"Masters of Horror" Dreams in the Witch-House (2005)

Director:

Stuart Gordon

Writers:

Dennis Paoli (teleplay) &
Stuart Gordon (teleplay) ...

TV Series:

"Masters of Horror" (2005)

Original Air Date:

4 November 2005 (Season 1, Episode 2)

Genre:

Horror

Plot:

A graduate student questions his sanity after he rents a room in an old boarding house which was the residence of a 17th Century witch, and he figures out that the evil forces still roam within the walls.

Plot Keywords:

Witch | Rat | Baby | Nightmare | Mother

Cast

Ezra Godden	...	Walter Gilman
Jay Brazeau	...	Mr. Dombrowski - Manager
Campbell Lane	...	Masurewicz
Chelah Horsdal	...	Frances Elwood
David Racz	...	Baby Danny
Nicholas Racz	...	Baby Danny
Yevgen Voronin	...	Brown Jenkin
Susanna Uchatius	...	Keziah Mason
Donna White	...	Librarian
Susan Bain	...	Psychologist
Terry Howson	...	Attendant
Anthony Harrison	...	Detective
David Nykl	...	CSI

Runtime:

55 min | Argentina:60 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

USA:TV-MA | Singapore:M18 | Italy:VM14 | Argentina:18 | Finland:K-18 (DVD) (self applied) (2007)

Company:

IDT Entertainment

Trivia:

In this movie it's the second time Ezra Godden has a character that wears a 'Miskatonic University' t-shirt in a Stuart Gordon film. The first one was Dagon (2001) where they both were involved.

Quotes:

Mr. Dombrowski - Manager: No pets, no parties, no loud music. This is a quiet building.
Walter Gilman: I'm a grad student at the university doing my thesis. I just need a quiet place to study.
Mr. Dombrowski - Manager: Student! Then I'm gonna need an extra months rent in advance.
Walter Gilman: I can't afford another month’s rent. You gotta... come on man, I really need this apartment.
Mr. Dombrowski - Manager: Well, I don't like renting to students. Young people, they have no respect.

Movie Connections:

Version of Curse of the Crimson Altar (1968)

Nightmares in the Witch-House

The university student Walter Gilman (Ezra Godden) moves to a very low-budget room in an old house. He becomes close to Frances Elwood (Chelah Horsdal), his next door neighbor, and her baby son Danny after saving them from a huge rat. While studying for his thesis, Walter listens to noises in the first floor, and finds the tenant Masurewicz (Campbell Lane) praying and hitting his head on a chair. The old man advises him about a rat with a man's face and a witch that would be after him, and offers a crucifix for his protection. Walter ignores the advice, and has nightmares along the night. When Frances asks Walter to be the babysitter of Bobby for a couple of hours, Walter is lured by the witch, who pretends to be Frances, and he is marked on his back. Later he realizes that the evil witch is Keziah Mason (Susanna Uchatius) and the rat is her assistant Brown Jenkin (Yevgen Voronin), and they want him to sacrifice Bobby in an ancient ritual to the devil.

This episode of "Masters of Horror" is a gore witch tale, with a good story and performances. I like this kind of horror movie that is not corny and in this case does not spare a baby and the lead character. It was good to see Stuart Gordon, the director of "Re-Animator" and "From Beyond", back in a good horror movie. I only regret that the show is less than fifty-five minutes running time and was released in Brazil in an expensive DVD. The series "Masters of Horror" is not aired on cable television in Brazil, and the viewer must rent or buy the DVD to see this series, and each episode is released in one DVD. Therefore, why not a box with all the episodes? My vote is seven.

Title (Brazil): "Sonhos na Casa da Bruxa" ("Dreams in the Witch-House")