- Release Date: 1981
- Runtime: 100 min
- Genre: Horror, Thriller
- Starring: Maren Jensen, Sharon Stone, Susan Buckner, Jeff East ... see all
- Director: Wes Craven
- Plot: A former Hittite (a member of an Amish-like sect) dies in a mysterious tractor "accident", and his widow is left to face the frightening Hittites who view her as "the... Read more
User Reviews
You got my blessing.
Oct 14, 2007
lost-in-limbo - imdb.com
Oct 14, 2007lost-in-limbo - imdb.com
After the mysterious death of her husband, soon after leaving a strict religious sect known as the Hittites. Martha is left as a lonely widow expecting a child, and inherits the country house. Soon two of her friends Vicky and Lana... Full review
Fairly effective rural horror movie.
Jun 17, 2007
Scott LeBrun - imdb.com
Jun 17, 2007Scott LeBrun - imdb.com
Supernatural tale / murder mystery set in the country in which widow Martha Schmidt (Maren Jensen) and her two friends (Sharon Stone, Susan Buckner) are repeatedly frightened by an unknown assailant, while at the same time being intimidated by a group... Full review
Delightfully bizarre horror!
May 16, 2007
Dane Arkham - imdb.com
May 16, 2007Dane Arkham - imdb.com
Early thriller from Wes Craven is a truly twisted tale of rural horror. When a farmer is mysteriously killed by his tractor, his wife and her visiting friends are terrorized by someone...or something. Deadly Blessing is a prime example of a... Full review
Rather worthless
Jun 03, 2006
Superunknovvn - imdb.com
Jun 03, 2006Superunknovvn - imdb.com
The most interesting thing about Deadly Blessing" is that it's an early movie of both, Wes Craven and Sharon Stone. You can already see a lot of Craven's director trademarks here: a brunette heroine, a shot in a bathtub almost identical... Full review
Cool little Craven tale.
May 05, 2004
suspiria10 - imdb.com
May 05, 2004suspiria10 - imdb.com
A nifty little thriller that involves three best friends consoling each other after the murder of one of their husbands. Out in the middle of rural USA the ladies are threatened by the local religious sect (the Hitites) for which the... Full review
Amish Paradise
May 01, 2002
pumaye - imdb.com
May 01, 2002pumaye - imdb.com
A solid shocker, ruined by a botched story and a ridicolous finale, but already demonstrating the greatness of his director, Wes Craven. A couple of scenes in the movie (like the dream spider sequence with a young and pretty Sharon Stone,... Full review
A CLASSIC IN THE MAKING (Spoilers)
Jan 21, 2002
deadlyfriend78 - imdb.com
Jan 21, 2002deadlyfriend78 - imdb.com
I saw this film just this year, and I must say it is well worth the effort put into it! It is a theological statement that exludes the usual he said/she said gobblygook about :organized religion and goes on to tell... Full review
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Deadly Blessing (1981) Trailer
Deadly Blessing trailer
