Let's Scare Jessica to Death
Something is after Jessica. Something very cold, very wet...and very dead.
1971 • 89 min • Horror · Mystery · Drama
Synopsis
Newly released from a mental ward, Jessica hopes to return to life the way it was before her nervous breakdown. But when Jessica moves to a country house with her husband and a close friend, she finds a mysterious girl living in there. Jessica's terror and paranoia resurface as evil forces surround her.
Our family guide
Best from age 12- 100 Reviewers · 2 · 51%
- 62 Audience · 195 · 49%
Jessica, recovering from a nervous breakdown, moves with her husband and a friend to a remote country house. She soon encounters a mysterious young woman and begins to question if her returning paranoia is real or imagined, as a sense of dread and unease permeates their new home.
- Violence & peril
- 3/10
- Language
- 1/10
- Drinking, drugs & smoking
- 2/10
- Romance & sensuality
- 1/10
- Scary moments
- 6/10
Heads up
- creepy atmosphere and jump scares
- psychological tension and paranoia
- brief scenes of blood and implied violence
What it models well
- coping with mental health challenges
- trust and perception
Talk about it after
- What is reality and what is imagination?
- How can we support friends facing mental health struggles?
- The challenges of starting over in a new place.
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Top billed cast
Director: John D. Hancock
Trailers & clips
4K UHD + Blu-ray Promo Trailer
Let’s Scare Jessica to Death | 1971 | TV Spot
LETS SCARE JESSICA TO DEATH (1971) Clip - Zohra Lampert
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Reviewer notes
RecommendedTrusted family reviewers_**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).…
RecommendedTrusted family reviewersEerie 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**
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Details
- TMDB audience
- 6.2/10 (195)
- Age rating
- PG
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $180,000
- IMDb
- tt0067341
- Official site
- www.letsscarejessicatodeath.net