Melinda Rose Dillon (October 13, 1939 - January 9, 2023) was a twice Oscar nominated American actress. She was best known for her roles in Close Encounters of the Third Kind, Absence of Malice and the holiday classic A Christmas Story.
A journalist investigates a cursed VHS tape that causes the death of its viewers exactly seven days after watching, leading her to uncover the story of a vengeful spirit named Samara
