FEAR IN THE NIGHT Hammer psychological thriller – free online

Fear in the Night is a 1972 British psychological horror thriller film produced and directed by Jimmy Sangster from a screenplay co-written with Michael Syston.

The Hammer Film production stars Judy Geeson (10 Rillington Place, Inseminoid), Joan Collins (Tales That Witness Madness; Tales from the Crypt), Ralph Bates (Horror of Frankenstein) and Peter Cushing.

Fear in the Night was the last of three features directed by Hammer screenwriter/producer Jimmy Sangster, following The Horror of Frankenstein and Lust for a Vampire, both in 1970. In the United States, Fear in the Night was released on a double bill with Demons of the Mind.

Plot:
A young woman recovering from a nervous breakdown moves with her husband to a boys’ school, but finds herself being terrorised by a mysterious one-armed man – and nobody believes her…

Digital releases:
Scream! Factory released Fear in the Night on Blu-ray on August 27, 2019.  The film is presented in two aspect ratios: 1.66:1 and 1.85:1. Special features:
Audio commentary with film historian Troy Howarth (new)
Audio commentary with co-writer/director Jimmy Sangster and Hammer Films historian Marcus Hearn
Vintage interview with co-writer/director Jimmy Sangster
End of Term: Inside Fear in the Night
Theatrical trailer
Still gallery

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On 30 October 2017, Studiocanal reissued the film in the UK remastered on Blu-ray + DVD. The release includes a featurette, End of Term: Inside Fear in the Night and the trailer.

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The movie was later retitled Dynasty of Fear for American VHS release to exploit Joan Collins’ fame in the TV soap opera Dynasty.

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Choice dialogue:
Robert Heller (Ralph Bates) referring to Peggy Heller (Joan Collins): “Hmm, she can be a terrible bitch.”

Cast and characters:
Judy Geeson … Peggy Heller; Joan Collins … Molly Carmichael; Ralph Bates … Robert Heller; Peter Cushing … Michael Carmichael, the Headmaster; James Cossins … The Doctor; Gillian Lind … Mrs Beamish; Brian Grellis … Second Policeman; John Bown … First Policeman; Jimmy Gardner … Psychiatrist

Film Facts:
The working title was The Claw.

Filming locations:
Aldenham Country Park, Hertfordshire, England
Elstree Studios, Borehamwood, Hertfordshire, England
Haberdashers’ Aske’s Boys’ School, Butterfly Lane, Elstree, Hertfordshire, England (school playing fields/pitches)
Letchmore Heath, Hertfordshire, England (Piggott’s Manor – now Bhaktivedanta Manor)
Tykes Water Lake, Aldenham Country Park, Hertfordshire, England

Filming dates:
November 15, 1971

Technical specs:
1 hour 34 minutes

Trailer:

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