Let's Scare Jessica to Death

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This special limited edition 2-disc 4K UHD/Blu-ray set comes with a spot gloss hard slipcase + slipcover combo (designed by Luke Insect), includes a 40-page perfect bound book and is limited to 8,000 units. It is only available on our website and at select indie retailers. Absolutely no major retailers will be stocking them.

Recently released from a mental institution, Jessica, along with her husband Duncan and friend Woody, have decided to move into an isolated farmhouse in search of a fresh start. When they arrive there, however, they discover a young woman squatting on the property. With the group deciding to let their unexpected guest, Emily, stay with them, Jessica soon discovers that their new companion bears a striking resemblance to a girl who drowned in the nearby lake many years ago and who, as local rumor has it, now haunts the area as a vampire. At the same time, Jessica begins to experience strange and frightening visions - is she once again losing her grip on reality, or is something even more strange and sinister afoot? 

Heavily inspired by the Henry James novella The Turn of the Screw and Robert Wise’s The Haunting (1963), John D. Hancock’s (Bang the Drum Slowly) LET’S SCARE JESSICA TO DEATH is a somber, dreamlike, and, at times, utterly bone-chilling classic of early ’70s terror. One of the first horror movies to make extensive use of a synthesizer in its score, which greatly enhances the film’s numerous shock sequences, Vinegar Syndrome is thrilled to present LET’S SCARE JESSICA TO DEATH newly-restored in 4K from its original camera negative, with approval from director Hancock, and loaded with a host of brand new and exclusive bonus features.

directed by: John D. Hancock
starring: Zohra Lampert, Barton Heyman, Kevin O'Connor, Gretchen Corbett, Alan Manson, Mariclare Costello
1971 / 89 min / 1.85:1 / English DTS-HD Master Audio Mono

Additional info:

• 2-disc Set: 4K Ultra HD / Region A Blu-ray
• 4K UHD presented in Dolby Vision High-Dynamic-Range
• Newly scanned & restored in 4K from its 35mm original camera negative
• Commentary track with director John D. Hancock, moderated by Justin LaLiberty
• Commentary track with authors Kim Newman and Sean Hogan
• "A New Medium" (15 min) - an interview with director John Hancock
• "The Stars Align" (11 min) - an interview with co-producer Bill Badalato
• "The Sound of Terror" (12 min) - an interview with composer Orville Stoeber
• "A Haunted Quality" (22 min) - an interview with Nightmare USA author Stephen Thrower
• Theatrical trailer
• TV spot
• Radio spot
• Image gallery
• 40-page perfect bound book with essays by Molly Henery, Quatoyiah Murry, and Jason Bailey (Limited Edition Only)
• Reversible sleeve artwork
• English SDH subtitles