It was first released in the United Kingdom on 18 September 2009 and stars Rebecca Pitkin as a young woman that begins to dabble in witchcraft but soon gets in over her head.

Eventually Kate manages to convince Rick to assist her in casting a spell that would make Jenny's life miserable.

Critical reception for The Spell has been overwhelmingly negative and the film holds a rating of 0% on Rotten Tomatoes, based on 9 reviews.

[5] The Guardian criticized the film as "bewilderingly awful" and noted that the movie had "characters whose lips don't quite move in sync with the audio track.

"[7] In contrast, HorrorNews.net gave a more positive review and commented that the movie would have little appeal to gore hounds, but that fans of atmospheric films would likely enjoy it.