A young woman is terrorized by her deceased fiancé's demented mother who blames her for her son's death.A young woman is terrorized by her deceased fiancé's demented mother who blames her for her son's death.A young woman is terrorized by her deceased fiancé's demented mother who blames her for her son's death.
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- TriviaThe producers considered replacing Tallulah Bankhead during filming after she became ill and was unable to work. However, Bankhead put up her salary for the film as a guarantee.
- GoofsAfter Alan visits the house, Pat is seen falling down the stairs. However, her blouse is in perfect condition with no tears in the back, as in all previous scenes. Also, stunt double is obviously a man from the girth of his back.
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[Anna serves a disgusting looking plate of food]
Mrs. Trefoile: Aren't you hungry, my child?
Pat Carroll: [takes a bite and tries to hide her repulsion] Mrs. Trefoile, do you have any salt?
Mrs. Trefoile: We use not condiments of any kind in this house, Patricia! God's food should be eaten unadorned. We are vegetarian. For instance, this meat loaf is synthetic, compounded of bread, oatmeal, and wheat germ.
Pat Carroll: How nice.
- Alternate versionsWhen originally released theatrically in the UK, the BBFC made cuts to secure a 'X rating. All cuts were waived in 2006 when the film was granted a '15' certificate for home video.
- ConnectionsEdited into Hart to Hart: Harts on Campus (1982)
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A young woman goes to visit her overbearing, religious fanatic ex-mother-in-law who decides it's time the girl joined her dead son in the grave.
This effectively creepy little Gothic horror tale is one of Hammer's finest psychological-thrillers, and a valiant attempt to duplicate the success of American thrillers like "WHAT EVER HAPPENED TO BABY JANE?" and "HUSH..., HUSH, SWEET CHARLOTTE" featuring aging, flamboyant female stars in macabre, unusual roles. This film is a showcase for the talents of the great Tallulah Bankhead whose last film this was. She manages to be both amusing and terrifying at the same time. It's a blissful performance, and next to LIFEBOAT it's her finest hour on screen. A very young Stefanie Powers(then age 23) also comes through with a remarkably strong performance as the terrorized daughter-in-law. The movie also features Peter Vaughan as Bankhead's menacing handyman, and in an early role Donald Sutherland as an imbecile who also works at the place. The workman-like script was written by Richard Matheson, from the novel NIGHTMARE by Anne Blaisdell.
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- verna55
- Sep 15, 2000
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- Runtime1 hour 37 minutes
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- 1.85 : 1
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