Let’s Scare Jessica to Death 1971 123movies

Watch: Let’s Scare Jessica to Death 1971 123movies, Full Movie Online – After a stint in a psychiatric facility Jessica, her husband and a friend move to remote farm they have recently purchased. There they find a young woman by the name of Emily living in the house and they invite her to stay. When Jessica goes for a swim in the lake, she sees a body just below the water’s surface. When they go into the village to sell some old furniture, they learn that a woman by the name of Abigail Bishop drowned in the lake and her body was never found. Local folklore has that Abigail is now a vampire roaming the countryside. A mute blond girl leads her to the body of a dead man but the body is not there when Jessica goes for help. Jessica and those around begin to wonder if she is losing her mind..
Plot: 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.
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	6.4/10 Votes: 8,635
	36% | RottenTomatoes
	58/100 | MetaCritic
	N/A Votes: 136 Popularity: 9.104 | TMDB

Reviews:

_**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

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**

Won’t scare you to death, but this creepy cult gem provides a nice horror experience
Let’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 copy…but unfortunately, it seems I’d set my expectations too high and Let’s Scare Jessica to Death has turned out to be a little disappointing for me. But that’s not to say I disliked it! The atmosphere in this film is superb, and massively helps the story along with it’s themes of insanity in a sinister rural setting. The film follows a woman named Jessica who has recently been released from a mental hospital. Along with her husband and a friend of theirs, they move into a rickety old farmhouse, and meet a hippie chick squatter who has taken it upon herself to stay in the formally abandoned farmhouse. However, all is not well for Jessica as she’s hearing voices again, and as if this isn’t bad enough on it’s own – there may be more to the young girl that the trio have decided to let stay with them.

The film appears to have been marketed more towards the ‘zombie fan’ end of the horror market judging by the front cover, but actually Let’s Scare Jessica to Death is a psychological horror film. The way that Jessica hears voices in her head helps to create tension, and this in turn is helped by Zohra Lampert in the title role. Her acting isn’t brilliant, but she has an aura of naivety about her, which helps when it comes to the vulnerable, insane side of her character. The plot is always slow moving and relaxed, and this allows the film to aptly put across the plight of the main character. There isn’t much gore in the film at all, which is likely to disappoint fans of the more visceral side of horror. It’s clear that Let’s Scare Jessica to Death is somewhat overly ambitious with its plotting, as I often got the idea that the film is trying to be more intelligent that the screenplay allows. But even so, Let’s Scare Jessica to Death is a creepy gem and one that will certainly appeal to fans of the less gore focused horror movies.

Other Information:

Original Language en
Runtime 1 hr 29 min (89 min)
Budget 180000
Revenue 0
Status Released
Rated GP
Genre Drama, Horror, Mystery
Director John D. Hancock
Writer John D. Hancock, Lee Kalcheim, Sheridan Le Fanu
Actors Zohra Lampert, Barton Heyman, Kevin O’Connor
Country United States
Awards N/A
Production Company N/A
Website N/A

Technical Information:

Sound Mix Mono
Aspect Ratio 1.85 : 1
Camera N/A
Laboratory DeLuxe, Hollywood (CA), USA
Film Length N/A
Negative Format 35 mm
Cinematographic Process Spherical
Printed Film Format 35 mm