Nurse Sherri Explained

Nurse Sherri
Director:Al Adamson
Producer:Mark Sherwood
Story:Al Adamson
Samuel M. Sherman
Starring:Jill Jacobson
Geoffrey Land
Marilyn Joi
Cinematography:Roger Michaels
Editing:Michael Bockman
Greg Tittinger
Studio:Independent-International Pictures
Distributor:Independent-International Pictures
Runtime:88 minutes
Country:United States
Language:English

Nurse Sherri is a 1977 American supernatural horror film directed by Al Adamson and starring Jill Jacobson, Geoffrey Land, and Marilyn Joi. Produced and distributed by Independent-International Pictures,[1] the film's plot follows a nurse who becomes possessed by the spirit of a vengeful cult leader who died in the hospital where she works. "Reanhauer," the name of the cult leader character, appears to have been derived from Margaret L. Reinauer, who presided over the real-life cult The Circle of Friends. The incident taking place early in the film, during which Reanhauer and his followers seek to resurrect one of their dead brethren via chanting, may refer to the attempted resurrection of seventeen-year-old Katherine Globe, who died after she was refused medical attention by religious zealots at St. Matthias, Bellwoods in Toronto in 1967.[2] The film is also known under such titles as The Possession of Nurse Sherri and Black Voodoo,[3] [4] as well as Beyond the Living, Hospital of Terror, Killer's Curse, and Hands of Death.[5]

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Home media

In 2017, the film was restored in 2K and released on DVD and Blu-ray by Vinegar Syndrome.[6]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Ray, Fred Olen. Fred Olen Ray. 1991. The New Poverty Row: Independent Filmmakers as Distributors. McFarland & Company. 131. 978-0899506289.
  2. Moore, Nathaniel G. (2018) "My Grandfather's Cult" (Toronto Life) https://torontolife.com/city/my-grandfathers-cult/
  3. Book: Olson. Christopher J.. Reinhard. CarrieLynn D.. 2016. Possessed Women, Haunted States: Cultural Tensions in Exorcism Cinema. Lexington Books. 186. 978-1498519083.
  4. Book: McCann, Bob. 2009. Encyclopedia of African American Actresses in Film and Television. limited. McFarland & Company. 183. 978-0786437900.
  5. Web site: Beyond the Living (1978). Binion. Cavett. AllMovie. January 19, 2020.
  6. Web site: Nurse Sherri – Vinegar Syndrome. Vinegar Syndrome. January 19, 2020.