The House in Nightmare Park

Mar 23, 1973

1h 32m

★ 6.6

Ladies and Gentlemen - For Your Horrification - Don't See It Alone - Bring The Children

Overview

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..?

Genres

Comedy

Horror

Production Companies

Associated London Films

The House in Nightmare Park Trailers

Cast

Foster Twelvetrees

Frankie Howerd

Stewart Henderson

Ray Milland

Reggie Henderson

Hugh Burden

Ernest Henderson

Kenneth Griffith

Patel

John Bennett

Jessica Henderson

Rosalie Crutchley

Agnes Henderson

Ruth Dunning

Verity Henderson

Elizabeth MacLennan

Mother

Aimée Delamain

Cabbie

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