Frightmare
- Year: 1974
- Country of origin: UK
- Genre: Horror
- Director: Pete Walker
- Length: 88 min
More than a bad dream!
Film Synopsis
A seemingly reformed cannibalistic mother is released from an asylum and reunites with her fractured family. As mysterious disappearances and gruesome deaths mount, her daughters struggle to uncover the truth while protecting her secrets. The horror intensifies as buried urges resurface with deadly consequences.
Frightmare Blu-ray & DVD editions
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| Disc Extras | Redemption BD-A/US/OOP 2014 | 88 Films BD-B/UK 2023 | Shriek Show DVD-1/US/OOP 2006 | Image DVD-1/US/OOP 2001 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Audio Commentary by Troy Howarth and Nathaniel Thompson | ||||
| Audio Commentary by Director Pete Walker and Director of Photography Peter Jessop, Moderated by Steven Chibnall | ||||
| Audio Commentary by Writer David McGillivray, Moderated by Kim Newman and Barry Forshaw | ||||
| Sheila Keith: A Nice Old Lady? | ||||
| For the Sake of Cannibalism - Interview with Director Pete Walker | ||||
| Interview with Editor Robert Dearberg | ||||
| Stills Gallery | ||||
| Theatrical Trailer |
Edition and Packaging Notes
- Redemption’s Blu-ray is also available in “The Pete Walker Collection, Volume 2” box set with The Big Switch (1968), Man of Violence (1970), The Flesh and Blood Show (1972), House of Mortal Sin (1976) and Home Before Midnight (1979).
- 88 Films’ Blu-ray is included in “The Flesh & Blood Show: The Horror Films of Pete Walker” box set with Die Screaming Marianne (1971), The Flesh and Blood Show (1972), House of Whipcord (1974), House of Mortal Sin (1976), Schizo (1976) and The Comeback (1978). It includes a 56-page booklet with writing by Barry Forshaw, Simon Sheridan and Jon Towlson; and eight art cards. Reissued separately (2024/11/25).
- Shriek Show’s DVD is also available in the “British Horror Quadruple Feature” box set with Die Screaming Marianne (1971), The Flesh and Blood Show (1972) and House of Whipcord (1974).
- Image’s “The Euroshock Collection” DVD contains no extras.
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Collector’s guide
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Sheila Keith: A Nice Old Lady? (13:52) -
For the Sake of Cannibalism (11:55)
| Editions | |
|---|---|
| Extras | Audio Commentary by Troy Howarth and Nathaniel Thompson 88 Films BD |
| Audio Commentary by Director Pete Walker and Director of Photography Peter Jessop, Moderated by Steven Chibnall Redemption BD | |
| Audio Commentary by Writer David McGillivray, Moderated by Kim Newman and Barry Forshaw 88 Films BD | |
| Sheila Keith: A Nice Old Lady? Redemption BD | |
| For the Sake of Cannibalism - Interview with Director Pete Walker Redemption BD | |
| Interview with Editor Robert Dearberg 88 Films BD | |
| Stills Gallery Shriek Show DVD | |
| Theatrical Trailer Redemption BD |
Notes
- “Sheila Keith: A Nice Old Lady?” is also available on Odeon’s Blu-ray of House of Whipcord (1974) and Shriek Show’s DVD of The Confessional (1976).