Cradle of Fear

Cradle of Fear
Promotional poster
Directed byAlex Chandon
Written byAlex Chandon
Produced byCiska Faulkner
Eddie Kane
Paul Luke
Nico Rilla
Andy Skivington
StarringDani Filth
Emily Booth
Eileen Daly
CinematographySebastiani Bontempi
Edited byAlex Chandon
Music byCradle of Filth
Production
company
Pragmatic Pictures Ltd.
Distributed byFilm 2000
Release date
  • 18 December 2001 (2001-12-18) (UK)
Running time
120 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

Cradle of Fear is a 2001 British horror film, directed by Alex Chandon. It was released direct-to-video on 4 July 2001. Taking inspiration from the anthology films produced by Amicus Productions in the 1970s, it features three separate half-hour segments, linked by a fourth story. The main narrative involves imprisoned serial killer Kemper wreaking vengeance on those responsible for his capture. This he does through his son: Dani Filth playing an unnamed character referred to in the credits as "The Man".

Shot on video and on a very low budget, the film received a lukewarm reception in the horror press, and is chiefly of interest to Cradle of Filth fans, as it features the entire lineup (principally Dani, but the rest crop up in cameo roles) from the band's Midian era.[citation needed] Chandon's association with Cradle of Filth began with the promo video for From the Cradle to Enslave, and he went on to direct the clips for "Her Ghost in the Fog" and "No Time to Cry", plus some DVD documentaries.[citation needed] Kemper is played by David McEwen, who also appeared in the video for "Her Ghost in the Fog", miming to Doug Bradley's narration.