 out of 10
Fans of Horror Movies like this should Check out Puppet Master, Skinned Alive, Slumber Party Massacre, Sleep Away Camp, and other Full Moon Pictures flicks. For other recommendations, check out the other comments I have sent in by clicking on my name above this comment section.
10 out of 10
Fans of Horror Movies like this should Check out Puppet Master, Skinned Alive, Slumber Party Massacre, Sleep Away Camp, and other Full Moon Pictures flicks. For other recommendations, check out the other comments I have sent in by clicking on my name above this comment section.
Even though Witchouse wasn't goo enough to warrant a sequel, one was made, and a good one at that
aaronzombie20 September 2001
Warning: Spoilers
The first Witchouse was an o.k. Friday/Saturday night watch, but was nothing really special or original. When I saw the box for Witchouse II: Blood Coven I thought "Oh geez, they're gonna milk it aren't they?" However, after watching it I ate my words. It's actually a decent sequel.
!!!POSSIBLE SPOILERS!!!A group of scientists set up there lab in a spooky old mansion where witches were murdered years before. The leader becomes possessed by Lilith and turns most of the others into her army of demons.
Good story, effects, and o.k. acting. *** out of *****. I'm interested in seeing Witchouse 3: Demon Fire. Hopefully it will be even better than this one.
!!!POSSIBLE SPOILERS!!!A group of scientists set up there lab in a spooky old mansion where witches were murdered years before. The leader becomes possessed by Lilith and turns most of the others into her army of demons.
Good story, effects, and o.k. acting. *** out of *****. I'm interested in seeing Witchouse 3: Demon Fire. Hopefully it will be even better than this one.
Excellent job by Bookwalter
BHorrorWriter14 May 2001
I really liked the first Witchouse. I don't know why-It really was a ripoff of Night of the Demons, but it was good in a better-than-most-recent-Full Moon movies kinda way. I was very happy to hear there was a sequel in the works. The title was catchy, and It sounded like it was on the same line as the first. Well...It was not!
When I first saw this one, I was like...Ariauna Albright playing 3 characters--Lilith looked more like a Demon than a witch...Well, I watched it again...and was surprised.
I'd like to believe there was money invested in this movie. Not the typical $100 or so thousand dollars that each of the recent Full Moon movies seemed to made with. SURPRISE - It was made for $120,000. I felt the movie was shot brilliantly. It was gorgeous. The scenes in Romania, the country side....GORGEOUS! The whole recreating of Lilith was a new twist, and it worked. This very well could have been the first Witchouse, without a sequel. I did not like the idea of Lilth having Minions, only because I thought they looked very ridiculous. I did like the symbol that Lilith was given. Very creepy looking....I liked Ariauna as Lilith, and Dementina, but as the doctor, I thought she sucked...oh, well....I would really like to see a 3rd one!
This movie also had something most other Full Moon movies don't...A plot. Benjamin Carr is the writer for almost everything Full Moon releases...Not this one...This was written with a concept in mind..a good story..the element of the disease, the curse on the town, etc..very good....I just bought the DVD, but don't have it yet...I should by mid week..I can't wait to watch the extra stuff on it...
9 out of 10
When I first saw this one, I was like...Ariauna Albright playing 3 characters--Lilith looked more like a Demon than a witch...Well, I watched it again...and was surprised.
I'd like to believe there was money invested in this movie. Not the typical $100 or so thousand dollars that each of the recent Full Moon movies seemed to made with. SURPRISE - It was made for $120,000. I felt the movie was shot brilliantly. It was gorgeous. The scenes in Romania, the country side....GORGEOUS! The whole recreating of Lilith was a new twist, and it worked. This very well could have been the first Witchouse, without a sequel. I did not like the idea of Lilth having Minions, only because I thought they looked very ridiculous. I did like the symbol that Lilith was given. Very creepy looking....I liked Ariauna as Lilith, and Dementina, but as the doctor, I thought she sucked...oh, well....I would really like to see a 3rd one!
This movie also had something most other Full Moon movies don't...A plot. Benjamin Carr is the writer for almost everything Full Moon releases...Not this one...This was written with a concept in mind..a good story..the element of the disease, the curse on the town, etc..very good....I just bought the DVD, but don't have it yet...I should by mid week..I can't wait to watch the extra stuff on it...
9 out of 10
Lilith Shines In Quirky Vehicle
pantagruella2 January 2004
I don't expect much from films of this genre. I just hope to come away with some enjoyment. I'd say that Ariauna Albright's Lilith is the main attraction. The script is wordy and sometimes borders on literary competence. Certainly some lines made me smile at the wit. Others jarred.
The introductory sequence is rather grating. Dementia is attractive but she spoils things when she speaks.
The Blair Witch references don't generally work to the film's advantage. I thought the interview collage with the town's people was embarrassing rather than funny. However the camcorder sequence in the Witch House is effective.
Lilith's cohorts are very unconvincing in their movements. The conflict scenes are under par. The acting varies from unconvincing to adequate. The film's tone lurches in various directions. However the story does keep you guessing. Some pro-Lilith adherents will be disappointed with the denouement.
The introductory sequence is rather grating. Dementia is attractive but she spoils things when she speaks.
The Blair Witch references don't generally work to the film's advantage. I thought the interview collage with the town's people was embarrassing rather than funny. However the camcorder sequence in the Witch House is effective.
Lilith's cohorts are very unconvincing in their movements. The conflict scenes are under par. The acting varies from unconvincing to adequate. The film's tone lurches in various directions. However the story does keep you guessing. Some pro-Lilith adherents will be disappointed with the denouement.
Can you say boring?
bcameron115 December 2000
This movie tries to be serious and winds up being boring as hell and stupid. Not very entertaining at all. I gave this movie * star out of **** for the effort. Go rent something really scary, do not waste your money on this crap.
Shot on video crap...
hyann344422 May 2001
Another movie shot on video and film looked to fool us into thinking it was SHOT on film. Dammit!! I sure hope this little fad fades away. This movie would still have been no good had it been shot on film... bad acting, camera, you name it. Avoid it.
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