A young newlywed couple move into a remote seacoast village only to find a secret coven of witches who want them to join all the fun, or face the consequences.A young newlywed couple move into a remote seacoast village only to find a secret coven of witches who want them to join all the fun, or face the consequences.A young newlywed couple move into a remote seacoast village only to find a secret coven of witches who want them to join all the fun, or face the consequences.
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- TriviaOriginally titled Bay Coven, it was changed to the name of the title location, Bay Cove, which is a better title for the aspects of a horror/mystery given that the "n" that turns Cove into Coven is a kind of spoiler i.e. Coven refers to what Bay Cove is hiding from the main characters.
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Bay Cove
A couple move to a small community and island to get away from the lights and sirens of Boston. Once in Bay Cove, they wish they had never left the big city.
We meet Linda who has just been promoted to junior partner at the big city law firm she works for. She's married to a man named Jerry who seems to despise his big city life and career and wants to move back to the country doing "hard labour" jobs. After speaking to a couple who live on Devlin Island, and a small secluded community called Bay Cove, Linda and Jerry decide to move there and buy a house. They meet the neighbours who are very strange and then their dog starts reacting around them as well. Pretty soon Linda's dog is killed, her best friend dies in a mysterious accident while visiting on the island, and Jerry becomes extremely distant. Are these all coincidences, or is there a supernatural force at work?
I enjoyed Bay Cove for what it was - a late 80's made for TV chiller about a community of witches trying to secure their sacrifice in order to have immortality. I think that because it was made for TV it's potential wasn't used to the full extent, due to budgetary reasons and other restrictions that comes with being made solely for late night television. The story itself was told very well and it was easy to follow. There was enough mystery and suspense surrounding Bay Cove and it's residents that it made me as a viewer stick around and be invested the whole way through.
Acting was pretty good from all involved, especially Pamela Sue Martin who played the lead role of Linda. You feel for the character as you see all of these strange things happening around her and she can't do a thing about it. Tim Matheson was his usual fine self in the lead male role. Woody Harrelson makes an appearance in a very minor part as well and you can see the star quality even this early on in his career.
Overall I liked Bay Cove. It fell apart in the second half for sure which is why I rated it so average. The first 45 minutes to an hour were really good and the director did a great job creating the story and characters and atmosphere. The ending was a bit dull and ho hum and very made for TV.
5/10
We meet Linda who has just been promoted to junior partner at the big city law firm she works for. She's married to a man named Jerry who seems to despise his big city life and career and wants to move back to the country doing "hard labour" jobs. After speaking to a couple who live on Devlin Island, and a small secluded community called Bay Cove, Linda and Jerry decide to move there and buy a house. They meet the neighbours who are very strange and then their dog starts reacting around them as well. Pretty soon Linda's dog is killed, her best friend dies in a mysterious accident while visiting on the island, and Jerry becomes extremely distant. Are these all coincidences, or is there a supernatural force at work?
I enjoyed Bay Cove for what it was - a late 80's made for TV chiller about a community of witches trying to secure their sacrifice in order to have immortality. I think that because it was made for TV it's potential wasn't used to the full extent, due to budgetary reasons and other restrictions that comes with being made solely for late night television. The story itself was told very well and it was easy to follow. There was enough mystery and suspense surrounding Bay Cove and it's residents that it made me as a viewer stick around and be invested the whole way through.
Acting was pretty good from all involved, especially Pamela Sue Martin who played the lead role of Linda. You feel for the character as you see all of these strange things happening around her and she can't do a thing about it. Tim Matheson was his usual fine self in the lead male role. Woody Harrelson makes an appearance in a very minor part as well and you can see the star quality even this early on in his career.
Overall I liked Bay Cove. It fell apart in the second half for sure which is why I rated it so average. The first 45 minutes to an hour were really good and the director did a great job creating the story and characters and atmosphere. The ending was a bit dull and ho hum and very made for TV.
5/10
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