Gretchen Corbett,
Mariclare Costello,
Barton Heyman,
Zohra Lampert,
Alan Manson
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This eerie low-budget chiller has recently released mental patient Jessica (Zohra Lampert) moving to a Connecticut farm with her husband and some friends. But a strange girl named Emily is at the farm... read more
DVD Release Date: August 29, 2006
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Flixster Reviews (209)
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July 7, 2010Exceptionally sad and sensitive for a cheap 70s horror, Let's Scare Jessica to Death is a unique look at mental illness within the genre. The movie is painfully dated, partially because it's not all that well made, which is its greatest issue by far. If you can remain empathetic ... read more
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February 17, 2010Excellent psychological thriller. I actually prefer this over Don't Look Now. The two have nothing in common really, but I associate them for some reason. Don't Look Now looks fantastic but the story is boring. In Let's Scare Jessica To Death, the story is good and has some n... read more
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July 14, 2009Let's Scare Jessica to Death is one of the forerunners of the 'films that need a decent release' crowd. The film is notoriously difficult to track down and just about every cult horror fan in existence that hasn't seen it wants to. I'm pleased to say that I finally got myself a c... read more
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January 31, 2009Cheaply gothic and, at times, surprisingly creepy. Still, a film that has not held up well through the test of time.
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July 1, 2007A spooky-as-heck ghost movie set at an isolated country farmhouse in the early 70's - which has some seriously eerie atmosphere.
Jessica, just released from a mental hospital, goes to live out in the country with her caring husband and his buddy. They befriend a strange woman ... read more -
June 30, 2007Interesting twist on the ghost story but it's horribly dated and the acting is painful to watch.
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November 22, 2011fb1142797643"Let's Scare Jessica to Death" certainly isn't the worst horror film I've seen, but it's among the dullest. It's also badly dated by the grainy image quality, terrible score (imagine a non-musician noodling with a synthesizer for the first time) and shaggy male actors. The positi... read more
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July 17, 2008Off beat and moody. Check this out if your in the mood for a 70's mind trip mixed with some truly scary moments.
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June 29, 2008This was a really campy film with a story that didn't make all that sense, but it gets points for being made in the 70's and also for the great horror music throughout!
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October 24, 2007Won't scare you to death, but is a heavily atmospheric, surreal and well acted yet confusing horror tale.
Critic Reviews
November 9, 2011
Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews
April 29, 2009
Felix Vasquez Jr., Cinema Crazed
Hancock nails the pure dementia of the situation with scenic settings that feel utterly claustrophobic at all times... Full Review
May 31, 2007
Chuck O'Leary, FulvueDrive-in.com
A very mild, very dull mystery with supernatural undertones that's mostly a long, slow buildup for an unsatisfying conclusion of little sense.
October 6, 2006
David Nusair, Reel Film Reviews
Superb title aside, Let's Scare Jessica to Death generally isn't able to live up to its reputation as a hidden gem within the horror genre. Full Review
August 27, 2006
Eric Henderson, Slant Magazine
Let's Scare Jessica to Death spends 90 minutes tapping lightly but incessantly on its heroine's fragile sanity, as though it were some sort of Fabergé S&M model egg. Full Review
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