Fear in the Night
- Year: 1972
- Country of origin: UK
- Genre: Horror, Thriller
- Director: Jimmy Sangster
- Length: 94 min
- IMDb rating:
Synopsis
Fear in the Night (1972) follows a young woman recovering from a nervous breakdown who relocates with her husband to a secluded boys’ school in the countryside. As she experiences repeated assaults by a mysterious one-armed figure and encounters skepticism from those around her, uncertainty deepens and her sense of reality begins to fracture under mounting pressure. This British psychological horror film blends subjective tension, isolation, and understated menace in an examination of perception, vulnerability, and control.
Selected disc options for Fear in the Night
| Extras | Severin BD-A 4K/US 2026 | Studio Canal BD-B 4K/UK 2026 | Scream Factory BD-A/US 2019 | Studio Canal BD-B/UK 2017 | Anchor Bay DVD-1/US/OOP 2002 |
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| Audio Commentary by Troy Howarth | has extra | has extra | |||
| Audio Commentary by David Flint | has extra | ||||
| Audio Commentary by Director/Co-Writer Jimmy Sangster, Moderated by Marcus Hearn | has extra | has extra | has extra | has extra | |
| Hammer & Beyond: The Jimmy Sangster Legacy - By Marcus Hearn | has extra | ||||
| End of Term: Inside “Fear in the Night” | has extra | has extra | has extra | ||
| The Gaslighter’s Playbook: Real and Imagined Horrors in “Fear in the Night” - Video Essay by Alexandra Heller Nicholas | has extra | ||||
| Hammer in the U.S.A. - C. Courtney Joyner on the Studio’s Stateside Distribution | has extra | ||||
| Joan Collins: Queen of the Horror Films - Interviews with Kier-La Janisse and Amanda Reyes | has extra | ||||
| The Fragile Mind - Interview with Kim Newman | has extra | ||||
| Fun in the Day - Interviews With Camera Operator Neil Binney And Production Runner Philip Campbell | has extra | ||||
| Hammer Scribe - Archival Interview with Director Jimmy Sangster | has extra | ||||
| Jimmy Sangster: An Exclusive Interview - Archival Interview with Director/Co-Writer Jimmy Sangster | has extra | ||||
| Archival Audio Interview with Actor Peter Cushing - Conducted by Denis Meikle | has extra | ||||
| Stills Gallery [Scream Factory] | has extra | ||||
| Stills Gallery [Studio Canal] | has extra | ||||
| Theatrical Trailer | has extra | has extra | has extra | has extra | has extra |
Notes
- Severin’s 4K UHD is included in the “Sangster Directs Hammer” box set with The Horror of Frankenstein (1970) and Lust for a Vampire (1971). It includes a 312-page booklet.
- Studio Canal’s 4K UHD includes a 64-page booklet with writing by Miriam Balanescu (“‘Your Imagination Did the Rest’: The ‘Hysterical’ Woman of ‘Fear in the Night’”), Paul Farrell (“Caught in the Knot: Constructing ‘Fear in the Night’”) and Tom Huddleston (“The Wicked Gentleman: Peter Cushing and Hammer Films”), and two foldout posters.
- Studio Canal’s Blu-ray is also available from Germany in the “Hammer Film Edition” box set with The Horror of Frankenstein (1970), Scars of Dracula (1970), Blood from the Mummy’s Tomb (1971), Dr Jekyll & Sister Hyde (1971), Demons of the Mind (1972) and Straight on Till Morning (1972).
- Anchor Bay’s “The Hammer Collection” DVD includes a 4-page booklet with writing by Rand Vossler.
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Ultimate Edition
Combine the best digital presentation with a selection of choice extras for the ultimate edition.
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End of Term: Inside “Fear in the Night” (16:38) -
Jimmy Sangster: An Exclusive Interview (1993, 15:52)
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Scream Factory BD 2019
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| Extras | Audio Commentary by Troy Howarth Scream Factory BD |
| Audio Commentary by Director/Co-Writer Jimmy Sangster, Moderated by Marcus Hearn Scream Factory BD | |
| End of Term: Inside “Fear in the Night” Scream Factory BD | |
| The Fragile Mind - Interview with Kim Newman Studio Canal 4K | |
| Jimmy Sangster: An Exclusive Interview - Archival Interview with Director/Co-Writer Jimmy Sangster Scream Factory BD | |
| Stills Gallery [Scream Factory] Scream Factory BD | |
| Stills Gallery [Studio Canal] Studio Canal 4K | |
| Theatrical Trailer Scream Factory BD |
Notes
- “Jimmy Sangster: An Exclusive Interview” is also available on Scream Factory’s Blu-ray of The Horror of Frankenstein (1970).