Butcher, Baker, Nightmare Maker

Nov 20, 1981

1h 36m

★ 6.6

She was lonely. He was all she had. No-one would take him from her - and live...

Overview

Rejected by her lover, the only man left in Cheryl's life is the orphaned nephew she has raised as her own son. She'll stop at nothing to keep Billy with her. When her plans misfire, she is swept up into an insane frenzy that means death to anyone who comes between her and her obsession. But the investigating detective is convinced that Billy is the real killer - and determined to prove it. Madness and fanaticism work together to drag all concerned into a terrifying vortex of blood-letting that adds a nightmarish twist to the classic Oedipus story.

Genres

Thriller

Horror

Production Companies

Royal American Pictures

S2D Associates

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Cast

Billy Lynch

Jimmy McNichol

Aunt Cheryl

Susan Tyrrell

Detective Joe Carlson

Bo Svenson

Julie

Julia Duffy

Margie

Marcia Lewis

Coach Tom Landers

Steve Eastin

Sgt. Cook

Britt Leach

Phil Brody

Caskey Swaim

Frank

Cooper Neal

Eddie

Bill Paxton

Anna Lynch

Kay Kimler

Bill Lynch, Sr.

Gary Baxley

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