The House in Nightmare Park (1973)
1h 32m
Running Time
March 23, 1973Release Date
The House in Nightmare Park (1973)
1h 32m
Running Time
March 23, 1973Release Date
Plot.
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..?
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Cast & Crew.
Frankie Howerd
Foster
Ray Milland
Stewart
Hugh Burden
Reggie
John Bennett
Patel
Kenneth Griffith
Ernest
Rosalie Crutchley
Jessica Henderson
Peter Sykes
Director
Ruth Dunning
Agnes Henderson
Clive Exton
Writer
Elizabeth MacLennan
Verity Henderson
Terry Nation
Writer
Aimée Delamain
Mother
Harry Robertson
Composer
Ian Wilson
Cinematographer
Peter Munt
Cabbie
Bill Blunden
Editor
Media.
Details.
Release DateMarch 23, 1973
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 32m
Content RatingPG
Filming LocationsPinewood Studios, United Kingdom
Genres
Wiki.
The House in Nightmare Park (known as Crazy House and The House of the Laughing Dead in the U.S.) is a 1973 British comedy horror film directed by Peter Sykes and starring Frankie Howerd, Ray Milland and Hugh Burden. It was one of a number of British comedy films which parodied the successful British horror genre, closely associated with the Hammer Horror films. Its plot follows that of a traditional "Old Dark House" story.
In the film, a struggling actor is hired to perform a dramatic reading at a country house. The people who hired him have ulterior motives.