The House in Nightmare Park1973
“Ladies and Gentlemen - For Your Horrification - Don't See It Alone - Bring The Children”
Directed by Peter Sykes
The premise
Comedy legend Frankie Howerd stars as the victim of sinister shenanigans in this hilarious spoof of British horror films of the early ‘70s. Starring Hugh Burden and Oscar winner Ray Milland, and written by Terry Nation. Foster Twelvetrees, a struggling tragedian who scrapes a living by giving hammy performances from the classics, can hardly believe his luck when he’s invited to give a dramatic reading at the country home of a well-off family. Joy soon turns to outraged horror when he discovers dead bodies, foul intentions, lots of snakes and a madwoman in the attic. Can he uncover the hidden family secret before he comes to a sticky end..?
Horror Vault's take
A bumbling, self-important actor stumbles into far more than a polite evening's entertainment when a wealthy eccentric family invites him to perform at their crumbling country estate. What begins as a stroke of good fortune rapidly descends into a night of creeping dread, unexpected corpses, and very unwelcome wildlife. Frankie Howerd's gift for panicked, rubber-faced comedy collides head-on with the Gothic conventions of early-1970s British horror in this affectionate send-up of the genre. Terry Nation's sharp script keeps the laughs coming even as the darkness closes in.
Content: Mild Horror Violence, Reptile Content (Snakes), Slapstick Peril
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