By Melissa Antoinette Garza
Judy (Carol Kane) is quite fed up with her husband Donald (Brian Kerwin), and with good reason. When solicitors come to the door, he answers it with a shotgun. He even goes as far to point an unloaded gun at Judy’s head and pulls the trigger. He then acts dumbfounded when she becomes stressed out telling her, “You’re not yourself today. Snap out of it!”
One afternoon, when Donald is gone, an old lady (Frances Bay) comes to the door offering cosmetics. She invites the woman in and remarks on a beautiful necklace that the saleswoman is wearing. The lady allows Judy to put it on. When she does the amulet glows green and then the two switch bodies. The old lady is actually a witch who wants to be young again.
Donald tricks the witch by telling her that Judy has cancer and is going to die in a few weeks. The old woman switches back willingly, but Judy’s obsession with the necklace continues. Donald warns her to stay away with it, but she can’t.
This is a strange tale. It isn’t scary nor is it very funny. There are a few comical lines in it but overall it’s a pretty lame story.
I do love Carol Kane. Seeing her in anything is always a plus. She sells the best that she can and at the very least adds charisma to the character. Still, the writing and dialogue are poor.
I think the original concept for this tale wasn’t awful. An old witch switching bodies with a young woman makes sense and if fleshed out could be interesting, but the story really stopped at the concept alone.
Scared Stiff Rating: 2/10
