From the master of cult British horror: Pete Walker (House of Whipcord, The Flesh and Blood Show) comes this gruesome tale of dark secrets and bizarre realities. Edmund and Dorothy Yates (Rupert Davies & Sheila Keith) were finally pronounced sane after they had spent 18 years in a mental hospital for a series of gory cannibal killings. Now, after their release Edmund s daughter Jackie (Deborah Fairfax), occasionally checks in on them at their secluded farmhouse and everything seems fine... until Jackie's psychiatrist boyfriend, Graham, starts poking around and uncovers the blood-spattered truth. Dorothy is crazier than ever, luring unsuspecting victims to her home for tarot card readings and them massacring them with fire pokers, electric drills and pitchforks! What's more, this grisly craving apparently runs in the family...

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Frightmare (1974)

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Horror/Suspense/Thriller · 1h 26m · 7/4/1975

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From the master of cult British horror: Pete Walker (House of Whipcord, The Flesh and Blood Show) comes this gruesome tale of dark secrets and bizarre realities. Edmund and Dorothy Yates (Rupert Davies & Sheila Keith) were finally pronounced sane after they had spent 18 years in a mental hospital for a series of gory cannibal killings. Now, after their release Edmund s daughter Jackie (Deborah Fairfax), occasionally checks in on them at their secluded farmhouse and everything seems fine... until Jackie's psychiatrist boyfriend, Graham, starts poking around and uncovers the blood-spattered truth. Dorothy is crazier than ever, luring unsuspecting victims to her home for tarot card readings and them massacring them with fire pokers, electric drills and pitchforks! What's more, this grisly craving apparently runs in the family...

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Released

Language

English

Country

United Kingdom
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Cast
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Rupert Davies

Edmund Yates
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Sheila Keith

Dorothy Yates
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Deborah Fairfax

Jackie
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Paul Greenwood

Graham
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Kim Butcher

Debbie
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Fiona Curzon

Merle
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Jon Yule

Robin
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Trisha Mortimer

Lillian (as Tricia Mortimer)
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Pamela Fairbrother

Delia
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Edward Kalinski

Alec
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Victor Winding

Detective Inspector
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Anthony Hennessey

Detective Sergeant
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Noel Johnson

The Judge
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Michael Sharvell-Martin

Barman
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Tommy Wright

Nightclub Manager
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Andrew Sachs

Barry Nichols
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Nicholas John

Peter
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Leo Genn

Dr. Lytell
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Gerald Flood

Matthew Laurence
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Jack Dagmar

Old Man
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Sue Shaper

(uncredited)
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Bill Barnsley

Patrolmen (uncredited)
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L.W. Clarke

Patrolman (uncredited)
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Veronica Griffiths

1st bike girl (uncredited)
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David McGillivray

Doctor (uncredited)
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Martin Taylor

Guest (uncredited)
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Pete Walker

Mr. Brunskill (voice) (uncredited)
Crew
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Pete Walker

Director
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David McGillivray

Writer
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Pete Walker

Writer
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