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Let's Scare Jessica to Death...


Anyone else notice the similarities? Both films involve a woman in a lakeside house who may or may not be losing her mind; both women don't trust their husbands and suspect they are hiding something; and both films take place on the east coast. And then, there's the scenes in the water— the scene where Claire sees the woman's face floating under the surface of the water is quite similar to the scenes in Let's Scare Jessica to Death where the girl in the dress comes floating up to the surface. I don't know if there's a possible connection or influence there, but they slightly remind me of each other.

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Yes that's true they are similar, although Jessica's tormentor is a vampire and Chaires is just her unfaithful killer husband. Anyone growing up in the 70's would of seen Lets Scare Jessica to Death, maybe the director was influenced by that. I know it is way up there on my favorite vintage horror movie list.

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I've been meaning to see this film because the title makes me lol a bit, I'll track down a copy soon.

"The battle for the soul is fought in the forum of art."

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I haven't seen LSJTD, however I have read about it while searching for horror films to watch. I immediately thought about it as I read the synopsis for this movie.

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