In this episode of A PODCAST FROM BENEATH, we look back at one of cinema's best ghost stories... LET'S SCARE JESSICA TO DEATH, director John D. Hancock's 1971 thriller about a hippy vampire houseguest who plans to stay. Forever.
In his book, DANSE MACABRE, Stephen King listed LSJTD as a personal favorite, and if you're familiar with King's work, it's easy to see why he'd like it, and how it may have influenced his own writing, especially SALEM'S LOT.
William Hopkins, director of DEMON RESURRECTION, joins APFB hosts, Carey Vickers and Aaron M Poe for a discussion of this moody, atmospheric thriller which features beautiful location cinematography, an innovative synthesizer score, and an outstanding performance by Zohra Lampert as Jessica.
Other films mentioned in the course of the discussion include GASLIGHT (1944), ROSEMARY'S BABY (1968), THE INNOCENTS (1961), DAUGHTERS OF DARKNESS (1971), DRACULA (1931) and ONLY LOVERS LEFT ALIVE (2013).
Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/snJIKrF0VgA
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Stream LET'S SCARE JESSICA TO DEATH on YouTube: https://youtu.be/KXLcYQByrv0
Buy SHOUT!FACTORY's dazzling new Blu-ray release of LSJTD: https://www.amazon.com/Lets-Scare-Jessica-Death-Blu-ray/dp/B07YMFX3GV
Content advisory: This episode contains abundant spoilers and brief scenes of horror film violence.
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