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Frightmare (1974)

Frightmare poster
Directed by
Pete Walker
Genre
slasher film
Country
United Kingdom
Runtime
1h 28m
Rated
R
Rating
6.4 of 10 from 72 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A couple recently released from a mental asylum tries to reintegrate into society. Their dark past begins to catch up with them.

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What happens

Frightmare (also known as Cover Up and Once Upon a Frightmare) is a 1974 British horror slasher film directed and produced by Pete Walker, written by David McGillivray and starring 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. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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