Psyched by the 4D Witch (A Tale of Demonology) (1972)

User Rating:

3.3/10   

Director:

Victor Luminera

Writer:

Victor Luminera (writer)

Genre:

Fantasy | Horror

Tagline:

You won't believe your eyes!

Plot:

Novice witch Cindy is transported into a world of safe sex by the voice of Abigail from the 17th century. |

Plot Keywords:

Witch | Virgin | Vampire | Psychedelic | Magic

Cast

Margo	...	Cindy
Esoterica	...	The Witch
Tom Yerian	...	The Vampire
Kelly Guthrie	...	Mr. Jones
Sandra Lane
Don Markos
Lila Beatty
George Eagle
Annette Williams
Jason Peters
Gigi Suzette

Runtime:

81 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

USA:R

Company:

New Art Films

Trivia:

This movie does not contain any sound recorded during shooting. None of the characters can be heard speaking. The entire sound track consists of voiceovers, music, and sound effects.

Soundtrack:

Beware of the 4-D Witch!

Annoying, dumb, and occasionally dull but worth watching just for the sheer strangeness of it all

I've seen plenty of incredibly strange films. "The Holy Mountain", "Eraserhead", "Awakening of the Beast", and "Zardoz" all stick out in particular when it comes to uncompromising surrealism. Some of them I loved ("Eraserhead") and others I found to be just a bit too silly ("Zardoz"). However, they all weirded me out. "Psyched by the 4D Witch" is now added to the list. Its annoying, dumb, and a bit repetitive, but its one of the most bizarre things I've witnessed. I'd be hard pressed to think of a film that absolutely refuses to follow the laws of narrative cinema as much as this one.

The film is told almost entirely with psychedelic effects. Its obviously a low-budget production and it shows. The films often resemble silent home movies with narration or vintage stag films. One a technical scale, this is one amazingly inept film. However, its fascinating because I'm completely clueless as to what the director was trying to achieve. Is it erotica, horror, or (most likely) a compete head trip? Whatever it is, its stranger than all belief. Its also pretty funny at moments, with some the most pretentious narration this side of Ed Wood and some very awkward sexual dialog. Its crammed full of quotable and off the wall lines. "Psyched by the 4D Witch" is bound to give you a headache but its a truly amazing bad film. (6/10)