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2001 - 76m.

Director J.R. Bookwalter returns to the series for this pretty thin follow-up that has Tanya Dempsey starring as an abused woman who seeks shelter with friends Debbie Rochon and Tina Krause who are making a documentary on witchcraft only for them to accidently bring back Lilith (played here by genre favourite Brinke Stevens; who's a good choice but is given little to do). Of course this spells out death and all sorts of so-so plot twists.

Looking lower-budget than the previous entry (perhaps due to the fact part two was shot 35mm) this has one okay scare moment involving a computer screen, video footage of a murder that's effective and Rochon going completely over-the-top in the finale but even that can't save the fact this movie is filled with annoying characters (I hate to say it but the three leads struck me as "bimbos" at times), some weak dialogue (though I do love the line "you look like you fell down a flight of abusive boyfriends") and not quite enough demonic clowing-around.

Krause (who's a veteran of way lower-budgeted films than this) fares poorest - this girl isn't that great an actress.

Order it from Tempe Video.

Directed By: J.R. Bookwalter.
Written By: J.R. Bookwalter, Matthew Jason Walsh.

Starring: Debbie Rochon, Tanya Dempsey, Tina Krause, Paul Darrigo.


DVD INFORMATION

Picture Ratio: 1:85:1 Widescreen.

Picture Quality: Despite looking like a step down budget wise this still looks pretty decent.

Extras: As with Tempe's DVD for the previous part this is a loaded disc. It's too bad this time most of the extras feel pointless. There's the expected trailers, slim bios, three (count 'em) commentaries with the one by Bookwalter and Rochon faring best, a "home movie" segment that's somewhat fun, interviews with star Rochon and other cast members that feel pretty standard, a bloopers & outtakes reel that is only so-so (as with most blooper reels a lot of them aren't too funny), "The Eyes Of Debbie Rochon" an annoying ten minute feature with Rochon wobbling around a camcorder, a decent batch of still galleries and "Burning Of The Salem Witches" an amusing early short by a very young Bookwalter.