Fear in the Night
- Year: 1972
- Country of origin: UK
- Genre: Horror, Thriller
- Director: Jimmy Sangster
- Length: 94 min
Film 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.
Fear in the Night 4K UHD, Blu-ray & DVD editions
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| Disc 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 | |||||
| Audio Commentary by David Flint | |||||
| Audio Commentary by Director/Co-Writer Jimmy Sangster, Moderated by Marcus Hearn | |||||
| Hammer & Beyond: The Jimmy Sangster Legacy - By Marcus Hearn | |||||
| End of Term: Inside “Fear in the Night” | |||||
| The Gaslighter’s Playbook: Real and Imagined Horrors in “Fear in the Night” - Video Essay by Alexandra Heller Nicholas | |||||
| Hammer in the U.S.A. - C. Courtney Joyner on the Studio’s Stateside Distribution | |||||
| Joan Collins: Queen of the Horror Films - Interviews with Kier-La Janisse and Amanda Reyes | |||||
| The Fragile Mind - Interview with Kim Newman | |||||
| Fun in the Day - Interviews With Camera Operator Neil Binney And Production Runner Philip Campbell | |||||
| Hammer Scribe - Archival Interview with Director Jimmy Sangster | |||||
| Jimmy Sangster: An Exclusive Interview - Archival Interview with Director/Co-Writer Jimmy Sangster | |||||
| Archival Audio Interview with Actor Peter Cushing - Conducted by Denis Meikle | |||||
| Stills Gallery [Scream Factory] | |||||
| Stills Gallery [Studio Canal] | |||||
| Theatrical Trailer |
Edition and Packaging 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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Collector’s guide
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End of Term: Inside “Fear in the Night” (16:37) -
The Fragile Mind (26:20) -
Jimmy Sangster: An Exclusive Interview (1993, 15:52)
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Studio Canal 4K 2026
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Scream Factory BD 2019
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| Extras | Audio Commentary by Troy Howarth Studio Canal 4K |
| Audio Commentary by David Flint Severin 4K | |
| Audio Commentary by Director/Co-Writer Jimmy Sangster, Moderated by Marcus Hearn Severin 4K | |
| Hammer & Beyond: The Jimmy Sangster Legacy - By Marcus Hearn Severin 4K | |
| End of Term: Inside “Fear in the Night” Studio Canal 4K | |
| The Gaslighter’s Playbook: Real and Imagined Horrors in “Fear in the Night” - Video Essay by Alexandra Heller Nicholas Severin 4K | |
| Hammer in the U.S.A. - C. Courtney Joyner on the Studio’s Stateside Distribution Severin 4K | |
| Joan Collins: Queen of the Horror Films - Interviews with Kier-La Janisse and Amanda Reyes Severin 4K | |
| The Fragile Mind - Interview with Kim Newman Studio Canal 4K | |
| Fun in the Day - Interviews With Camera Operator Neil Binney And Production Runner Philip Campbell Severin 4K | |
| Hammer Scribe - Archival Interview with Director Jimmy Sangster Severin 4K | |
| Jimmy Sangster: An Exclusive Interview - Archival Interview with Director/Co-Writer Jimmy Sangster Scream Factory BD | |
| Archival Audio Interview with Actor Peter Cushing - Conducted by Denis Meikle Severin 4K | |
| Stills Gallery [Scream Factory] Scream Factory BD | |
| Stills Gallery [Studio Canal] Studio Canal 4K | |
| Theatrical Trailer Severin 4K |
Notes
- “Jimmy Sangster: An Exclusive Interview” is also available on Scream Factory’s Blu-ray of The Horror of Frankenstein (1970).