Witchouse II: Blood Coven (2000)

(In French, On Cable TV, October 2021) I liked the first Witchouse more than I probably should (but then again, cute witches are one of my secret weaknesses), so I’m disappointed to report that its sequel Witchouse II: Blood Coven does nothing much for me. The goofy haunted-house sexiness of the original is gone, replaced by nothing much more than found-footage segments supporting a dull story about academics investigating mysterious graves. It’s clear that this film was shot in the wake of the massively successful (and even more massively cheap) Blair Witch Project, considering the overuse of shaky VHS footage for no good cinematic reason. It dates the film more than anything else, and also sucks away any building interest. The return of Ariauna Albright is a rare highlight, but she’s not used particularly well in a film that lands with a thud. I wasn’t expecting much from a Full Moon Studios picture, but I was expecting more trashy fun than this. There’s apparently a third film in the series, but I think I will stop here.