Witchboard

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First-time feature director-writer Kevin S. Tenney imbues his picture with a surprisingly slick sense of style and employs some clever camerawork when the narrative warrants it, refusing to bore the viewer with the endless evil-point-of-view shots favored by so many other horror directors.

The New York Times by Caryn James

The very best I can say is that Witchboard should encourage struggling film makers. Watch it and think, ''I can do better than that!''

Miami Herald by Hal Boedeker

Junk, but amusing junk. [17 Mar 1987, p.B5]

Los Angeles Times by Michael Wilmington

Witchboard is smarter, and better acted, than much of its bloody competition. But it isn't crazy or original enough to stand too far above them. It's makers and its monsters alike deserve the same salutation: Better luck next time. [16 Mar 1987, p.8]

Washington Post by Richard Harrington

A thrill-an-hour distraction that promises much more than it delivers.