The House in Nightmare Park (1973)

Director:

Peter Sykes

Writers:

Clive Exton (writer)
Terry Nation (writer)

Release Date:

September 1977 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Horror | Thriller

Tagline:

Ladies and Gentlemen - For You Horrification - Don't See It Alone - Bring The Children

Plot:

In 1907, an actor is invited to perform in an isolated country house, and becomes involved in mysterious and dangerous events. |

Plot Keywords:

Inheritance | Actor | Blackface | Cobra | Dance

Cast

Frankie Howerd	...	Foster Twelvetrees
Ray Milland	...	Stewart Henderson
Hugh Burden	...	Reggie Henderson
Kenneth Griffith	...	Ernest Henderson
John Bennett	...	Patel
Rosalie Crutchley	...	Jessica Henderson
Ruth Dunning	...	Agnes Henderson
Elizabeth MacLennan	...	Verity Henderson
Aimée Delamain	...	Mother
Peter Munt	...	Cabbie

Also Known As:

Crazy House
Night of the Laughing Dead

Runtime:

100 min

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Colour:

Colour (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Australia:PG | USA:PG | UK:PG (video rating) | UK:A (original rating)

Filming Locations:

Oakley Court, Windsor Road, Oakley Green, Windsor, Berkshire, England, UK

Company:

Anglo-EMI

Trivia:

The part of Reggie Henderson was first intended for 'Hugh Griffth' .

Quotes:

[upon being rescued from a meat cleaver-wielding maniac]
Foster Twelvetrees: If you hadn't come in, it would have been Sixtrees!

Fine showpiece for Frankie Howard

This would be a fairly ordinary British seventies film but for its two main stars. This is a rare opportunity to see Frankie Howard in a starring role, and he does not disappoint. Ray Milland, too, is at his best, as a less camp (and in my view superior) version of Vincent Price. Direction is good, and tension and atmosphere are maintained well throughout the film. A must for Frankie Howard fans.