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Frightmare

Play trailer Poster for Frightmare R,  1983,  1h 26m,  Horror Play Trailer Watchlist
Watchlist - - 5 Reviews Tomatometer 20% 250+ Ratings Popcornmeter
Tomatometer 5 Reviews 20% Popcornmeter 250+ Ratings
College movie buffs (Luca Bercovici, Jennifer Starrett) steal a horror-film star's (Ferdinand Mayne) corpse, and a medium brings him back.

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James Kendrick Q Network Film Desk Feb 11, 2026
2/4
primarily about misty atmosphere and the kind of over-the-top theatrics that act as cover for acting deficits and narrative holes—of which there are many Go to Full Review
John Higgins Starburst Sep 5, 2018
7/10
Stylistically, it is reminiscent of some of those classic Hammer House of Horrors and Phantasm, and it does retain some good old cultish charm throughout. Go to Full Review
Bill Gibron DVDTalk.com Jun 15, 2005
2/5
Frightmare fumbles so many of the standard scare tactics that it's almost impossible to see where it gained such a supercilious legitimacy. Go to Full Review
Scott Weinberg eFilmCritic.com Jul 25, 2002
1.5/5
All fear the deadly ghostly apparition of a recently-dead horror actor! Or not. Go to Full Review
Janet Branagan Apollo Guide Dec 29, 2001
27/100
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Cast & Crew

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Norman Thaddeus Vane

Director

Ferdy Mayne

Conrad Radzoff

Luca Bercovici

Saint

Jennifer Starrett

Meg

Nita Talbot

Mrs. Rohmer

Leon Askin

Wolfgang

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Frightmare

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Movie Info

Synopsis College movie buffs (Luca Bercovici, Jennifer Starrett) steal a horror-film star's (Ferdinand Mayne) corpse, and a medium brings him back.
Director
Norman Thaddeus Vane
Producer
Callie Wright, Patrick Wright
Screenwriter
Norman Thaddeus Vane
Production Co
Screenwriters
Rating
R
Genre
Horror
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Sep 9, 1983, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Jan 4, 2019
Runtime
1h 26m
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