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FULL MOON PICTURES and our favorite cult director, J.R. BOOKWALTER, unleash the terror of Lilith and her coven in WITCHOUSE II: BLOOD COVEN! This marks BOOKWALTER's much anticipated (and too long absence from) the director's chair, and what a welcome return it is!!! He serves us up a tasty treat of witches and acolytes in a tale of terror that makes us want to go digging in the dirt to stir up some witches of our own!! WITCHOUSE II: BLOOD COVEN is a wickedly delicious trek into the world of darkness and mayhem that could only come from J.R. BOOKWALTER and FULL MOON PICTURES! The scene opens from the lens of a camcorder (reminiscent of BOOKWALTER's earlier moviemaking career, oh yeah, and that other movie where the kids went into the woods and DIED!) and follows the path of two missing students and their last little "frolic" trip through the woods to have fun, but fun is not what they findÉ What's that out in the dark? Slice and dice and then no more! Four ancient bodies have been found in Covington County and Professor Sparrow (ALBRIGHT) must make a journey to the burial site with her students and do a little research. Who's bodies and why are they here? Pull some DNA samples and dig in the dirt a little. Find out who they are and get them properly buried so that a mall can built on the site. The local sheriff wants the whole deal dead and buried so the mall can go in as quickly as possible. They do not quite feel welcome. Research facilities are set up in a beautiful gothic mansion, and the team gets to work, yet not much can be found about the bodies. Due to the rich and dark past of Covington County they believe the bodies belong to witches, but they will not get much help from the locals who used to burn witches in the town square. Research is underway and DNA samples are ready to be taken. Sparrow cuts away at one of the skulls. Suddenly the bone cutter slips and slices into her fingers, giving Lilith her entrance back into the world. Sparrow's transformation begins with her eyes and mannerisms, which are not overlooked by her students or the local sheriff. The Team gets closer and closer to discovering the truth behind the four bodies. A meeting with the town historian provides the dark truth behind the town's history and the story of Lilith. A pact was made between the witch and the town to heal the sick, however Lilith and her coven were betrayed by the town and murdered. The possibility that these four bodies could be Lilith and her coven lead to a town investigation ala THE BLAIR WITCH PROJECT. The team is not too thrilled to realize they are set up in the WITCHOUSE, the site of mass murder and vicious deeds. They head back to tell the rest of their crew about their findings, but Lilith is planning her return to power. She slams DNA into a team member via a syringe to the forehead! She sits perched upon the bed while her acolyte arises, eyes glowing red and wicked grin plastered upon his face. The WITCH is BACK! In true horror fashion, J.R. BOOKWALTER delivers with maximum impact the creepy and spine-tingling jumps that make Lilith and her acolytes come alive in a dark spooky house! The power is out, the phone is dead, the witch is on the loose and one by one the students are becoming her acolytes. Don't take too long in the WITCHOUSEÉ The camcorder battery is running low... Lights out! Will anyone make it out alive? Grab WITCHOUSE II: BLOOD COVEN at your local video store, http://www.tempevideo.com and http://www.fullmoonpictures.com NOW! PRODUCTION NOTES AhhhhÉ.. GloriousÉ. Wickedly deliciousÉ.. J.R. BOOKWALTER makes his way into the 35mm world with a killer bang! Known for top notch cult movie fare, J.R. BOOKWALTER has been dishing out his ultra-horror movies for 15 years and we deeply anticipated this much welcome return to cinematic excellence!! His first 35mm movie and beautifully orchestrated from start to finish! One cannot compare to the look and quality that film deliver and in BOOKWALTER's hands it becomes pure magic! He simply knows cinematic language better than most low-budget moviemakers and fully shows it off in WITCHOUSE II: BLOOD COVEN! Incredible sweeping imagery, wonderful use of color, great special effects and awesome action sequences!! No stranger to the low-budget movie world, J.R. BOOKWALTER has helmed some of the best independent horror movies of all time! He hits high notes by getting into the action of the movie and making it translate (all importantly) to the screen. The camera moves. It sweeps. It pans. It dollies. It flies! It is not locked down like a third party watching from the corner of the room. It gets into the story and makes you get into the story!! You get your standard FULL MOON fare to the max and the added bonuses are not comparable to anything else you've seen! The making of featurette, "Dispelling Rumors" is a full 29 minute feast to the senses as J.R. BOOKWALTER takes you deep into the lairs of FULL MOON PICTURES and the behind the scenes action of WITHCHOUSE II:BLOOD COVEN! PLUS killer music videos of "Starting Over" , by 7 MONTHS, and SFB's "Nothingland"! The DVD packs the most punch of any DVD we've seen to date! Check it out! • Widescreen 16:9-enhanced transfer (1.85:1 aspect ratio) • Dolby Digital 5.1 surround mix (a Full Moon first!) • Extended director's cut version (79 mins.) • Feature commentary by director J.R. Bookwalter, stars Andrew Prine & Ariauna Albright and supervising sound editor Chris M. Jacobson • "Disspelling Illusions: The Making of WITCHOUSE 2" (29 mins.) •Tempe/Full Moon trailer reel with optional commentary by director J.R. Bookwalter, actress Ariauna Albright and Tempe pal Jeffrey "Spud" Scaduto. Trailers include: THE DEAD NEXT DOOR, SKINNED ALIVE, OZONE, POLYMORPH, BLOODLETTING, SHRIEKER, CURSE OF THE PUPPETMASTER, FILMONSTERS!, TALISMAN, WITCHOUSE preview teaser, WITCHOUSE, WITCHOUSE 2: BLOOD COVEN (22 mins.) • Bios & filmographies of director J.R. Bookwalter and stars Andrew Prine and Ariauna Albright • Bloopers & outtakes reel (12 mins.) • "Bucharest or Bust!", a tour of Romania with director J.R. Bookwalter and actress Ariauna Albright (30 mins.) • "Start It Over" music video by 7 Months (6 mins.) • "Nothingland" music video by SFB (4 mins.) • "THE DEAD NEXT DOOR: 15 Years in 15 Minutes" promotional featurette (16 mins.) • Introduction by director J.R. Bookwalter (2 mins.) • Behind-the-scenes preview (2 mins.) • DVD-ROM extras include still gallery and original screenplay • Current Full Moon Pictures trailers We mean it! Run fast to your local video store or order direct from http://www.tempevideo.com and http://www.fullmoonpictures.com! 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