| Nurse Sherri | |
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| Directed by | Al Adamson |
| Written by | Michael Bockman Greg Tittinger |
| Story by | Al Adamson Samuel M. Sherman |
| Produced by | Mark Sherwood |
| Starring | Jill Jacobson Geoffrey Land Marilyn Joi |
| Cinematography | Roger Michaels |
| Edited by | Michael Bockman Greg Tittinger |
Production company | Independent-International Pictures |
| Distributed by | Independent-International Pictures |
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Running time | 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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- ^ Moore, Nathaniel G. (2018) "My Grandfather's Cult" (Toronto Life) https://torontolife.com/city/my-grandfathers-cult/
- ^ Olson, Christopher J.; Reinhard, CarrieLynn D. (2016). Possessed Women, Haunted States: Cultural Tensions in Exorcism Cinema. Lexington Books. p. 186. ISBN 978-1498519083.
- ^ McCann, Bob (2009). Encyclopedia of African American Actresses in Film and Television. McFarland & Company. p. 183. ISBN 978-0786437900.
- ^ Binion, Cavett. "Beyond the Living (1978)". AllMovie. Retrieved January 19, 2020.