It has been a long time since I have watched a horror story
so well told from start to finish. However, Jessabelle is not the run of the
mill horror tale with half-crazed, half naked, bloodied young women hiding in
moldy cobwebbed basements. It is a well portrayed story rich in Southern
American mystery, folklore, and voodoo. Moreover,
it is a story of innocence lost, the unforgiven, and the tragic cost of
racism. Jessabelle will scare you and
keep you guessing to the very end.
Although, Jessabelle did not do well in the theater, it is a
great film to rent from Netflix
for a weekend at home.
Director: Kevin
Greutert
Producer: Jason
Blum
Writer: Ben
Garant
Starring:
Sarah Snook as Jessie Laurent
Mark Webber as Preston Sanders
David Andrews as Leon Laurent
Joelle Carter as Kate Laurent
Ana de la Reguera as Rosaura
Amber Stevens as Jessabelle
Larisa Oleynik as Samantha
Chris Ellis as Sheriff Pruitt
Brian Hallisay as Mark
Lucius Baston as Mr. Woods
Jason Davis as Surgeon
Paul Shaplin as Actor
Barbara Weetman as Nurse Carson
Millie Wannamaker as Hospital Visitor
Christopher Cozort as Hospital Patient
Vaughan Wilson as Moses
Original release date: November 7, 2014 (US)
Run time: 90 minutes