The Witch's Dungeon: 40 Years of Chills (2006) (V)

Director:

Dennis Vincent

Writers:

Cortlandt Hull (poem)
Tomi Saviste (narration)

Release Date:

2006 (USA)

Genre:

Documentary

Plot:

A look behind the scenes at Cortlandt Hull's "The Witch's Dungeon," a movie-themed Halloween attraction in Bristol, Connecticut -- now the longest-running show of its type in the United States. |

Cast

Forrest J Ackerman	...	Himself
Karen Allen	...	Herself
Ricou Browning	...	Himself
Bob Burns	...	Himself
Veronica Carlson	...	Herself
Ben Chapman	...	Himself
Kurt Coble	...	Himself
June Foray	...	Herself
Basil Gogos	...	Herself
Charles Herbert	...	Himself
Sara Karloff	...	Herself
Christopher Lee	...	Himself
Bela Lugosi Jr.	...	Himself
Caroline Munro	...	Herself
Cassandra Peterson	...	Herself
Bobby Pickett	...	Himself
Vincent Price	...	Himself (voice)
Rex Reason	...	Himself
Michael Ripper	...	Himself
Daniel Roebuck	...	Himself
Tom Savini	...	Himself
Steven Savino	...	Narrator (voice)
Richard Sheffield	...	Himself
Dick Smith	...	Himself
Dee Wallace	...	Herself (as Dee Wallace-Stone)
John Zacherle	...	Himself

Directed by
Dennis Vincent

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Cortlandt Hull		poem "Zacherle's Halloween Poem"
Tomi Saviste		narration

Produced by
Dennis Vincent	....	producer

Original Music by
Kurt Coble
Dennis Vincent

Film Editing by
Dennis Vincent

Other crew
Jan Alan Henderson	....	production assistant (as Jan Allan Henderson)
Cortlandt Hull	....	photo researcher
Chris Kiszka	....	production assistant
Joe Moe	....	production assistant
Dante Renta	....	production assistant
Rich Scrivani	....	production assistant
Tom Weaver	....	production assistant

Thanks
Jim Clatterbaugh	....	special thanks
Kevin Clement	....	special thanks
David McDonnell	....	special thanks
A. Susan Svehla	....	special thanks
Gary Svehla	....	special thanks
Tom Weaver	....	special thanks

Production Companies

• Colorbox Studios

Distributors

• Colorbox Studios (2006) (USA) (DVD)

Runtime:

118 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Filming Locations:

Bristol, Connecticut, USA

Company:

Colorbox Studios

Welcome to the Witch's Dungeon

An interesting look into the Witch's Dungeon in Bristol, CT., put on by Cortland Hull for these many years. The DVD, though a bit too flashy and self-absorbing at times, was edited carefully so as to fit and showcase as many of the horror icons and their history and in many cases relationship to the museum. I found many of the interviews most interesting though a bit too truncated. It certainly left me wanting more of them. I also thought the history behind the attraction was well-done and again very interesting. The Witch's Dungeon DVD obviously is a product of love for the genre and make-up for which it chronicles how Hull got into the attraction at a very early age. There are some nice things about Vincent Price included and the list of interviewees is substantial with the likes of June Foray, Forrest J. Ackerman, Christopher Lee, and many, many more. This would make an excellent viewing right around Halloween!