Deadly Blessing (1981)

Directed by

Wes Craven

Genre

drama film, fantasy film, horror film, independent film, slasher film, mystery film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 40m

Rated

R

Rating

5.6 of 10 from 204 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A strange figure starts killing people in a farming community. The community is near a religious sect that believes in ancient evil and curses.

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What happens

Deadly Blessing is a 1981 American supernatural slasher film directed by Wes Craven and starring Maren Jensen, Susan Buckner, Sharon Stone, Jeff East, and Ernest Borgnine. The film tells the story of a strange figure committing murder in a contemporary farming community adjacent to a religious sect that believes in ancient evil and curses. Craven became involved in the project through producer Max A. Keller, who had cowritten and produced Craven's previous directorial credit, Stranger in Our House (1978). Deadly Blessing was shot on location in Texas in late 1980 and distributed through United Artists, marking Craven's first major studio feature. Released in the summer of 1981, it received mixed reviews from critics but was a modest box office success, grossing over $8 million in the United States. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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