chickens from the Stohlers' farm. In their barn, she finds Jim's body and an altar to her. John's estranged fiancée Melissa arrives reciting a ritual of exorcism but is attacked by Faith's mother, Louisa (Lois Nettleton). Faith and Louisa, who hate the Hittites, have been the black-clad figures murdering them. Martha struggles with them and tears open Faith's shirt, revealing her to be a man who has been in love with Martha. They pursue Martha to Our Blessing. There, Lana kills Louisa and a late-arriving Melissa stabs Faith to death. In a religious fervor, Melissa threatens Martha next, but an even-more-late-arriving Isaiah assures her that the messenger of the incubus has already been killed. The day after, Lana returns to LA. Though Jim's ghost tries to warn her, the incubus bursts through the floor and drags Martha to hell. Cast Maren Jensen as Martha Schmidt Sharon Stone as Lana Marcus Susan Buckner as Vicky Anderson Jeff East as John Schmidt Colleen Riley as Melissa Douglas Barr as Jim Schmidt Lisa Hartman as Faith Stohler Lois Nettleton as Louisa Stohler Ernest Borgnine as Isaiah Schmidt Michael Berryman as William Gluntz Kevin Cooney as Sheriff Production The film was shot on location in Waxahachie, Texas. Actor Michael Berryman had previously worked with Craven on The Hills Have Eyes playing a similar character. Universal Pictures, the primary distributor for PolyGram-produced films at the time, chose not to pick up the finished project; it was instead released in theatres by United Artists and was the final United Artists film to be owned by Transamerica Corporation after being acquired by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer on July 28, 1981. Reception Academy Award-winner Ernest Borgnine was nominated for a Razzie award for "Worst Supporting Actor" for this film. Deadly Blessing has been poorly received by critics. It currently holds a 33% approval rating on review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, based on 9 reviews with an average rating of 4.70/10. AllMovie called the film ultimately disappointing, but wrote that it has "enough eccentricities and stylish flourishes to make it worthwhile for fans of vintage horror." Time Out wrote, "Deadly Blessing isn't a very good movie, but it holds out distinct promise that Craven will soon be in the front rank of horror filmmakers", calling it "an excellent example of a mundane project elevated into quite a palatable genre movie by its director." Home media On January 22, 2013, Shout! Factory released