Jakob's Wife

2021, Horror, 1h 38m

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Jakob's Wife gives genre legend Barbara Crampton an opportunity to carry an old-school horror story -- and she bloody well delivers. Read critic reviews

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Anne is married to a small-town minister and feels like her life and marriage have been shrinking over the past 30 years. After a chance encounter with "The Master," she discovers a new sense of power and an appetite to live bigger and bolder than before. As Anne is increasingly torn between her enticing new existence and her life before, the body count grows and Jakob realizes he will have to fight for the wife he took for granted.

Cast & Crew

Barbara Crampton
Anne Fedder
Larry Fessenden
Pastor Jakob Fedder
Bonnie Aarons
The Master
Nyisha Bell
Amelia Humphries
Mark Kelly
Bob Fedder
Sarah Lind
Carol Fedder
Robert Rusler
Tom Low
Jay DeVon Johnson
Sheriff Mike Hess
CM Punk
Deputy Colton
Travis Stevens
Director
Kathy Charles
Screenwriter
Mark Steensland
Screenwriter
Travis Stevens
Screenwriter
Barbara Crampton
Producer
Bob Portal
Producer
Travis Stevens
Producer
Inderpal Singh
Producer
Nina Kolokouri
Executive Producer
Rick Moore
Executive Producer
James Norrie
Executive Producer
David Matthews
Cinematographer
Aaron Crozier
Film Editor
Tara Busch
Original Music
Lily Bolles
Production Design
Yvonne Reddy
Costume Designer
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Audience Reviews for Jakob's Wife

  • Apr 17, 2021
    "I f*king hate old white dudes." I would too if that old white dude was a prude asshole minister (played by horror staple Larry Fessenden, going completely against type). But Barbara Crampton is the stand-out star of this under-the-radar but fantastic new release about a brow-beaten preacher's wife who gets "bit" and comes into her own quickly. Crampton burst onto the scene in the classic Re-animator (1985) by Stuart Gordon and was a staple in most of Gordon's work through the 80's/90's. Apparently, at some point, she took a break from acting until she got a call to appear in Adam Wingard's You're Next. There is an awesome scene where she re-arranges the furniture with basically one hand (other hand holding a wine glass with "something" in it) to Concrete Blonde's "Bloodletting (The Vampire Song)". In fact, the entire score by Tara Busch is fabulous. The movie doesn't take itself too seriously at all. It's for sure not going for realism which is oddly refreshing. The campiness/over-the-top moments just seem to fit. I haven't seen most of Barbara Crampton's work but I'm going to put a stake in the ground (no pun intended) and say this is her best work.
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