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Frightmare (Motion picture : 1974)

"Sheila Keith stars as a former patient of a mental institution, who has settled down in a remote farmhouse, where she tells fortunes in her spare time. But the kind, maternal exterior conceals a dreadful monster, which the asylum, it seems, was unable to cure" -- Container.

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  • "Once upon a frightmare"
  • "Cover up"@en
  • "Cover up"
  • "Frightmare 2"
  • "Frightmare"@en
  • "Fright mare"

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  • "Edmund and Dorothy Yates are freed after fifteen years in an asylum. Edmund covers up for his wife who is a murderer and a cannibal and Dorothy's daughter Debbie and stepdaughter Jackie, who live apart from them, may or may not have inherited her appetites."
  • ""Sheila Keith stars as a former patient of a mental institution, who has settled down in a remote farmhouse, where she tells fortunes in her spare time. But the kind, maternal exterior conceals a dreadful monster, which the asylum, it seems, was unable to cure" -- Container."@en
  • "Edmund and Dorothy Yates, released after 18 years in a mental hospital for a series of gory killings, seem to be leading a quiet life on their farm, until a friend of their daughter makes some gruesome discoveries."@en
  • "Throughout his career, director Pete Walker was no stranger to controversy, but his 1974 film Frightmare sparked a firestorm of criticism from the protectors of public morals, who deemed it "despicable" (London Observer), "horrendous" (Evening News), and "a moral obscenity" (Daily Telegraph). In spite of the condemnation--or more likely, because of it--Frightmare has achieved almost legendary status in British horror history. Sheila Keith stars as a former patient of a mental institution, who has settled down in a remote farmhouse, where she tells fortunes in her spare time. But the kind, maternal exterior conceals a dreadful monster, which the asylum, it seems, was unable to cure."@en
  • ""Edmund and Dorothy Yates are freed after fifteen years in an asylum. Edmund covers up for his wife who is a murderer and a cannibal and Dorothy's daughter Debbie and stepdaughter Jackie, who live apart from them, may or may not have inherited her appetites. Dorothy has started to kill again." -- Container."@en
  • "Edmund and Dorothy Yates, released after 18 years in a mental hospital for a series of gory killings, seem to be leading a quiet life on their farm, until their daughter makes some gruesome discoveries."@en

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  • "Slasher films"@en
  • "Horror films"@en
  • "Exploitation films"@en
  • "Feature films"@en
  • "Drama"
  • "Drama"@en
  • "Fiction films"@en

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  • "Frightmare (Motion picture : 1974)"@en
  • "Frightmare"
  • "Frightmare"@en

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