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Deadly Blessing ()

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After her husband dies under mysterious circumstances, a widow becomes increasingly paranoid of the neighboring religious community that may have diabolical plans for her.
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Martha Schmidt
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Lana Marcus
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Vicky Anderson
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John Schmidt
Colleen Riley ...
Melissa (as Coleen Riley)
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Jim Schmidt (as Doug Barr)
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Faith Stohler
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Louisa Stohler
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Isaiah Schmidt
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William Gluntz
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Sheriff
Bobby Dark ...
Theatre Manager
Kevin Farr ...
Fat Boy
Neil Fletcher ...
Gravedigger
Jonathon Gulla ...
Tom Schmidt
Chester Kulas Jr. ...
Leopold
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Matthew Gluntz
Lucky Mosley ...
Sammy
Dan Shackleford ...
Medic
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Ruth Schmidt
Jenna Worthen ...
Mrs. Gluntz
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Narrator (voice)
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Leopold's Friend (uncredited)
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Directed by

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Wes Craven

Written by

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Glenn M. Benest ... (story) &
Matthew Barr ... (story)
 
Glenn M. Benest ... (screenplay) &
Matthew Barr ... (screenplay) and
Wes Craven ... (screenplay)

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Matthew Barr ... associate producer
Glenn M. Benest ... associate producer
William S. Gilmore ... executive producer (as William Gilmore)
Patricia Herskovic ... producer (as Patricia S. Herskovic)
Max A. Keller ... producer
Micheline H. Keller ... producer

Music by

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James Horner

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Robert Jessup ... director of photography

Editing by

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Richard Bracken

Editorial Department

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Chuck Ellison ... assistant film editor
Cate Hardman ... assistant editor (uncredited)

Casting By

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Liz Keigley
Shari Rhodes

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Jack Marty

Set Decoration by

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Okowita

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Patricia McKiernan

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Lynn Decker ... hair stylist
Jimi White ... makeup artist
John Naulin ... special makeup effects artist (uncredited)

Production Management

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Bert Gold ... unit production manager
Jere Henshaw ... executive in charge of production

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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John Eyler ... assistant director
Jerram A. Swartz ... assistant director

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E.W. Bradford ... construction coordinator
Derek R. Hill ... lead man
Mike Parsons ... property master (as Michael Parsons)
Robert E. Parsons ... assistant property master (as Bob Parsons)

Sound Department

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George Baetz ... boom operator
Charles Grenzbach ... re-recording mixer
Jay M. Harding ... re-recording mixer
Michael J. Kohut ... re-recording mixer
Bill Phillips ... sound effects editor
Robert Wald ... sound mixer (as Bob Wald)
Robin Haskins ... re-recordist (uncredited)

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Jack Bennett ... special effects

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May Boss ... stunts (as Mary R. Boss)
Kerrie Cullen ... stunts (as Kerrie K. Cullen)
Stephanie Epper ... stunts
Donna Garrett ... stunts
Ted Grossman ... stunt coordinator

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Curtis Bingham ... electrical best boy
Murray K. Campbell ... lamp operator
Robert Driskell ... gaffer
Robert C. Horne ... first assistant camera (as Robert Horne)
Philip C. Pfeiffer ... camera operator (as Phil Pfeiffer)
Tony Poston ... key grip
Kerry Rike ... best boy
Zade Rosenthal ... still photographer
Bob Hall ... second assistant camera (uncredited)

Casting Department

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Riccardo Bertoni ... extras casting

Music Department

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Kenneth Karman ... music editor (as Ken Karman)
Dan Wallin ... score mixer
James Horner ... conductor (uncredited)
Louise Di Tullio ... musician: flute (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department

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Martin Kitrosser ... script supervisor

Transportation Department

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Clifford Yarborough ... transportation
Joseph Lockwood ... transportation (uncredited)

Additional Crew

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Jean Aldrich ... production accountant
Betty A. Buckley ... production coordinator (as Betty Buckley)
Edward Gold ... production assistant
Robert Jellen ... insurance
Bob Jennings ... unit publicist
Zoila De la Pena ... production secretary
Janet Lucas Lawler ... first aid (as Janet Lawler)
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Plot Summary

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 incubus" and may have sinister designs on her. Written by Brian J. Wright

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Taglines To the Valley of Beauty Comes the Shadow of Death See more »
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Also Known As
  • La ferme de la terreur (France)
  • Dem Tode geweiht (Germany)
  • Bendición mortal (Spain)
  • インキュバス 死霊の祝福 (Japan, Japanese title)
  • Η βία οδηγεί στην κόλαση (Greece)
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  • 100 min
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Budget $2,500,000 (estimated)

Did You Know?

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Trivia Wes Craven compared his work with actor Ernest Borgnine to John Carpenter's work with Donald Pleasance in the original "Halloween". He states that Borgnine was the first "big name actor" he had worked with and was at first intimidated by the actor. See more »
Goofs The cult members only accuse female characters of being the Incubus. In folklore, however, an Incubus is an exclusively male demon, the counterpart to the exclusively female Succubus. See more »
Movie Connections Featured in The Films of Wes Craven (1999). See more »
Soundtracks Maggie May See more »
Crazy Credits The end credits start rolling before the narrator's dialogue is finshed. See more »
Quotes [in reference to Martha's land]
Vicky Anderson: If I owned a piece of property like this and I kicked the bucket, my parents would start building condos on it on the way home from the funeral!
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