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Let's Scare Jessica to Death

Let's Scare Jessica to Death

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Let's Scare Jessica to Death

"Something is after Jessica. Something very cold, very wet...and very dead."

1971

1h 29m

6.2(194 votes)

Horror

Mystery

Drama

Overview

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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Paramount Pictures

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Cast & crew

6 featured cast members

Starring

Zohra Lampert

Zohra Lampert

Jessica

Barton Heyman

Barton Heyman

Duncan

Kevin O'Connor

Kevin O'Connor

Woody

Gretchen Corbett

Gretchen Corbett

The Girl

Alan Manson

Alan Manson

Sam Dorker

Mariclare Costello

Mariclare Costello

Emily

Creative team

Directed by: John D. Hancock
Produced by: Bill Badalato
Charles B. Moss Jr.

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