Let's Scare Jessica to Death (1971)
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- Synopsis:
Finally released from an institution after suffering a nervous breakdown, Jessica (Zohra Lampert) seeks the tranquillity of a secluded home in Connecticut to help make her recovery complete. But instead of a restful recuperation with her husband Duncan (Barton Heyman) and close friend in the New England countryside, Jessica soon finds herself falling into a swirling vortex of madness and the supernatural. And an even more unsettling discovery is that the entire region seems to be under the influence of a mysterious woman the trio finds living in the supposedly empty house. Jessica's fear and dread only intensify when she discovers that the "undead" girl, Emily (Mariclare Costello), tragically drowned long ago, on her wedding day. Is she back to take vengeance...and scare Jessica to death? - Actors:
- Zohra Lampert, BArton Heyman, Kevin O'Connor, Gretchen Corbett, Alan Manson, Mariclare Costello
- Directors:
- John D. Hancock
- Producers:
- Charles B. Moss Jr
- Writers:
- John D. Hancock, Lee Kalcheim, Sheridan Le Fanu
- Genres:
- Classics, Horror, Thrillers
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Reviews (1) of Let's Scare Jessica to Death
Beautiful Unease - Let's Scare Jessica to Death review by griggs
There’s something dreamlike and quietly unnerving about Let’s Scare Jessica to Death. It’s a horror film that doesn’t shout or stab — it drifts. Zohra Lampert gives an extraordinary performance as a woman trying to rebuild her life while the world around her slips into something strange and possibly haunted. She’s so open, so fragile, that you almost want to step into the frame to protect her.
Visually, it’s weirdly gorgeous — all faded colours, soft light, and that hazy, early-’70s melancholy. The horror seeps in slowly, like a bad dream you can’t quite wake from. The score sounds as if it was recorded somewhere between the living and the dead, deepening the trance.
It’s not flawless — the pacing drifts and the ending wavers — but there’s a quiet power in its uncertainty. Let’s Scare Jessica to Death is less about scares than atmosphere, and it casts a spell all its own.