Frightmare (1974 film)

Frightmare
Theatrical Release Poster
Directed byPete Walker
Written byDavid McGillivray
Story byPete Walker
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyPeter Jessop
Edited byRobert C. Dearberg
Music byStanley Myers
Production
company
Peter Walker (Heritage)
Release date
  • 6 November 1974 (1974-11-06)
Running time
86 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

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.[1] 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.[2][3]

  1. ^ Chibnall, Steve; Petley, Julian (2002). British Horror Cinema. Psychology Press. ISBN 9780415230032.
  2. ^ Paszylk, Bartłomiej (8 June 2009). The Pleasure and Pain of Cult Horror Films. McFarland. ISBN 9780786453276.
  3. ^ "BFI Screenonline: Walker, Pete (1939-) Biography". screenonline.org.uk.