Deadly Blessing (1981)
Here is my original review from 2018.
A young Sharon Stone forced to eat a spider by an Incubus? Hell yeah! That's nightmare fuel for decades. And a real spider was dropped into her mouth for this scene. How's that for dedication?
Ok, where to start on this movie? Well, it features a young Sharon Stone in one of her very first roles. It also features Battlestar Galactica's Mara Jensen in her very last role before disappearing from public life. Also appearing is 80s horror mainstay Michael Berryman, TV star Lisa Hartman, and the last film for Susan Buckner before she left public life as well.
The movie features a group of people called the "Hittites" (no relation to the ancient Mesopotamians) who are supposed to be some sort of ultra-Amish.
Our demon-de-hour is an Incubus, but one that decides to possess women. I guess "incubus" sounds cooler than "succubus" in this case.
Anyway. Lots of creepy stuff. Murders happen. Mara Jensen takes a famous bath with a snake. And it a fashion that predicts A Nightmare on Elm Street, we think we have the murderer and everyone goes back home. Except for Martha (Mara Jensen), who pulled into hell by the Incubus in his full demon form.
Ok. Let's be honest. The movie doesn't hold up. In truth, it wasn't that good to start with, but my memories of it are tied up in watching it with my family.
Sharon Stone is great really. You get a feeling for the sort of actress she will become later. Maren Jensen is fine, but I think had she not be diagnosed with Epstein-Barr Syndrome she would have naturally left acting. She was good, but didn't have a lot of range.
Update: Mara Jensen seemed better to me this time around.
NIGHT SHIFT & Occult D&D Ideas
Dragging now. What will I do with this? Likely to drop some spiders in my player's mouths. I mean characters. Yeah. Characters.
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