This psychological chiller has its fans though I don't like it much. It's a bit slow in pace and it's hard to care for any of the characters especially the men.
Jessica is released from a mental institution and retreats to a rundown farm with musician husband Duncan ( Barton Heyman ) and bearded buddy Woody ( Kevin O Connor ). There they find an unexpected tenant in Emily who Woody fancies so she stays. Odd things start happening and a trip to the local antique dealer reveals that Emily resembles a previous occupant who drowned 100 years ago.
Zohra Lampert ( as Jessica )
Sex : No
Death : Survives
Zohra was from Chicago and was of Russian Jewish extraction. She made a good impression in Splendor in the Grass in 1961 but somehow failed to realise her potential. After this film she worked mainly in TV . She disappeared at the end of the nineties but unexpectedly returned to film in 2009 and has been active since. She is now 80.
Mariclare Costello ( as Emily/Abigail )
Sex : Emily seduces Duncan ( largely offscreen )
Death : Survives as a vampire
Mariclare was also more of a TV actress with a regular role in The Waltons. She later became an acting professor. She is now 81.
Gretchen Corbett ( as the Girl )
Sex : No
Death : Killed offscreen, presumably by Emily
Gretchen too worked mainly in TV most notably in The Rockford Files. She later set up a theatre company for disadvantaged children and is still a working actress.
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