Review of Deadly Blessing (1981) by Grayson D — 16 Jan 2011

I remember renting this years ago when the title was "Incubus". The second the opening credits said it starred Ernest Borgnine I hit the eject button. Ernest was nominated for a Rasberry award for this one.

Thanks to late night cable I patiently sat through this odd little film and realized it wasn't as bad as I expected.

A simple story of a widow terrorrized by an Amish like comunity. They are called the Hittites and make the Amish tame in comparison.

The cast is also very strange. Directed by Wes Craven (when he was good) also starring Lisa Hartman (Falcon Crest), a very young and rookie actress named Sharon Stone and the bald weirdo from "The Hills have eyes" . Basically its a whodunnit slasher film, typical of its time.

Body count 7:

1. man run over by tractor.

2. man stabbed then hung by rope.

3. Man stabbed in car.

4. Woman lit on fire in car.

Ooops, 3 more deaths to go and I'm giving it all away. I'll leave the rest for you to find out, but who cares anyway. A period film with bad acting, poor lighting, mediocre editing and a story with bigger plot holes than my current bank account.

In a nice scene a girl in a bath tub spreads her legs and a huge snake emerges and attacks her. A real spider crawls into Sharon Stone's mouth as well. The ending climax is so cheesy I was laughing out loud.

Still it's a fun movie if your into this kind of low budget nostalgic kind of stuff.

I guess Wes made this because he had bills to pay.