Let's Scare Jessica to Death

Pros: Movie is subtle, scary, well acted, original.
Cons: Slow-moving for those with short attention spans, Mrs. Norman Maine (aka Vicki Lester) doesn't star.

I have gone through many phases in my appreciation of horror. I was a wimp when I was very young, then I became bold and daring in my teens and early twenties, now I am a fraidy-cat. Really I am terrible. I have learned to avoid creepy movies because...

Pros: Scary atmosphere, good acting, great aura
Cons: Confusing conclusion might upset some

Recovering from a stint at the sanitarium after a fateful breakdown, Jessica and her philandering husband, along with a friend, travel through the pastoral countryside to their new home. However, their arrival in the gothic locale is less than friendly ...

Pros: Extremely atmospheric. Genuinely unsettling and frightening. Excellent performance by Lampert.
Cons: Crude low-budget look and sound. Underdeveloped script. Not yet on DVD.

I often wonder where horror movies went wrong. When real chills and scares were dumped in favor of basic nausea, and the movies became showcases/wank-off forums for special effects artists. These days, people don't go to horror movies to get scared; just ...

Pros: SCARIEST FILM OF ALL TIME!
Cons: None really. Maybe a few slow spots.

I am truly shocked this film has not recieved more attention and high praise that it truly deserves. Maybe it's because it's an early 70's entry with virtually no gore scenes. Maybe because it doesnt have naked chicks running away from some twi ...

Pros: vampire movie lovers might like it
Cons: poor acting, poor plot

Let's Scare Jessica to Death rates about average on the Fright Factor scale of 1 to 10 giving it about a 5.

Being recently released from a mental hospital for a nervous breakdown Jessica, played by Zohra Lampert, moves to an old New England...

Pros: Great performances, story; genuinely creepy atmosphere
Cons: A mouse plays a mole unconvincingly

This review was first posted to Amazon on August 30, 2008: http://www.amazon.com/review/R BWPNB36GB2GF/ref=cm_cr_rdp_per mAn uncensored, noncommercial version is available on my blog: ...