Let's Scare Jessica to Death

Let's Scare Jessica to Death is an American feature film of the psychological thriller genre. It was directed by John Hancock with a screenplay written by Ralph Rose and Norman Jonas. It was produced by Paramount Pictures and released theatrically in the United States on August 27th, 1971. The movie stars Zohra Lampert as Jessica - a mental patient who has just been released from a mental institution. Her husband Duncan, played by Barton Heyman, brings her to a farmhouse in Connecticut, but mysterious things begin occurring resulting in Jessica questioning her sanity once again. The movie co-stars Kevin O'Connor as Woody, Gretchen Corbett as "The Girl", Alan Manson as Sam Dorker, and Mariclare Costello as Emily.

Notes & Trivia

 * Let's Scare Jessica to Death (1971) redirects to this page.


 * The tagline for this film is "Something is after Jessica. Something very cold, very wet... and very dead..."


 * Production on Let's Scare Jessica to Death began on October 16th, 1970.
 * There are only six credited cast members in this movie.


 * Director John D. Hancock is credited as John Hancock and Ralph Rose in this film.


 * Screenwriter Lee Kalcheim is credited as Norman Jones in this film.


 * Producer Bill Badalato is credited as William Badalato in this film.


 * Director of photography Robert M. Baldwin is credited as Bob Baldwin in this film.


 * The central setting for this film is Connecticut. The movie was shot primarily in the city of Chester. The exterior of the farmhouse was filmed in Old Saybrook. The interior of the house was filmed at the Dickinson Estate in Essex.


 * This film references the 1968 horror movie classic Night of the Living Dead by director George Romero.