Frightmare (1974)

R11/05/1974Horror, Thriller1h 28m
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What terrifying craving made her kill... and kill... and kill...

Overview

In 1957, Dorothy and Edmund Yates were committed to an institution for the criminally insane, she for acts of murder and cannibalism and he for covering up her crimes. Fifteen years later, they are pronounced fit for society and released. However, in Dorothy's case the doctors may have jumped the gun a bit. Edmund and eldest daughter, Jackie, try to discover just how far Mother's bloodlust has taken her. Meanwhile, youngest daughter Debbie begins to explore the crazy roots of her family tree as fully as possible.

Top Billed Cast

  1. Cast 1

    Rupert Davies

    Edmund Yates

  2. Cast 1

    Sheila Keith

    Dorothy Yates

  3. Cast 1

    Deborah Fairfax

    Jackie Yates

  4. Cast 1

    Paul Greenwood

    Graham Heller

  5. Kim Butcher

    Debbie Yates

  6. Cast 1

    Leo Genn

    Dr. Lytell

  7. Cast 1

    Gerald Flood

    Matthew Laurence

  8. Fiona Curzon

    Merle

  9. John Yule

    Robin

Ghastly, Ghoulish, Grotty & Gory. Frightmare is directed by Pete Walker who also co-writes the screenplay with David McGillivray. It stars Rupert Davies, Shelia Keith, Deborah Fairfax, Paul Greenwood and Kim Butcher. Music is by Stanley Myers and cinematography by Peter Jessop. Edmund and Dorothy Yates are freed after fifteen years in an asylum, committed for despicable crimes, but is Dorothy cured? And what of their daughters? Frightmare is what it is, a British exploitation horror made at a time when it was out to get the best rise out of the audience. As much as...

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Original LanguageEnglish 

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