The Spell is a 1977 American made-for-television horror film which premiered on NBC as "The Big Event" Movie of the Week.

It touches on the subject of telekinesis and follows the story of an adolescent girl who seeks revenge on those who ridicule her, while her mother tries to bring an end to her evil acts.

Her mother, Marion, tries to maintain a balance in the home and is constantly upset by how Rita is treated and the rivalry between her daughters.

It later becomes evident that Rita is dabbling in something dangerous as a number of "accidents" seem to occur; Glenn is almost killed in a hit-and-run incident, leaping out of the way just in time, while Marion's friend, Kathleen, having been ill for some time, suddenly dies due to spontaneous combustion and Kristina almost drowns in a swimming pool.

Glenn informs Rita that she will be leaving home to attend a private school in London, much to her disapproval, resulting in her acting aggressively.

The Spell went into production in the mid 1970s, when writer Brian Taggert developed the script and proposed it to Columbia Pictures, where he intended the film to receive a theatrical release.

In an early review by Harriet Van Horne for New York Magazine, she wrote, "You will shudder at The Spell, giggle in the wrong places and, NBC hopes, stay tuned in to learn all about telekinesis."

When taken for what it is, it's not a complete waste of time and does have some unintentional chuckles and solid performances propping it up, but it's also just another forgotten 70s TV flick.

The set contains the film's original broadcast ratio of 1.33:1, DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 and English Subtitles, while special features consist of a new commentary by made-for-TV historian and author Amanda Reyes and a new interview with screenwriter Brian Taggert.

[19][16] It was available for streaming in the United Kingdom via Amazon Prime Video, which was added to the service on February 21, 2019 and removed on September 5, 2019.

[20] With the telekinesis theme becoming increasingly popular following the release of Brian De Palma's Carrie, an adaptation of Stephen King's 1974 novel, many films attempted to recreate this theme, with little success; The Spell was the first to do so and although claimed that the script was written prior to King's novel,[5] many similarities appear in The Spell including the opening scene in which the character, Rita, is bullied by her classmates, family issues, and telekinetic revenge.