The House in Nightmare Park (1973)

Directed by

Peter Sykes

Genre

comedy horror

Country

Australia, United Kingdom

Runtime

1h 40m

Rated

PG

Rating

6.8 of 10 from 33 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A struggling actor gets a job to do a dramatic reading at a country house. The people who hired him have hidden plans that involve more than just entertainment.

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What happens

The House in Nightmare Park (U.S. titles: Crazy House and The House of the Laughing Dead) is a 1973 British comedy horror film directed by Peter Sykes and starring Frankie Howerd, Ray Milland and Hugh Burden. It was one of a number of British comedy films which parodied the successful British horror genre, closely associated with the Hammer Horror films. Its plot follows that of a traditional "Old Dark House" story. A struggling actor is hired to perform a dramatic reading at a country house. The people who hired him have ulterior motives. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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