Is Frightmare violent?

Yes, very. More violent than 95% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Yes, very. More frightening than 94% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Frightmare easy watching?

No. Less comforting than 92% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does Frightmare end with hope?

No. Less hopeful than 91% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Frightmare

Name: Frightmare
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Released: 1974
Duration: 88 min
Rating: 6.4
Cast: Rupert Davies, Sheila Keith, Deborah Fairfax, Paul Greenwood, Kim Butcher

What terrifying craving made her kill... and kill... and kill...

Directed by Pete Walker

Produced by Peter Walker (Heritage) Ltd.

197488 min6.4 / 10

A darkly comedic proto-slasher exploitation film that mines horror and dark humor from a cannibalistic mother's release from an asylum and her family's dawning realization of her continued depravity.

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.

Clusters

Comedy That Turns Violent Claustrophobic Paranoid Thrillers Cheap Monster Movies Comedy And Satire Serial Killers And Assassins

Genres

Horror Thriller

Keywords

Exploitation Dark Comedy Insane Asylum Slasher Criminally Insane Proto-slasher

Questions people ask

Is Frightmare violent? Yes, very. More violent than 95% of films.
Is Frightmare scary? Yes, very. More frightening than 94% of films.
Is Frightmare easy watching? No. Less comforting than 92% of films.
Does Frightmare end with hope? No. Less hopeful than 91% of films.
Is Frightmare sad? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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