The Spell

THE SPELL opens with a scene that establishes the wickedness of the female bullies who prey upon Rita (Susan Myers), a sad girl with a weight problem. The credits are barely over when one of these meanies suffers from a freak "accident". Rita's mom, Marilyn (Lee Grant) is concerned about her, while dad (James Olson) seems too busy to notice. Rita's sister, Kristina (Helen Hunt) gets all of the positive attention, and poor Rita gets the scorn.

Everyone had better just watch out!

This is a CARRIE clone, and as such, it's very entertaining. Instead of telekinesis, this time, black magic is afoot! Hyper-dramatic and overwrought, the cheeezey chills are bountiful! Some of the scenes are pure platinum! Especially, the bug-eyed, smoldering woman through the glass door sequence, and the double-twist, flying cutlery, house-wrecking finale! A treasure-trove of made-for-TV terror!...