Frightmare released November 6, 1974

Frightmare (also known as Cover Up and Once Upon a Frightmare) is a 1974 horror film directed by Pete Walker and written by Pete Walker and David McGillivray. It starred Rupert Davies and Sheila Keith. The story focuses around Dorothy and Edmund Yates, who have recently been released from a mental asylum, and is one of Pete Walker’s most notable films.

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Trivia:

The film that the hero and heroine go to see on their date is La grande bouffe (1973), which deals with characters who set out to eat themselves to death – a touch of ironic humor in view of the plot of “Frightmare.” However, the dialogue we hear is not from “La Grande Bouffe but from Pete Walker’s previous film, House of Whipcord (1974).

The final film of Rupert Davies.

The final English-language film of Leo Genn.

Cast
  Rupert Davies … Edmund Yates
  Sheila Keith … Dorothy Yates
  Deborah Fairfax … Jackie
  Paul Greenwood … Graham
  Kim Butcher … Debbie
  Fiona Curzon … Merle
  Jon Yule … Robin
  Tricia Mortimer … Lillian
  Pamela Fairbrother … Delia

Tagged with: goremaster • hero and heroine • House of Whipcord (1974) • ironic humor • Jon Yule • Kim Butcher • La Grande Bouffe • La grande bouffe (1973) • mental asylum • Once Upon a Frightmare • Pamela Fairbrother • Paul Greenwood • Pete Walker film • Pete Walker's most notable films • Rupert Davies • Sheila Keith • Tricia Mortimer • written by Pete Walker and David McGillivray

Filed under: Horror

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