Let's Scare Jessica to Death
1971 · Movie · PG · 89 min · ★ 6.2 · 40% critics
After leaving psychiatric care, a fragile woman moves to a quiet country house with loved ones, hoping for a fresh start. Instead, an unexpected houseguest, eerie local rumors, and strange sights blur the line between outside danger and a mind slipping back into fear.
Based on Carmilla
Also known as The Secret Beneath the Lake · It Drinks Hippie Blood · What Killed Sam Dorker?
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Details
- Years
- 1971
- Release date
- 1971-08-27
- Language
- English
- Rated
- PG
- Runtime
- 89 min
- Critic score
- 40/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.2/10 (191 votes)
About
You may like this if you enjoy slow, eerie psychological horror with constant uncertainty, especially if The Stepford Wives or The Legend of Hell House appeal to you; Not for you if you want fast pacing or big scares.
Pros: haunting atmosphere; compelling lead performance; unpredictable mystery | Cons: very slow pacing; few direct scares; uneven middle section
Themes
- drowning
- paranoia
- insane asylum
Cast & crew
Zohra Lampert
as Jessica
Barton Heyman
as Duncan
Kevin O'Connor
as Woody
Gretchen Corbett
as The Girl
Alan Manson
as Sam Dorker
Mariclare Costello
as Emily
Directed by John D. Hancock