Deadly Blessing

Deadly Blessing
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Wes Craven
Screenplay by	Glenn M. Benest Matthew Barr Wes Craven
Story by	Glenn M. Benest Matthew Barr
Produced by	Patricia Herskovic Max A. Keller Micheline H. Keller
Starring	Maren Jensen Lisa Hartman Sharon Stone Susan Buckner Jeff East Lois Nettleton Ernest Borgnine
Cinematography	Robert Jessup
Edited by	Robert Bracken
Music by	James Horner
Production companies	PolyGram Pictures Inter Planetary
Distributed by	United Artists
Release date	August 14, 1981 (1981-08-14)
Running time	102 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$2.5 million–3 million
Box office	$8.3 million

Deadly Blessing is a 1981 American supernatural slasher film directed by Wes Craven and starring Maren Jensen, Susan Buckner, Sharon Stone, Jeff East, and Ernest Borgnine. The film tells the story of a strange figure committing murder in a contemporary farming community adjacent to a religious sect that believes in ancient evil and curses.

Craven became involved in the project through producer Max A. Keller, who had cowritten and produced Craven's previous directorial credit, Stranger in Our House (1978). Deadly Blessing was shot on location in Texas in late 1980 and distributed through United Artists, marking Craven's first major studio feature. Released in the summer of 1981, it received mixed reviews from critics but was a modest box office success, grossing over $8 million in the United States.