“Abigail” (*** out of four) was a taut horror melodrama about a group of criminals (Melissa Barrera, Dan Stevens, William Catlett, and others) who kidnap the ballerina daughter (Alisha Weir) of an underworld heavyweight and retreat to an isolated mansion only to find out that she has vicious superpowers that turn them on one another and turn their sanity inside out. Opening is a little gradual and slow-going but it escalates and builds with skillful tension into full-blown gore and zany comedy. A good showing for directors Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett that shows the unmistakable influence of early Sam Raimi and “The Evil Dead 2” in particular.