Let's Scare Jessica to Death (1971) YTS

Reviewed by Wuchak 7 / 10

_Haunting mystery/horror on coastal Connecticut_ Released in 1971

_**Haunting mystery/horror on coastal Connecticut**_ Released in 1971, "Let's Scare Jessica to Death" chronicles events after the title character (Zohra Lampert) gets out of a mental institution and moves into an old house on coastal Connecticut with her husband (Barton Heyman) and a friend (Kevin O'Connor). There they discover a hippie-like squatter named Emily (Mariclare Costello) whom they eventually invite to stay because they all get along. Jessica starts to hear voices as they catch wind of rumors of a drowning victim from 90 years earlier who's now a ghost or maybe even a vampire. Are the increasingly crazy happenings real or all in Jessica's mind? This is a realistic mystery/horror movie in the mold of 1967's "The Shuttered Room" and 1962's "Carnival of Souls." I mean 'realistic' in the sense that the tone is believable. It's a low-key, haunting slow-burner, so if you want over-the-top, cartoony horror, look elsewhere. Zohra Lampert is effective as the mentally unstable protagonist. The way the movie constantly looks into her thought-life and the uncertainties thereof is reminiscent of 1968's "Rachel, Rachel." The theme is the hypnotic power of a woman. Reflect on Jessica's situation at the end. If she dares to speak out, who would believe her story? The drowning victim from the 19th century was named Abigail. I bet this was where KD got the name for his notable 1987 horror-metal concept album. The movie runs 98 minutes and was in Connecticut, USA (Essex, Chester, East Haddam & Old Saybrook). GRADE: B

Reviewed by JPV852 6 / 10

Eerie little 1970s supernatural horror film has a

Eerie little 1970s supernatural horror film has a few creepy moments and although it is on the slow side at times, still liked the performance from Zohra Lampert and it does have a charm to it. Won't make my list of great horror films or anything, but certainly work seeking out. **3.0/5**

Reviewed by PaulyC 7 / 10

good creepy early 70's flick

Stephen King is a big fan of this film so how bad could it be? Jessica, her husband and good friend move from New York City to a nice quiet house in Connecticut to start over. Jessica was just released from a mental institution and this new environment should be perfect for her. Well, needless to say, it's far from perfect. All the townspeople are very strange and all have strange scars on their bodies. A seemingly friendly stranger named Emily befriends the group and soon she is living with them as she has nowhere to go. Jessica goes back to hearing voices and seeing things like she did in the hospital. What's real and what's not? Are these delusions? The movie centers around these questions and has a nice creepy pace. The heavy synth soundtrack works well and is not overdone like in some other horror films similar to this. The acting, especially by Zohra Lampert as Jessica and Mariclare Costello as Emily is very credible. Definitely worth a look for fans of creepy movies.

Let's Scare Jessica to Death

1971

Action / Drama / Horror / Mystery

Let's Scare Jessica to Death

1971

Action / Drama / Horror / Mystery

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_Haunting mystery/horror on coastal Connecticut_ Released in 1971

Eerie little 1970s supernatural horror film has a

good creepy early 70's flick

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