About this release
Frightmare (1974), directed by Pete Walker and starring Sheila Keith and Rupert Davies, follows a family dealing with the return of a woman previously institutionalized for violent behaviour. The film centers on a series of killings connected to her actions and their consequences. Från IMDB: After escaping a death sentence for her hideous crimes, a seemingly rehabilitated woman settles in an isolated farmhouse with her husband, only to ache, once more, for blood, and a crash-course in surgery. Is, indeed, her old self back?
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Disc 1
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Frightmare (1974)
88 min
ThrillerComedyHorror
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.
Credits
Director
Pete Walker
Writer
David McGillivray
Cast
Rupert Daviesas Edmund Yates
Sheila Keithas Dorothy Yates
Deborah Fairfaxas Jackie Yates
Paul Greenwoodas Graham Heller
Kim Butcheras Debbie Yates
Leo Gennas Dr. Lytell
Gerald Floodas Matthew Laurence
Fiona Curzonas Merle
John Yuleas Robin
Trisha Mortimeras Lillian
Cinematographer
Peter Jessop
Composer
Stanley Myers
Editor
Robert C. Dearberg
Producer
Pete Walker
Images
Catalogue Info
- Added by
- Matthew Simpson
- Date added
- August 6, 2026