Australian actress Jessica Marais is set to make her U.S. feature film debut in director John V. Soto’s voodoo thriller Needle. The 25-year-old stunner plays a college coed trying to survive an ancient curse.

The film’s synopsis reads:

A college student inherits an 18th Century machine with deadly supernatural powers. When the machine goes missing and his friends start dying, the student must team with his estranged brother to find the thief and stop the killings.

Fantasy fans may recognize Marais as the sexy, red-leather-clad Mistress Denna from ABC Studios’ “Legend of the Seeker,” currently on its second season.

Needle has yet to lock down a distribution deal.