FRIGHTMARE, a B-movie horror film of 1983, is nothing to write home about. The self-referential nature of the screenplay and the presence of a past-it famous horror star in the character list is reminiscent of FRIGHT NIGHT, but there the similarities end. After an opening that promises more interest than it delivers, this turns into a routine slasher film, with gruesome but cheesy death sequences and a whole lot of time wasted on characters running around aimlessly. Ferdy Mayne does a great job playing the horror star in a role meant for Christopher Lee, but the script is beneath him. Watch out for Jeffrey Combs, pre RE-ANIMATOR, and don't get this mixed up with the excellent Pete Walker cannibal film of the same name.
Review of Frightmare
