A husband and wife (David Rasche, Colleen Camp) return from vacation to discover that her father has married a controlling woman (Bette Davis) who happens to be a witch. The old witch shares her body with a beautiful young witch (Barbara Carrera) and both work to destroy the family, and get rich.
Quick Review: Bette Davis must have felt desperate to take a role in this amateurish project, but that desperation didn’t cloud her judgment for long, as she quit after a week. In a foolish attempt to save the miserable footage they’d shot, Larry Cohen did a quick rewrite, adding in the beautiful witch, (Barbara Carrera) to explain Davis’ absence. It’s hardly surprising that the end result is of little interest, but it is probably better than the original conception as the most painful parts of the film are those with Davis. The once-great actress was sick, and any performance was beyond her capabilities. Watching this film is an exercise in watching a real person die. It’s sad, and that dampens any humor this ill-advised film supplies. Not that there was much there in any case—an old lady police line-up, a game show hostess licking the face of the winner, and the father’s first wife turning out to be Joan Crawford are all that comes to mind. The special effects are horrible and the cinematography is on par with the average sitcom, but those are minor problems when you realize this is basically a snuff film, done for laughs.