Let's Scare Jessica to Death

Let's Scare Jessica to Death

6.2IMDb Score
Released:1971-08-27
Duration:89 min
Director:John D. Hancock
Actors:Zohra Lampert, Barton Heyman, Kevin O'Connor, Gretchen Corbett, Alan Manson
Production:The Jessica Company, Paramount Pictures

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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